Latest FromAuckland Council
![New-look plan for Auckland](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
New-look plan for Auckland
Auckland Council has ratified the new planning rulebook for the city. Super City reporter Bernard Orsman examines the plan that will reshape our city.
![Ask Phoebe: Talk to neighbours first about their noisy dogs](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Ask Phoebe: Talk to neighbours first about their noisy dogs
Our neighbours have two large dogs on their well-fenced urban property. We have two problems with them.
![Brown all alone in action on plan](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Brown all alone in action on plan
Mayoral candidate Palino says blueprint should not be publicly notified until infrastructure and other studies done.
![More precise development plan needed](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
More precise development plan needed
Today's Editorial: Local body election year might not be the best time to rewrite the city's planning rules - but it's not a bad time either.
![Unitary Plan: 'Paddocks are not for houses'](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Unitary Plan: 'Paddocks are not for houses'
Farm paddocks are not there to sprout houses, Franklin Local Board chairman Andy Baker told a meeting to wrap up the new planning rulebook for the city this morning.
![Super City elections 2013: Transport a big issue for Franklin](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Super City elections 2013: Transport a big issue for Franklin
Making sure Franklin is not the forgotten part of town is the big issue for residents there.
![NRL: Auckland set for five years of NRL Nines](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
NRL: Auckland set for five years of NRL Nines
Ratepayers will contribute up to $12 million over the next five years towards the Auckland NRL Nines tournament, which will be officially launched today.
![Mayor tones down intensity plans](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Mayor tones down intensity plans
The Auckland Council is scaling back intensification plans for the city weeks before October's local body elections.
![Planners lose 'no density limits' battle](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Planners lose 'no density limits' battle
Auckland Council planners have lost the battle to have "no density limits'' in suburbs across the City.
![Pre-1944 houses to get protection](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Pre-1944 houses to get protection
A new heritage rule that controls the demolition of pre-1944 houses has got the nod from the Auckland Council.
![Tougher controls on retailers denied](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Tougher controls on retailers denied
Auckland Council has voted against tougher controls to stop big box retails stores opening up close to small town centres.
![Auckland Council to tackle housing density issue](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Auckland Council to tackle housing density issue
Auckland Council has started the second day of a meeting to draw up rules for a new planning rulebook for the city with a focus on design rules before tackling the controversial issue of housing density in the suburbs.
![Pressure on council over housing plan](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Pressure on council over housing plan
Auckland Mayor Len Brown and councillors are under pressure to say where they stand on unlimited housing density in suburbs across the city.
![Council meets to thrash out Unitary Plan](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Council meets to thrash out Unitary Plan
The Auckland Council is sitting down for a three-day meeting this morning to work out the final shape of its controversial Unitary Plan.
![Brian Rudman: Bureaucrats beaten at own game](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Brian Rudman: Bureaucrats beaten at own game
Sandra Coney has forced bureaucrats to concede the politicians' right to see the background information and legal advice they hold, writes Brian Rudman.
![Outsider all business in race to lead Supercity](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Outsider all business in race to lead Supercity
John Palino, restaurateur, businessman, actor and suave Auckland mayoral candidate is busy in the kitchen of his smart, two-bedroom apartment.
![Coney wins fight to see review](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Coney wins fight to see review
Auckland councillor Sandra Coney has won a fight to see a legal review of the planning rulebook for the city.
![Ferry commuters biggest losers as travel passes axed](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Ferry commuters biggest losers as travel passes axed
Auckland Transport has axed travel passes aimed at encouraging North Shore ferry users to catch feeder buses or trains to the waterfront.
![Iwi pushing boundaries on housing](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Iwi pushing boundaries on housing
Ngati Whatua o Orakei is working on big plans for 230 residential properties on 25ha of Auckland, spread throughout the North Shore's Bayswater and Belmont areas.
![Editorial: Need growing acute for St James rebuild](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Editorial: Need growing acute for St James rebuild
Editorial: Two events have conspired to cloud the St James' future - but any move to save and restore it should be widely supported.
![Suburbs to get sports hub](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Suburbs to get sports hub
Football's governing body is to build a multi-sports complex with artificial fields and an indoor arena in return for a 30-year lease on an East Auckland reserve.
![Underground Kitchen hampered by council run-in](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Underground Kitchen hampered by council run-in
A popular food outlet drawing growing numbers of customers through social media is in a battle to stay afloat after falling foul of Auckland Council rules.
![Brian Rudman: Len's big chance to set an example](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Brian Rudman: Len's big chance to set an example
With a public project like the rail tunnel, it shouldn't need a big stick to force the preservation of heritage buildings en route, writes Brian Rudman.
![Editorial: Nines worth a go but come at risk for ratepayers](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Editorial: Nines worth a go but come at risk for ratepayers
It's hoped a new nine-a-side tournament will help kick-start the League season, but its undistinguished history means it's not without risk. Yours, as a ratepayer.
![City budget relies on SkyCity deal](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
City budget relies on SkyCity deal
The profits and boom in visitor numbers from SkyCity's proposed convention centre have already been built into Auckland Council's accounts.