The Transport Agency says the props, or supports, are only a temporary part of the planned construction of the Waterview Connection's Great North Rd Interchange.

The 63-year-old councillor, who was diagnosed with Parkinsons disease in the early 1990s, has resigned as chair of Auckland Council's audit and risk committee.

A developer is calling for a taller height limit to go with no controls on density in Auckland's suburbs.

Council, developers and lobby group debating new rules which will allow more houses to be built.

Mobile vendors facing sizeable fee hikes have scored a "small win" over Auckland Council.

Auckland Council could begin 1080 drops over the Hunua Ranges within the next two weeks.

City's quest for more money is nothing new...but a better answer would be to stop throwing it around.

Auckland Council's shares in the city's international airport and port facilities would be eagerly snapped up, say market players.

I am one of those in local government who’s advocating for greater and urgent focus to be placed on containing council costs and, if required, rationalising their expansive role, writes Cameron Brewer.

A cluster of Chinese restaurants does not make a "Chinatown", much as some people might wish it to be so.

The sale of Queen Elizabeth Square is not following the same successful planning path as Britomart, Wynyard Quarter and Viaduct Harbour, says the Auckland Architecture Association.

Chinese shoppers and business owners in Dominion Rd are at odds with their non-Chinese counterparts about the ethnic precinct being branded "Chinatown".

Auckland Transport is warning passengers of potential bedding-in glitches after it replaces diesel trains this morning with electrics.

Auckland Council will be cracking down on bars that want to screen Rugby World Cup games after hours, with each venue having to put on special events to stay open.

A 12m-wide sliver of land wedged between two houses is up for sale in Ponsonby.

Auckland Council is planning to lease out old public toilet blocks and said 'the opportunities for transformation are endless'.

Households in the suburbs of Mangere and Otahuhu face an average rates rise of 16.9 per cent this year, or more than $300.

Here’s one for online genealogy fans — can you find modern day connections to seven families buried in New Zealand’s largest cemetery?

Auckland Council is spending tens of thousands to provide advance warnings to householders to be hit by rates rises not due to be generally notified until midnight.

Tourists and freedom campers are causing serious health and safety concerns at Silo Park in Auckland's Wynyard Quarter.

Views of Auckland's famous volcanoes are in the firing line as big landowners and property developers seek changes to the Auckland unitary plan.

Protected views of volcanoes are threatening Auckland's goals of affordable housing and a compact city, major property owners say.

Auckland Council’s family violence and disability specialists may lose their jobs in a plan to slash the council’s community development staff by almost a quarter.

The resignation of Ports of Auckland chairman Graeme Hawkins for health reasons gives Mayor Len Brown the chance to do what he should have done a long time ago.

An Auckland couple have been able to live off recycled rainwater, thanks to an Auckland Council initiative that has let them borrow up to $5000 for a pair of extra water tanks.

Pornography can be accessed on Auckland Council’s free wireless internet.

A council body has four months to produce a viable film studio plan at Hobsonville Pt or the land will be used for housing.

Two Auckland Council bodies are at loggerheads over whether 20ha of land at Hobsonville Pt should be used for housing or a film studio.

People are concerned about rates - I am too. But as a result of our budget work and the adoption of a levy we can invest more in transport, writes Auckland mayor Len Brown.

Adding speed bumps and mirrors to long driveways are among measures a child safety group has included in submissions to the Auckland Council's Unitary Plan.