Auckland's political right faces more problems with three candidates contesting two council seats on the North Shore at October's local body elections.

Auckland Council has spent around $9.3 million on pollsters and used at least 44 external consultancies, according to new figures.

A member of the Unitary Plan independent hearings panel has fallen foul of city - after sneakily parking a jetski in a council carpark for almost a month.

A strip of coastal pohutukawa forest has been "devastated" along a Takapuna beach clifftop, on and adjacent to land belonging to a Rich List developer.

COMMENT: If there is one part of Auckland that embodies everything wrong with the Council, the SH1 intersection with Hill St at Warkworth would be it.

Auckland deserves collaborative decision making, not political point-scoring, says right-wing trio.

Popular Auckland road famous for its Christmas lights set to become more user-friendly for pedestrians, cyclists and drivers.

Billboards advertising Dan Carter in boxer shorts are being cited by Auckland mayoral candidate Vic Crone as a defence for putting up her own billboards.

Auckland Council's amnesty for dog owners who don't properly care for their animals vilifies owners who love their pets, the NZ Kennel Club says.

In a bid to deal with dangerous dogs, Auckland Council is offering an amnesty to dog owners to get them registered, microchipped and de-sexed.

COMMENT: While the cost of the remedial work will not be insignificant, it needs to be viewed in context, writes Penny Webster.

Aucklanders can see how transport-poor suburbs and areas of intense housing development will be served by newly proposed public transport lines.

A penthouse apartment rented for $1063 a week is part of a $2.1 million leaky building wrangle between a retired Wellington solicitor and Auckland Council.

A scam caller has been phoning elderly Auckland residents claiming to be a council worker.

Major repair costs were not revealed to councillors before the purchase of the ASB Tower for a new council headquarters, says councillor Chris Darby.

The first person to have her home forcibly sold by Auckland Council because of unpaid rates has been ordered to pay an additional $44,000.

COMMENT: Auckland Council's recent bid to remove and downgrade a large number of "volcanic viewshafts" was shelved following strong criticism.

Auckland is a step closer to having a uniform recycling system.

How many Auckland Council staff does it to take to change a plan? About 40 when it comes to updating the blueprint for the Super City.

Councils have pledged to make climate change a key planning priority as concerns grow over the thousands of coastal homes at risk from rising sea levels.

Auckland Council will inspect at least 35 parking buildings erected before 2002 after a terrifying fifth-floor plunge off a Newmarket carpark last week.

The Auckland Council has voted to remain a member of the Property Council after concerns it should keep a professional distance from the lobby group.

The community groups challenging the SkyPath plan in the Environment Court have reached their deadline to finalise their issues with the proposal.

Aucklanders who fancy popping down to the library to read some of their favourite British tabloids online could be out of luck.

Auckland councillors have voted down a proposal to reduce or downgrade a number of volcanic viewshafts across the city.

Planning for a new Auckland downtown stadium could begin in the next month.

Chris Brooks, the council boss charged with salvaging the city's stadium strategy, is a quietly spoken Australian.

Warriors chief executive Jim Doyle has put his weight behind a new stadium for Auckland