A study of the superyacht industry has found visiting vessels generated more than $40 million for New Zealand last summer - which could rocket if facilities were expanded.

There is support on Auckland Council for a plan to relocate the Warriors from Mt Smart to Albany's QBE Stadium as part of a sweeping reform of Auckland's sporting facilities.

An organisation has been launched to oppose a new Auckland Council rule requiring owners to seek iwi approval for work on their land.

Eden Park has been left to fend for itself after rejecting cost-cutting proposals Auckland Council says would allow it to pay back a $50m debt.

Grand finalist's Canterbury and South Sydney are facing nervous waits to learn whether their respective hookers will be able to take part in Sunday's NRL decider.

The proposal to relocate the Warriors to North Harbour Stadium is likely to cause a conflict at council level, with one councillor saying it would be a "bridge too far".

They can relocate to the North Shore when their lease expires in 2018 - a decision that has sparked a defiant reaction from the club's chairman.

Under-fire Auckland Council has blown its wages and salaries budget by $50 million, figures show.

New Zealand's first skyscraper, the Civic Building on Aotea Square, may be saved from demolition to become a heritage feature of the city skyline.

Property magnate Sir Bob Jones will be at a public meeting next month seeking abolition of an Auckland Council rule requiring building owners to seek iwi approval for work on their land.

Auckland councillor Chris Darby says architecture at the 282-residence 16ha Waimahia Inlet special housing area left him cold and buyers were put off.

A councillor has called it "pure madness" to spend $157.4 million on the council's new central Auckland premises.

A bridge linking Auckland's Parnell Baths to the waterfront has won a prestigious international award.

Aucklanders have been gifted a new $5 million-plus conservation reserve the size of Cornwall Park, spanning a 10km beachfront at Te Arai near Mangawhai.

Nearly 1800 Auckland Council employees earn over $100,000, with the top salary level now hitting $859,999 as the city aims to cut $2.7b off its spending.

Auckland's newest special housing area has just been announced and it's a huge site at Papakura. So how many new homes could it hold?

Auckland will get something special for the downtown area from the sale of QE Square by Auckland Council, says Precinct Properties chief executive Scott Pritchard.

Take a look at the German launch of a megaship so big that Auckland will expand its wharf for its visit

Auckland Council may have to pay Precinct Properties $20 million compensation for the loss of underground carparking in its Downtown Shopping Centre.

Auckland Council could use money from Queen Elizabeth Square's sale to upgrade the area in front of the Britomart transport terminal and around the waterfront.

A reader writes: Is there any obligation for property owners to display their street number on their building in commercial or industrial areas?

Apartments as small as a double garage are being promoted as the answer to Auckland's housing affordability problems.

The latest section of Auckland’s expanding cycling and walking network was officially opened today by PM John Key.

QV has released latest house value data showing big rises nationally and in Auckland but growth rates are slowing.

Auckland house sale volumes and average sale prices have slumped in August - so what's behind the slight cooling off of the market?