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

A new football stadium in downtown Auckland is back in play, a decade after the city's politicians and rugby establishment said no to a stadium on the waterfront.

Former All Black halfback Ofisa 'Junior' Tonu'u is standing for the Auckland Council at October's local body elections.

Hundreds of Takapuna parking spaces could soon become homes and businesses in a major project being lined up for Auckland's North Shore.

Auckland is running out of space to bury its dead.

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.

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".

WATCH: A combative John Palino angrily brushed aside any links to the Len Brown sex scandal today when announcing he is running for mayoral office again.

The Super City has spent $1.24 billion on IT since it was formed in 2010 - enough to pay for the council's half share of the $2.5 billion city rail link.

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.

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.

Auckland is being offered a list of unlikely alternative sites for wharves intruding too far into the Waitemata, writes John Roughan.

Activist Penny Bright says she will appeal a judgment against her for unpaid rates on her Kingsland house.

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.