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Brian Rudman: Team talk good for ratepayers
Len Brown has written to the seven council-controlled organisations that together run the business side of the Super City, reminding them they are members of Team Auckland, not macho, self-governing, fiefdoms.
Mai Chen: Super-Auckland showing the way
No one south of the Bombay Hills likes to admit the Auckland Council is having an impact on the whole of NZ, but there is now evidence that is hard to refute, says Mai Chen.
Super City lands airport windfall
The hard-up Super City stands to receive a windfall of about $100m from a planned $454m capital return by Auckland International Airport.
Council's airport windfall
Auckland Council is in line for a $100m windfall, after Auckland International Airport this morning announced it would be paying out $454m to its shareholders.
Heat goes on pool owners
Parents with inflatable paddling pools could face $500 fines if they ignore council orders to fence them off or empty them after use under proposed rules to be unveiled today.
Housing plan risks price drop
A successful building plan will result in a 10,000-home oversupply in Auckland, says NZIER.
Brian Rudman: Culture has 'feel-good' dollar value
Researchers from Australia have come up with a way of putting a dollar value to the "feel-good" factor of a major culture event, writes Brian Rudman.
Council says sorry for hedge demands
Angela and Peter Signal have received an apology from Auckland Council after being told they had to trim a hedge planted on council land, but want an explanation.
Bunnings gets OK for Grey Lynn store
A controversial new Bunnings store on Great North Rd in Grey Lynn, Auckland, has been approved.
Airport worker fired for watching rugby
An airport worker fired for watching sport on television instead of working has lost his unfair dismissal claim.
Bunfight over bakery seats
Shopowner wants to provide a place to rest and hopefully lure customers, but council insists it has to charge.
Carpet firm's complaint over $960k contract
Carpet manufacturer Godfrey Hirst has complained to the Auditor-General that a $960,000 contract was not put out to tender.
Inquiry into mayor's affair drags on
An Auckland Council review of any use of council resources by Mayor Len Brown in his affair with Bevan Chuang is taking longer than expected.
Port calls in legal heavyweight
Ports of Auckland has hired top lawyer Mai Chen to help it in a row with the Auckland Council over measures to reclaim more of the Waitemata Harbour.
Brian Rudman: Where culture means Broadway
The thriving performing arts side of Auckland's $1.31 billion arts and culture economy is all but forgotten, writes Brian Rudman.
Mayor's office confirms Hong Kong trip
The Auckland mayoral office has confirmed today that Mayor Len Brown took a trip to Hong Kong in January this year at the invitation of the Hong Kong Government.
Len Brown announces new CEO
Stephen Town will take home an annual salary of $630,000 in his role as Auckland Council's new chief executive, Len Brown has announced.
Brian Rudman: Living wage the only decent option
There's something rather heart-warming about the growing popularity of the "living wage" movement, writes Brian Rudman. Despite three decades of market economic indoctrination, NZ's underlying sense of fairness and decency remains intact.
Ask Phoebe: Irish maverick behind Paddy's Puzzle house
I am seeking information on behalf of my 84-year-old friend. His family shifted to Auckland from Northland in 1941 and lived for a time in Paddy's Puzzle in Parnell. Tom would like to know more about its origins.
Brown wants living wage for staff
Mayor Len Brown will propose a "living wage" of $18.40 for all Auckland Council staff at a council meeting today.
$23,000 for council satchels
Auckland councillors and local board members have been given leather satchels to carry their council documents, at a cost of $23,304.
Poll backs no-mow policy
Most Aucklanders, with the exception of central suburbs dwellers, appear to support the controversial council decision to stop mowing roadside berms.