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True rate costs unknown
The Auckland Council does not know the true cost to ratepayers of Mayor Len Brown's latest budget plan.
Kauri battle: Tavares pleads guilty
Michael Tavares has entered a guilty plea in the Waitakere District Court for wilful trespass.
Burned-out house target for new bylaw
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.
Average rates hike put at $200
The average Auckland family will have to find an extra $200 a year from July to pay for Mayor Len Brown's latest budget plan.
Council's port compromise
Auckland Mayor Len Brown used his casting vote to accept a compromise proposal by the city-owned port company to stop extending the shorter of its two wharf extensions.
Auckland to get Rainbow Advisory Panel
Auckland Council has voted to set up a Rainbow Advisory Panel today.
Swney sentencing delayed
Auckland businessman Alex Swney will have to wait to find out how long he will spend in jail.
Port land an 'unrealised goldmine'
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.
Council vetoes living wage plan
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.
Warriors fight stadium shuffle
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.
Cone rates ahead for tourists
Tour bus passengers have been striding to the top of Maungawhau/Mt Eden under their own steam since the bus ban of 2011.
Ports head digs in against pressure
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.
The battle for Auckland's 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?
Public get say on sculpture
The controversial $1.5 million "lighthouse" sculpture on Queens Wharf will be publicly notified.
'Lighthouse' application wants public say blocked
An application to build the controversial $1.5 million "lighthouse" sculpture on Queens Wharf has recommended not giving the public a say.
Support for halt to port work
The Auckland Chamber of Commerce is supporting a halt of work on two large wharf extensions into the Waitemata Harbour.
Protest against 24hr Macca's
More than 1000 people have signed an online petition protesting a West Auckland McDonald's from operating 24 hours a day.
Swney: $4 million in fraud
Auckland businessman Alex Swney's actions have reflected poorly on the country, the Serious Fraud Office says.
Port protesters want mayor to act
Port protesters are targeting Mayor Len Brown to stop work on two huge wharf extensions into the Waitemata Harbour.
Should Pasifika stay in South Auckland?
A community meeting with the Auckland Council tomorrow is expected to drum up big support for keeping the Pasifika Festival permanently in South Auckland.
Auckland City: The $10b spend up
Auckland Council's City Centre Integration team has just released a map showing the huge public and private investment planned for the next decade.
Kicked out of home for carparks
About 40 residents of Auckland's council-owned properties face being kicked out of their homes to make way for 44 carparks.
Companies more transparent when they're listed
Ports of Auckland seems to have served the community better when its shares were available for the public to buy, writes Brian Gaynor.
City charities accused of harassment
Face-to-face fundraisers criticised by Wellington City councillor say they have a code of professionalism.
Govt sceptical over motorway toll plan
The Government remains sceptical about plans by Auckland Council to introduce a motorway toll or a fuel tax as a new congestion busting tool.
Public support for revised YNZ Takapuna plan
Auckland Council announced that revised plans for a Yachting New Zealand centre on Takapuna Beach reserve are supported by the majority of public submissions.
Queens Wharf artwork divides the critics
Art critics are impressed with the controversial $1.5 million sculpture planned for Queens Wharf, but it has been labelled a monstrosity and joke by some.
Kauri battle: Man charged with trespass
The man charged with trespass after the Titirangi kauri protest has appeared in court.
Court to review Auckland port extension
A legal challenge to the lawfulness of two wharf extensions in the Waitemata Harbour will be heard in June.