The rise in Auckland rates will put tremendous pressure on families, say councillors.

Auckland Council deserved a considered answer to the legitimate question of who's going to pay for roading, sewerage and water connections, writes Brian Rudman.

Public submissions have begun on an application to build the controversial $1.5 million "lighthouse" sculpture on Queens Wharf.

Two funeral directors say someone may be killed in increasingly angry disputes between motorists and window washers.

People in many of Auckland's poorest suburbs will pay dearly for a transport and general rates package costed at $214 for the average household.

The Auckland Council meets today to make final decisions on its new 10-year budget, including a rates increase of 9.5 per cent for households.

The last thing Nick Smith needs is Auckland Council holding the Government to ransom over special housing sites, writes Mike Hosking.

The Mad Butcher and mayor of Auckland butted heads over the ongoing Mt Smart stadium debate this morning.

Auckland's mayor says he thinks a transport levy would be going ahead after a council meeting today.

Urban plans restrict development of private property and neighbours also have rights if the property is neglected.

Auckland households are facing a steep rates rise of about 9.5 per cent to pay for Mayor Len Brown's latest budget plan.

Much fanfare accompanied the announcement of the Tamaki urban regeneration. But progress has not matched expectation and the Government has set about rectifying flaws.

The compromise between Auckland Council and the Auckland port company will satisfy neither side. Sooner or later, the company has to accept it can have no more of the harbour.

The Auckland Council does not know the true cost to ratepayers of Mayor Len Brown's latest budget plan.

Michael Tavares has entered a guilty plea in the Waitakere District Court for wilful trespass.

A fire-gutted derelict house has been described by neighbours as a glaring example of the need to crack down on unkempt and nuisance properties.

Auckland Council has voted to set up a Rainbow Advisory Panel today.

Auckland businessman Alex Swney will have to wait to find out how long he will spend in jail.

Ports of Auckland is sitting on land with a commercial value of $2.2 billion, far greater than its $76 million value for port use, says an economist.

Auckland Council staff have told a local board that it cannot pay the "living wage" to its swimming pool attendants because it would set a precedent for other council workers.

The Warriors are on the warpath, launching a last-minute bid to stop the Auckland Council forcing it from Mt Smart Stadium, its home for the last 20 years.

Tour bus passengers have been striding to the top of Maungawhau/Mt Eden under their own steam since the bus ban of 2011.

Chairman appears to have put his job on the line by digging in against council pressure to stop extending Bledisloe Wharf into the Waitemata Harbour.

Will the outcry over wharf extensions at the Port of Auckland trigger a long-anticipated showdown between the port company and its master, the Auckland Council?

The controversial $1.5 million "lighthouse" sculpture on Queens Wharf will be publicly notified.

An application to build the controversial $1.5 million "lighthouse" sculpture on Queens Wharf has recommended not giving the public a say.