Auckland Council has appointed the board of Development Auckland, a new council body being set up in September to undertake large-scale developments in conjunction with the private sector.

Supporters of the Takapuna waterfront camping ground turned out in force last night in a bid to push for its long-term lease on public reserve and a facelift.

The Laneway Festival has been told today it cannot move to the Auckland Domain, raising the possibility of the country's largest urban music festival moving to Wellington or Christchurch.

Auckland councillors have rejected a "gagging order" that would require them having to run off to council-controlled organisations(CCOs) before commenting on their business.

Two of the biggest events on the Auckland calendar, the Lantern Festival and Laneway Festival, could move to the Domain.

An Auckland Council boss who splashed out more than $900 on restaurant meals and drinks on his work credit card has sparked a warning about fraud risks.

The latest QV statistics show only 10 of Auckland's 167 suburbs have homes with a median value under $500,000.

Auckland councillors have been told they have to accept a 2.3 per cent pay rise, but can go through a bureaucratic money-go-round to give the money back or donate it to charity.

Auckland Council plans to ask Parliament to change the Super City's founding legislation that fixed the number of councillors.

Auckland is developing a new global brand to attract visitors, events, skilled migrants and investment.

The Transport Agency says the props, or supports, are only a temporary part of the planned construction of the Waterview Connection's Great North Rd Interchange.

The 63-year-old councillor, who was diagnosed with Parkinsons disease in the early 1990s, has resigned as chair of Auckland Council's audit and risk committee.

A developer is calling for a taller height limit to go with no controls on density in Auckland's suburbs.

Council, developers and lobby group debating new rules which will allow more houses to be built.

Mobile vendors facing sizeable fee hikes have scored a "small win" over Auckland Council.

Auckland Council could begin 1080 drops over the Hunua Ranges within the next two weeks.

City's quest for more money is nothing new...but a better answer would be to stop throwing it around.

Auckland Council's shares in the city's international airport and port facilities would be eagerly snapped up, say market players.

A cluster of Chinese restaurants does not make a "Chinatown", much as some people might wish it to be so.

Allowing councils to charge rates against Crown-owned properties such as schools should be investigated, most of the country's local authorities believe.

The sale of Queen Elizabeth Square is not following the same successful planning path as Britomart, Wynyard Quarter and Viaduct Harbour, says the Auckland Architecture Association.

Auckland Transport is warning passengers of potential bedding-in glitches after it replaces diesel trains this morning with electrics.

Chinese shoppers and business owners in Dominion Rd are at odds with their non-Chinese counterparts about the ethnic precinct being branded "Chinatown".

Auckland Council will be cracking down on bars that want to screen Rugby World Cup games after hours, with each venue having to put on special events to stay open.

A 12m-wide sliver of land wedged between two houses is up for sale in Ponsonby.

Auckland Council is planning to lease out old public toilet blocks and said 'the opportunities for transformation are endless'.

Households in the suburbs of Mangere and Otahuhu face an average rates rise of 16.9 per cent this year, or more than $300.

Here’s one for online genealogy fans — can you find modern day connections to seven families buried in New Zealand’s largest cemetery?

Auckland Chamber of Commerce chief executive Michael Barnett said 'ratepayers deserve to know how well the Council is performing'.

Aucklanders facing rates rises have shown an "overwhelming" appreciation of a $60,000-plus phone campaign to forewarn them, the council says.