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'Frustrating' local community, residents had to pay $40,000 to battle plans in their area.
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Bruce Cotterill: Public transport is going nowhere - time to take to the sea
OPINION: The transport headlines are coming thick and fast; everything is unravelling.
'How did this happen?': Historical Auckland church hall faces demolition
Heritage advocates say they were never consulted about the hall losing protection.
Watch: Wayne Brown claims Auckland property owners 'blackmailers' over coastal walk
Brown's fiery clash with property owners caught on camera.
'Future-proof': $1.1m makeover for NZ's most popular public golf course
A preferred option has now been approved by the local board for three new greens.
AT vows to fix 550km of potholed roads, but road deaths forecast from funding cuts
There'll be a blitz on road maintenance this summer, but safety funding could be cut.
Will Desley Simpson take on Paula Bennett in the Auckland mayoral race?
There's speculation it could be the deputy mayor vs the former deputy prime minister.
'A stupid number': Mayor Brown rejects $56 billion plan for second harbour crossing
The 'preferred option' listed involved two underwater tunnels.
'Wakey wakey Auckland Council!': Climate group disrupt Auckland Council meeting
The council was accused of not recognising the seriousness of the January floods.
‘If they p*** me off, they won’t last’: Wayne Brown takes swipe at 'nonsense' govt rules
He's also 'fed up with nonsense' that stops Auckland Council setting parking fines.
Auckland councillors approve new 10-year budget for public consultation
The budget includes $5.5b for road renewals over the next decade.
Mayor Brown tells bickering councillors to 'grow up' in fiery budget meeting
Mike Lee and Shane Henderson have a history of bad blood.
Auckland woes: City drops to 124th in safety rating, traffic performance worsens
Commute time, ride dissatisfaction and network inefficiencies have worsened since 2022.
Wayne Brown tables 10-year budget proposal with 7.5 per cent rates rise
Selling a long-term lease for the Port of Auckland business is included in the budget.
Court rejects $176k costs claim for Aotea Square apartment
'Disappointment' as court finds John Love's company wasn't entitled to the extra money.
Simon Wilson: Wayne Brown's big day - will 'radical' budget draft see light of day?
OPINION: In Auckland's new budget debate, will some councillors just say no to everything?
Auckland's new $56b harbour crossing heading for the rocks
Nine plans for a new harbour crossing have come and gone since 1998.
'Smelly' Parnell sinkhole fix drags on
A subtle stench hangs around St Georges Bay Road after a sewer pipe collapsed.
Simon Wilson: Parking panic and the oddly obstructive Heart of the City
OPINION: Why is there such a desperate campaign to save the underused Downtown car park?
City Rail Link deadline not guaranteed - project boss
The CRL project is due to be handed over to Auckland Transport in November 2025.
Letters: We need more people to solve our infrastructure problems
OPINION: Where are the workers to satisfy our desire for 'First-World' infrastructure?
City Rail Link set to cost Auckland ratepayers $220m a year to operate from 2026
Interest is the biggest cost at $160m a year.
Steven Joyce: Centralisation isn’t working - it’s time to trust the regions
OPINION: Health, education, water...if centralisation continues, problems will get worse.
Fears of fatal fall spur community action over leaky shopping centre roof
“I fear for many of the elderly, like me, who may one day have a fatal fall.”
Simeon Brown can't say when Auckland regional fuel tax will be scrapped
In Opposition, Brown said the tax should be scrapped to help struggling Kiwis.
Allegations of blackmail over North Shore walkway stoush
Owners have erected a fence on walkway because of dispute with Auckland Council.
Emails exposed: The inside track on Auckland's stadium proposals
The budget is set to throw a curveball into the future of the city’s two largest stadiums.
Auckland Council looking to move from weekly to fortnightly rubbish collections
The switch to fortnightly collections is linked to reducing household rubbish.
Auckland Council finance boss resigns
Peter Gudsell follows Wayne Brown's top communications adviser in quitting the council.
Mayor's new transport plans: Never pay more than $50 a week for buses, trains and ferries
Mayor Wayne Brown reveals new plans and tough budget cuts for transport in Auckland.
Auckland mayor's plan to replace North Harbour Stadium with smaller venue
A small stadium would be the kiss of death for North Harbour, says councillor John Watson.
Mayor wants to sell lease in Port of Auckland and invest proceeds into $4b fund
Wayne Brown is also proposing a rates increase of 7.5 per cent for households next year.