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Ask Phoebe: Bullock Track waits for lights
What is being done to fix the dangerous intersection at the bottom of the Bullock Track at Western Springs?

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

Motorway toll would go on road-widening
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.

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

Editorial: Auckland tower a chance to provide new public space
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.

Auckland tower makes bold statement
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.

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

Foreign posts easy to justify
The Auckland Council seems to be constantly surprised by decisions of its subordinate bodies.

Tower deal boost for rail link
Auckland Council and commercial landlord Precinct Properties have struck a deal to allow the City Rail Link tunnels to run beneath a $550 million, 36-level downtown office and shopping tower.

Angry protesters take to Queens Wharf
Protesters angry that Auckland’s port company are expanding further into the harbour have taken over Queens Wharf this morning.

City Rail Link's waterfront tunnels
A big step forward in the City Rail Link project has been announced, revealing details of underground tunnels built near the waterfront.

Auckland's $550m city tower unveiled
Details of a new $550m tower for downtown Auckland have been released - the deal to build means one of the last City Rail Link hurdles has been cleared.

Phone quiz on city's transport
Tolls received full or partial backing from 53 per cent of those submissions and higher rates and fuel tax received 37 per cent support.

Minister to constituents over SkyPath
Northcote MP Jonathan Coleman has surveyed his constituents for views on the SkyPath proposed to run beneath the Auckland Harbour Bridge.

Councils' overseas posts 'a scandal'
Auckland's local politicians have labelled the Council's overseas postings to London and San Francisco an "outrage", while the mayor defends the decision.

Library hours changed to save $1.1m
Most libraries will have reduced opening hours, while some others will be extended, in a bid to save $1.1 million in Auckland Council's proposed budget.

Aucklanders pick tolls over tax rise
Motorway tolls are gaining far more support from Aucklanders than lifting rates and fuel taxes to fill a $12 billion transport funding gap over 30 years.

Brown backs man in London
Friday night, Len Brown was unaware the city had its very own ratepayer-funded man in London. Now he is all for it.

Council supports small-scale reclamation
The Auckland Council has filed its changes to ease controls for further reclamation of Waitemata Harbour for port use.

Ports of Auckland firm boosts profit to $28.9m
Ports of Auckland said its first-half net profit rose by 9.5 per cent to $28.9 million in the six months to December, driven by higher freight volumes.

Rotten oak tree had passed checks
A two-tonne tree branch that snapped from a 150yo oak tree, badly damaging a row of parked cars in Auckland Domain yesterday, had been 'extensively checked'.

Auckland Council reins in runaway IT system
A Super City IT project that soared in cost from $71 million to $157 million is back on track, say council officials, but some councillors still have concerns.

$9.2m makeover turns to dust
St Patrick's Square, a pride and joy of central Auckland's streetscape upgrade programme, is looking unloved only five years after a $9.2 million makeover.