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![Houses gobble up city's most productive land](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Houses gobble up city's most productive land
Auckland has lost 4 per cent of its most fertile rural land to housing over the past two decades and is set to lose more under the strain of a million more residents.
![SkyCity seeks rail access](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
SkyCity seeks rail access
SkyCity wants underground access from its Auckland casino to the City Rail Link, raising questions about whether it helped to garner Government backing for the project.
![Brian Rudman: All aboard city rail link again](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Brian Rudman: All aboard city rail link again
Ever since 1923 promises of CBD trains have been dangled in front of Aucklanders by various politicians, writes Brian Rudman.
![Editorial: Rail victory a triumph for dogged Mayor Brown](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Editorial: Rail victory a triumph for dogged Mayor Brown
Mayor Len Brown can take a bow. He deserves most of the credit for making the rail link his own project and doggedly promoting it.
![Green light for link, now city pays](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Green light for link, now city pays
Aucklanders face a hefty rates rise or congestion charges to pay for the long-awaited Auckland City Rail Link.
![Govt backs Auckland's city rail link](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Govt backs Auckland's city rail link
Prime Minister John Key has confirmed that Government will back a city rail loop in Auckland, but will delay the start of construction by five years.
![Unitary Plan fears knocking confidence, says survey](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Unitary Plan fears knocking confidence, says survey
Concern about Auckland's draft Unitary Plan may be keeping a lid on economic confidence in the region, a survey suggests.
![Plan critics fear lack of city parks](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Plan critics fear lack of city parks
Auckland Council is coming under pressure to prove it can provide enough parks to keep up with population growth.
![Beach pollution a mystery](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Beach pollution a mystery
Scientists are trying to solve the mystery cause of persistent high levels of water pollution at some of Auckland's west coast beaches.
![Mayor's group slammed for spending](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Mayor's group slammed for spending
A group set up to find ways to pay for Auckland's long-term transport needs is under fire for how much it is spending.
![Study to decide if land will be sold](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Study to decide if land will be sold
Part of a large multi-million dollar piece of Devonport land could be sold by Auckland Council, but first a study of its future uses must be made.
![Surge in apartment living](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Surge in apartment living
More than 1600 new apartment units are planned throughout suburban Auckland after a half-decade lull.
![State house tenants heckle Smith](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
State house tenants heckle Smith
Calls of "shame" greeted Housing Minister Nick Smith when he arrived in Glen Innes to launch a redevelopment plan for the Tamaki area.
![Change ahead for commuter travel](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Change ahead for commuter travel
Most commuters relying on public transport from South Auckland to the central city will have to catch trains rather than long-distance buses under a sweeping network redesign.
![Graeme Easte: Auckland needs population strategy](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Graeme Easte: Auckland needs population strategy
Barring some unforeseen catastrophe, we certainly will grow from 1.5 million citizens to over 2.5 million by mid century, writes Graeme Easte.
![NZ public loos poo-pooed](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
NZ public loos poo-pooed
More than a third of the country's public lavatories have no soap and some even lack running water.
![Brown sticks with 1 million figure](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Brown sticks with 1 million figure
Auckland Mayor Len Brown is sticking with a projected population growth figure of one million more Aucklanders.
![Hulse confident law will sort 'override' provisions](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Hulse confident law will sort 'override' provisions
Auckland Deputy Mayor Penny Hulse says she is confident the Government will address concerns about provisions in new legislation.
![John Minto: Capital gains tax the 'most important step'](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
John Minto: Capital gains tax the 'most important step'
"The market" can't fix Auckland's housing crisis, writes John Minto. Instead, a capital gains tax is the most important step to drive property investors out.
![Council fights to deny Govt housing control](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Council fights to deny Govt housing control
The Auckland Council will today ask the Government to scrap provisions in new legislation allowing Wellington to take control of housing developments in Auckland.
![Huge response to growth plan](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Huge response to growth plan
Auckland Council is sifting through 22,700 comments on its first regional rule book for growth.
![Business groups lay into plan](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Business groups lay into plan
Business groups have joined the chorus of complaints over a new planning rulebook for the city - although the Property Council has declared the first draft a pretty good effort.
![Library height challenged](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Library height challenged
Auckland Council is misrepresenting the height of the proposed $7.8 million Devonport library building, says Tony Koia.
![Easing public fears on city blueprint](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Easing public fears on city blueprint
Lower building heights, tighter controls on developers and giving the public the right to object to apartment buildings are among changes being considered.
![Editorial: City's grant to cathedral too generous](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Editorial: City's grant to cathedral too generous
The Holy Trinity Cathedral occupies a special place in the life and landscape of Auckland. It is one of the city's grandest structures and the venue for state funerals of its grandest citizens.
![Council drops $3m in church plate](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Council drops $3m in church plate
The Auckland Council has made a $3 million grant to the Holy Trinity Cathedral at a time, says one councillor, when families are struggling to put food on the table.