Self-styled public watchdogs Penny Bright and Graham McCready claimed their biggest scalp yesterday as Act MP John Banks was found guilty of electoral fraud.

Residents' groups ringing central Auckland are ganging up on the city's transport authority to banish commuter parking from their streets.

Today's guilty verdict has ended John Banks' 34-year political career at least three months earlier than he would have hoped.

A proposal to stop the scattering of ashes at public places without Auckland Council permission will have an significant impact on families, say funeral directors.

The next season of renovation show The Block NZ has been given the green light - with some council-imposed extras to the cast.

The water connection fee in urban Auckland has risen by 23.5 per cent to $12,075 at a time when Auckland Council and the Government are trying to reduce housing costs.

Auckland households will have to pay more for water and wastewater charges from July.

Properties worth $35 million have been bought to secure the route for Auckland's proposed $2.86 billion City Rail Link.

Over recent months, Auckland Deputy Mayor Penny Hulse has found herself advocating for a major change in the legal status of marijuana, writes Brian Rudman.

Auckland Mayor Len Brown will be paid $259,500 from July after the Remuneration Authority approved a 3.4 per cent pay rise.

The fate of a fountain installed in downtown Auckland's Queen Elizabeth Square in 1980 speaks volumes about that space.

Is Auckland for sale? The question arises following a mystery development bid on Queens Wharf and a private plan for Queen Elizabeth Square.

Auckland Airport has forecast annual international visitor growth that could be worth $19 billion to the tourism industry by 2025.

Mayor Len Brown and his council's supine surrender to the bully-boy tactics of the Auckland Rescue Helicopter Trust has been embarrassing, writes Brian Rudman.

Mayor Len Brown says Auckland Council's draft alcohol policy has "struck the right balance" between the need to reduce harm and providing the night-life of an international city.

Auckland's top-ranking police officer has criticised a proposal that would allow some bar owners to get a two hour extension on trading hours.

Editorial: Only a decade ago, all-night bars were touted as an essential part of a vibrant and dynamic Auckland. How times have changed.

This policy, if adopted, will see cordons go up around the alcohol section of every supermarket early in the morning and late at night, writes Cameron Brewer.

Auckland International Airport plans to sell $150 million of seven-year bonds that will trade on the NZX, completing the long-term debt funding of last month's capital return.

Ratepayers face a legacy of debt as council borrowing soars to replace creaking assets and cater for growth, while keeping rates down.

Auckland Council is in talks to privatise a section of QEII Square as part of a $300m redevelopment by Precinct Properties of the Downtown Shopping Centre, say sources.

First home buyer numbers had picked up nationally in March according to new figures from QV out today. So what happened where you live? Check our infographic.

A third tranche of "Special Housing Areas" will create 18,000 new residences across Auckland. Click here for details and maps of the new areas, announced today.

Auckland mayor Len Brown has just announced a 'significant' number of new approvals of special housing areas will be revealed today.

A damning report on stormwater practices at Auckland Council is being suppressed because some officers do not want to confront home truths, says councillor Chris Darby.