The starter's gun for the Super City elections goes off tomorrow when candidate nominations open for the mayoral chain.

Charging for the use of some or all of the roads in the city would be unpalatable to everybody - at first. But it's the obvious answer.

Aucklanders face steep fuel tax and rates rises from 2015 unless the council can borrow against government permission to impose new road charges in future years.

Auckland Council chief executive Doug McKay has become a non-executive director of the Bank of Zealand - a company with business links to the council.

Unemployment is continuing to dog Auckland and hinder its economic recovery as employers express reluctance to take on new staff.

Aucklanders can either introduce road tolls, or higher rates and fuel taxes to address the city's transport funding gap, a new high-level report shows.

"I see tourists regularly and they ask is there somewhere to eat and sleep?" Ken Turner's planned eco tourism venture would've been impossible earlier.

Wanted: people to adopt a growing gaggle of white Embden geese.

The Post Primary Teachers Association have released research they believe shows it is inaccurate and simplistic to say one in five New Zealand students is failing in education.

It's not just beggars who are coming in for attention - the Auckland Council is also considering changes to the rules around charity collectors, who approach people on city streets asking for donations.

It takes all sorts to make a city, and every large city in the world has beggars. Auckland is lucky - we have fewer than most.

The morale of teachers is dropping as they struggle under an ever-increasing workload because of NCEA and feel unsafe in their own classrooms, according to a report.

The early commercial strips of Karangahape Rd, Kingsland, Dominion Rd and Ponsonby Rd are under threat from the draft Unitary Plan, say heritage groups.

Ever since 1923 promises of CBD trains have been dangled in front of Aucklanders by various politicians, writes Brian Rudman.

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.

Aucklanders face a hefty rates rise or congestion charges to pay for the long-awaited Auckland 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.

Concern about Auckland's draft Unitary Plan may be keeping a lid on economic confidence in the region, a survey suggests.

Government appears likely to block attempts by councils to set stricter rules on genetically modified organisms.

Is it any wonder Auckland Council is having a hard time selling the Unitary Plan to the rest of us?

Auckland Council is coming under pressure to prove it can provide enough parks to keep up with population growth.

Scientists are trying to solve the mystery cause of persistent high levels of water pollution at some of Auckland's west coast beaches.

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.

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.

More than 1600 new apartment units are planned throughout suburban Auckland after a half-decade lull.