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.

Cladding problems on Auckland Council's 31-storey HQ may cost tens of millions to repair.

Several roads will be closed and greater access provided to pedestrians and cyclists under a draft master plan for the development of Auckland Domain.

Tolls are not the answer to fund big transport projects in Auckland like the $2.5 billion city rail link, says mayoral candidate Mark Thomas and the Taxpayers' Union.

Lonely elderly Aucklanders will soon have access to activity centres in council pensioner villages through a proposed council deal with the Selwyn Foundation.

Business leaders have welcomed Prime Minister John Key's State of the Nation address - but one has indicated disappointment on the housing front.

The Prime Minister's reading of the politics of the issue is an implicit tribute to the effort of the departing mayor, Len Brown, as it was three years ago.

The Government has not ruled out allowing Auckland Council to toll motorists to help fund the $2.5 billion City Rail Link.

Prime Minister John Key delivers his eighth state of the nation speech as Prime Minister. Read his full speech.

John Key outlines plan to make an early start on the main works of Auckland's $2.5b city rail link. But Andrew Little says the commitment should have come long ago.

The Auckland Council strategy chief talks about the Demographia report and Auckland housing.

A stink is brewing over Auckland Council's decision to approve behind closed doors a major expansion of a waste recycling plant on Puketutu Island in the Manukau Harbour.

It's not just height, it's density. In the widespread mixed housing suburban zones all a developer now needs to secure is a quarter of an acre, writes Cameron Brewer.

From the flag debate to the outrage surrounding the TPPA, this year the government was at the centre of the country's three biggest PR challenges.

An Auckland man charged by the Serious Fraud Office of trying to bribe an Auckland Council employee has been found not guilty.

The Auckland Council has spent more than $28 million on staff training and related travel costs in four years.

The council's governing body has decided to offer Stephen Town a new remuneration package of $690,000 an amount that will be fixed for two years from January 15.

Auckland Council is understood to be releasing maps tomorrow showing large swathes of suburban Auckland being rezoned for multiple townhouses and apartments.

A call for public consultation on rezoning more suburban areas for townhouses and apartments has been quashed by Mayor Len Brown.

Xero chief executive "incredibly proud" of NZ managing director Victoria Crone, who has resigned from her role to make a bid for the Auckland mayoralty.

The contest to find a new mayor for the Super City moved up a gear yesterday when business boss Victoria Crone put her hat in the ring.

One of New Zealand's biggest aged-care providers is believed to have been picked by Auckland Council to take over managing the council's 1412 pensioner flats.

Auckland Council published a list of some of the weirdest requests its call center staff were saddled with.