Ports of Auckland are showing no signs of stopping work on two massive wharf extensions into the Waitemata Harbour.

Women of a West Auckland coastal village have stopped an Auckland Council contractor's crew felling a pohutukawa tree on a popular park eroded by stormy seas.

Auckland Mayor Len Brown has conceded the first he knew about two wharf extensions at the Ports of Auckland was from the Herald.

A multimillion-dollar contract to build two finger wharves at Ports of Auckland is up in the air because of legal and political manoeuvres.

Auckland Mayor Len Brown has stepped up a war of words with Ports of Auckland, accusing port bosses of keeping the council in the dark about two huge wharf extensions.

Plans for Auckland Transport's ambitious $2.4 billion City Rail Link project are gathering speed, as it secures more real estate along the route.

The public stoush over Auckland's planned port extension has now entered the legal arena, with a pressure group filing papers in the High Court.

Police say an Auckland Council response to a new law for selling legal highs does not go far enough to protect vulnerable people in the central city.

Auckland Council has told Ports of Auckland to stop work on two wharf extensions or face the "thermonuclear" option.

Cars may be squeezed out of Auckland's main street as the city's transport authority looks to modern trams to move growing throngs of commuters.

Aucklanders can still use older home open fires and wood-burners this winter while the authorities rethink air pollution rules.

Auckland Council is chasing unpaid rates of $300,595.02 on eight properties and court action has begun to result in forced sales.

Our efforts to minimise our impact aren't enough for some. Now there must be no expansion and there are calls to move the port, somewhere, anywhere, writes Tony Gibson.

Auckland Council will not be removing a controversial book from its libraries, despite a growing petition claiming it "advocates child abuse".

Ports of Auckland is not ruling out a pause in construction on two massive wharf extensions into the Waitemata Harbour.

The Auckland Council is planning a World Cup homecoming for the Black Caps - just don't call it a victory parade.

Ports are the cutting edge of an economy, writes Mike Hosking. Yes, containers piled high look ugly, and they may well block the view of the apartment overlooking them, but they're money.

Mayor Len Brown has placed great emphasis on his hands being tied over the Ports of Auckland's expansion plans because of rules inherited from the old Auckland Regional Council.

Since the early days of European settlement, Auckland politicians have been dreaming up ways of dumping spoil in the harbour to create more land.

Auckland Council is praising the swift reporting of its staff for allowing an attempted bribery case to reach the courts.

Another member of the Ethnic People's Advisory Panel has resigned, with reports at least two of the nine remaining panellists are on the verge of quitting.

Aucklanders wanting an alcoholic nightcap will have to stock up earlier or go clubbing if a recommendation wins council approval.

The chairman of the Auckland Council Ethnic People's Advisory Panel has resigned after 11 months on the job, saying the panel was a "token" body.

A secret legal opinion shows Auckland Council could have pushed for tougher rules against port expansion into Waitemata Harbour.

The chair of the Auckland Council Ethnic People's Advisory Panel has resigned, saying he has serious concerns about how the council is being run.

Over the past month, Ports of Auckland has made announcements about its intention to extend wharf structures out from Bledisloe Wharf.

Auckland councillor Cameron Brewer has given the strongest hint yet of standing for the Auckland mayoralty.

Key members of Len Brown's campaign team are turning their attention to other left-leaning candidates at next year’s local body elections.