Not for the first time, Waiheke Islanders make bid to cut ties with Auckland.

Journalist, broadcaster and media personality Bill Ralston has today branched into politics with a campaign launch for a seat on Auckland Council.

WATCH: Apartment owners fear a new high-rise will obliterate their views of the Hauraki Gulf.

Much of fear generated by the city's "intensification" plans lies in visions of three or four storey apartment blocks rising next door to suburban homes.

Thanks to one tidy Kiwi's handy detective work, someone is about to receive the surprise of their life in the mail.

Councillors finally moved to rethink rezoning plans, and it's about time too, writes Brian Rudman.

Bitter divisions over housing density in Auckland could be referred to an independent group to find a lasting solution.

Prime Minister John Key will not rule out Government intervention to solve Auckland's housing problem.

Auckland mayoral candidate Vic Crone is calling for heads to roll after Auckland Council spent $1.2 billion on IT and has "nothing to show for it".

Some say Auckland gets the mayor it deserves. I'd like to think that's yet to happen, writes Paul Little.

Auckland Council is reverting to its Unitary Plan proposal, which will provide for just over 80,000 new homes by 2040, writes Bernard Hickey.

The Auckland Council is going back to the drawing board after a majority of councillors scuttled housing density proposals in the city's leafy suburbs on Wednesday.

Auckland Council says landlords have too much power over tenants and it wants the Government to introduce random auditing of rentals.

Quality celebration of all our cultures more sorely needed than a parade each, writes Brian Rudman.

The Auckland Council has gone public about "life-threatening consequences" of heavy granite slabs falling from its 31-storey headquarters.

Further indecision towards Auckland's Unitary plan will only intensify the city's social inequality.

A war in Auckland through headlines show tensions rises as property owners oppose increased housing in inner city suburbs.

Chris Darby has become the latest councillor to have second thoughts about dramatic housing density plans in Auckland suburbs.

It is too easy to panic politicians in election year, particularly in local body elections where the turnouts are usually low.

Devonshire, of West Harbour, was crushed in the incident which happened on her fifth week in the job.

Olympic champion kayaker Lisa Carrington has expressed her frustration with the state of a North Shore lake.

Auckland Council had a hard time missing Vinko Bosnyak's complaint today -- he parked it at their front door.

A majority of Auckland councillors now do not support plans to rezone thousands of homes for more intensive housing and apartments.

Progression in Auckland central pushed by Auckland Council has made the city a fantastic place to live for residents.

Cladding problems on Auckland Council's 31-storey HQ may cost tens of millions to repair.

Several roads will be closed and greater access provided to pedestrians and cyclists under a draft master plan for the development of Auckland Domain.

Fletcher executives will face protests from a small Maori community in Mangere when they attend a planning hearing tomorrow for a proposed new housing project.

Follow all the action from today's Laneway music festival in Auckland with as many reviews as Chris Schulz, Rachel Bache and Amy Shanks can muster.

Tolls are not the answer to fund big transport projects in Auckland like the $2.5 billion city rail link, says mayoral candidate Mark Thomas and the Taxpayers' Union.

Lonely elderly Aucklanders will soon have access to activity centres in council pensioner villages through a proposed council deal with the Selwyn Foundation.