Millions spent on Auckland Council's unpopular stadium strategy wastes ratepayer money and fails to serve our sporting needs, writes John Watson.

What has happened to the gun turret of the Achilles which was on display at a scrap metal yard in Neilson St in Onehunga?

An Auckland Council committee will consider establishing a 'Rainbow Community Advisory Panel' on Wednesday at an annual unbudgeted cost of $116,880.

Automobile Association members in Auckland are underwhelmed by what they may get in return for an average annual motorways toll bill of $350, the organisation says.

A pregnant woman and her husband had to sleep in their car after an Auckland motor inn said it had no record of their online booking.

The man who spent four days up a kauri tree to save it from destruction is elated after developers pledged to keep the tree.

Auckland Grey Power is holding a meeting in Mt Albert today on the council's 10-year budget, saying the city's elderly population will struggle to pay proposed higher rates.

The giant kauri at the centre of a protest in West Auckland will be allowed to stay, it's been revealed in an open letter released by the properties' owners.

A man who slept in the branches of a 500-year-old kauri in protest of plans to axe the native tree says he's prepared to stay there for 'as long as it takes'.

Former Prime Minister Helen Clark has weighed in on the battle to stop a 500-year-old kauri from being chopped down in Auckland.

Auckland Transport is offering free parking for hundreds of electric vehicles that it hopes will be provided for a public car-sharing scheme.

Contractors had been due to chop down the tree this morning but left saying they did not have the power to remove protesters.

Auckland's volunteer surf lifeguards are raising their hands for help - up to eight facilities need improvement over the next decade, says Surf Life Saving Northern Region.

Auckland will issue a worldwide call for investors in an electric car-share scheme such as those in North American and European cities.

The Warriors are demanding the Auckland Council review their proposed stadium strategy, determined they won't be forced out of their Mt Smart home.

Auckland mayor Len Brown's office has spent almost a quarter of a million dollars on polls and surveys - but won't say why, citing privacy reasons.

Jon Rennie and Nick Strauchan of Athfield Architects show off the new $7.8m Devonport Library.

What is being done to fix the dangerous intersection at the bottom of the Bullock Track at Western Springs?

Questions have been raised about Precinct Properties' planned $550 million 35-level Auckland tower.

A $2 motorway toll in Auckland will largely go to widen roads, not build better public transport and cycleways, a debate on transport issues was told last night.

Swimmers are being told to steer clear of the water at popular beaches on the North Shore after water quality tests returned poor results.

The best thing that may be said about a 36-storey glass tower to rise on the site of Auckland's Downtown shopping centre is that it will provide tunnels for trains out of Britomart.

Love or hate the idea of Precinct Properties' 36-level, $550 million downtown Auckland waterfront skyscraper, let's get the negatives out of the way first.

Auckland Airport is resisting pressure from a community group to soundproof homes under new flight paths north of Manukau Harbour.