Peter Bromhead's take on the Len Brown verdict.

Auckland councillor Dick Quax, an outspoken critic of Mayor Len Brown, has called on him to withdraw from hosting Prince William and wife Catherine early next year.

The scandal that has dogged Len Brown could be having an effect on the mayor doing his job - he has lost a vote on a core policy and failed to keep a promise made to voters at the local body elections.

In a tumultuous week for the Auckland Council, one particularly good piece of news for the people of the city slipped largely under the radar.

The spotlight on Len Brown's transgressions has flushed out yet another culprit in the shape, ironically, of Cameron Brewer, one of the Mayor's chief critics.

The manner in which Mr Brown has brazened it out with the council and the people this week shows he doesn't really get that his tide has gone out. The city needs a new leader.

Auckland councillor Cameron Brewer, who has been baying for Mayor Len Brown's blood for not declaring gifts, has admitted not declaring a four-day junket to the Gold Coast.

The Brown hearing was more akin to a show trial, writes Brian Rudman.

What the councillors said about the Len Brown verdict.

Auckland Council is paying $60.7 million for Auckland University's home for cricket and rugby.

The NZ Herald has today called for Len Brown to stand down, after it was revealed he failed to declare free hotel rooms and upgrades. But what do New Zealanders think?

Auckland Mayor Len Brown could face a vote of no-confidence tomorrow, with a quarter of the city's councillors proposing the motion.

Auckland mayor has said he is copping "a fair old whack around the ears" this "annus horribilis" and repeated his failure to declare hotel freebies was 'a lack of clarity' on his part,

The affair and apologies are one thing, but lax accountability over grace, favour and entitlements leave the mayor little chance of regaining Aucklanders' respect.

Auckland house and apartment building is at a 5-year high, with nearly 5700 dwelling consents issued in the year to October.

Balmoral residents and their local MP Phil Goff are angry about plans for a large expansion of The Warehouse.

An Auckland resident has come up with a novel answer to the problem of unmowed berms - planting a corn patch.

Mayor Len Brown has lost a firm grip on the Super City after an unprecedented message from councillors yesterday - and a call from one of them to resign.

Embattled mayor Len Brown tomorrow faces an angry council seeking to blunt his powers in the wake of the mayoral sex scandal.

Len Brown says he is no lame-duck mayor after a damning report found he failed to declare more than $39k in free hotel rooms and upgrades.

A decision to ban alcohol from this year's Coca-Cola Christmas in the Park has been applauded by alcohol watchdogs and received strong public support.

The report into Auckland Mayor Len Brown's use of council resources was finally issued yesterday after legal wrangling delayed its release.

Len Brown used his council phone to make nearly 1400 personal calls and texts to Bevan Chuang and failed to declare more than $39,000 in free hotel rooms and upgrades.

Auckland Mayor Len Brown will not say if he has received free hotel rooms as pressure mounts on him to come clean on overnight stays in the city.

Ensuring Auckland copes with growth and has enough offices, apartments and shops is one of the biggest challenges the city faces.

The Auckland Council reckons Auckland is 20,000 to 30,000 dwellings short of what it needs, writes Brian Fallow.The NZ Institute of Economic Research begs to differ, putting the shortfall at just 5000.

More trains and buses will be running in Auckland when new drinking laws begin next week.

Auckland Mayor Len Brown is taking advice as he ponders the first draft of an Ernst & Young report. into any use of council resources during his two-year affair.

Drunk patrons will not be allowed in bars from next week, and if they are caught, the bar-owner will face a fine of up to $5000.

Two Auckland Council officials flew business class to a boat show in Monaco on a trip that cost ratepayers $57,000.