"We are receiving up to 40 complaints a month from frustrated motorists who are concerned - and often intimidated - by the behaviour of window washers."

Expansion constraints now mean the city and its port are about to head off in entirely different economic directions, their futures divided by widespread opposition, writes Anne Gibson.

John Key, Bill English, Paula Bennett and Simon Bridges all know Len Brown is a lame duck mayor, writes Fran O'Sullivan.

Len Brown defends the function as a thank you to staff, but critics say a 10 per cent rates hike is nothing to celebrate.

We breakdown the figures and reveal which areas will be hardest hit.

The Super City's hands are tied when it comes to the law and telling the port what to do, writes Charles Levin.

Auckland councillors have voted 10-9 to approve Mayor Len Brown's new budget.

Editorial: Now that the project has been stopped the company should cut its losses and think again. It has reclaimed enough of the harbour.

Councillors Cathy Casey and Wayne Walker have come forward today to say they will have a say on tomorrow’s final budget vote.

A new 10-year, $60 billion budget for the Super City is on shaky ground a day out from the final vote.

Fairly or not, politicians are expected to have solid, unambiguous positions on every issue. Not for them the shades of grey that influence the decision-making of most people in everyday life.

A new 10-year, $60 billion budget for the Super City is on shaky ground days out from a final vote.

A period of public consultation has resulted in a policy substantially changed from the draft proposals, much to the dismay of the police and health authorities.

Several Auckland councillors expected to abstain from a budget vote this week to avoid plunging the Super City into a financial crisis are coming under fire.

Len Brown is being urged by a senior councillor to accept a court ruling on controversial wharf extensions and instruct Ports of Auckland to do the same.

Hoons are smashing barriers, driving cars on to sports fields and leaving a trail of destruction through parks and reserves in South Auckland.

Auckland's largest public transport operator has issued a final warning to a driver who tried alerting the city's deputy mayor to safety concerns about illegal car-parking on a bus stop.

One of the world's richest men is eyeing a role in the redevelopment of Auckland, says mayor Len Brown.

The very public matter of a new public space to replace the privatised Queen Elizabeth Square came up at a public meeting yesterday - and referred to a secret workshop.

Who better to breathe new life into the abandoned Civic Administration Building than mega music store Real Groovy Records, asks Brian Rudman.

Government plans to fill vacant Crown land with houses are being lambasted by Labour as a fiasco after one of four would-be Auckland sites turned out to be largely council-owned.

Auckland Council has upset the city's Hindu community by trying to hold the Auckland Diwali celebrations a month before the actual religious festival.

Auckland Council should follow the lead of Fonterra, which is laying off hundreds of staff in response to low dairy prices, says Orakei councillor Cameron Brewer.

A small crowd of about 50 people have turned out at a public meeting in Auckland tonight to discuss looming rates increases.

There is no sign of a new public space to replace the privatised Queen Elizabeth Square, says the Waitemata Local Board.

Auckland councillors have agreed to lessons to improve their governance skills - a more urgent need is for them to learn how to be better politicians, writes Brian Rudman.

Shoddy buildings are going up in Auckland with workers encountering serious problems and inspection fails at some sites.

Aucklanders should learn the outcome of a legal challenge to the controversial wharf extensions at Ports of Auckland in the next two weeks.

An urgent warning has been sounded for the trees remaining in Auckland's concrete jungle after researchers found there's scant protection left to save them from development.

The port company has a history of making development decision blunders, writes Kim Goldwater. These have been brought about by an ad hoc approach to the planning of port expansion.