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Richard Leggat takes over as board chairman with a call to fix Auckland transport.
AT's plans to spend up to $300,000 on pedestrian crossing in Blockhouse Bay
Wayne Brown and Simeon Brown are on the war path over costs.
City Rail Link fight: YMCA wanted $18m, Auckland Council offered $262K
Arguments put that only three basement car park levels can now be built instead of six.
Balancing act: Breaking down Auckland's stadium conundrum
OPINION: Access, affordability and ambitions - decoding the stadium dilemma.
‘Milestone of sorts’: Consolation and anger as major Auckland CBD street reopens
'We begged for them to give us a loading zone, but they didn’t budge.'
Public transport in Auckland is back, the facts show we are on track
OPINION: More people are catching public transport now than ever before.
Fixing Auckland Parnell sinkhole sets up extra $60m in repairs to century-old sewer pipe
The Ōrākei Main Sewer is to be relined.
Letters: Kāinga Ora rates bill - did heads roll?
OPINION: Why didn't Kāinga Ora or Auckland Council discover the error?
Auckland Fish Market could be sold and turned into waterfront apartments
The Fish Market started in 1904 selling fresh fish and seafood.
Auckland property lawsuit: The $20 million man who offered but didn’t settle
One vendor kept a $2m deposit, second one kept $834,000. But they then went further.
Overflow: Auckland’s Central Interceptor wastewater costs blow out to $1.5b
For many years, Watercare has stuck to a figure of $1.2b for the project.
$1.2 billion Central Interceptor wastewater pipe faces cost blowout
The new cost is expected to be released tomorrow.
Three Kāinga Ora units in South Auckland overcharged more than $400k in rates
The error was identified during Herald data analysis.
Pipeline becomes nightmare: Ryman axes $150m plans
'Frustrating' local community, residents had to pay $40,000 to battle plans in their area.
Diana Clement: Why you shouldn’t buy joke Christmas presents
OPINION: Sudoku toilet paper anyone? Scented candle?
Bruce Cotterill: Public transport is going nowhere - time to take to the sea
OPINION: The transport headlines are coming thick and fast; everything is unravelling.
'How did this happen?': Historical Auckland church hall faces demolition
Heritage advocates say they were never consulted about the hall losing protection.
Watch: Wayne Brown claims Auckland property owners 'blackmailers' over coastal walk
Brown's fiery clash with property owners caught on camera.
'Future-proof': $1.1m makeover for NZ's most popular public golf course
A preferred option has now been approved by the local board for three new greens.
AT vows to fix 550km of potholed roads, but road deaths forecast from funding cuts
There'll be a blitz on road maintenance this summer, but safety funding could be cut.
Will Desley Simpson take on Paula Bennett in the Auckland mayoral race?
There's speculation it could be the deputy mayor vs the former deputy prime minister.
'A stupid number': Mayor Brown rejects $56 billion plan for second harbour crossing
The 'preferred option' listed involved two underwater tunnels.
'Wakey wakey Auckland Council!': Climate group disrupt Auckland Council meeting
The council was accused of not recognising the seriousness of the January floods.
‘If they p*** me off, they won’t last’: Wayne Brown takes swipe at 'nonsense' govt rules
He's also 'fed up with nonsense' that stops Auckland Council setting parking fines.
Auckland councillors approve new 10-year budget for public consultation
The budget includes $5.5b for road renewals over the next decade.
Mayor Brown tells bickering councillors to 'grow up' in fiery budget meeting
Mike Lee and Shane Henderson have a history of bad blood.
Auckland woes: City drops to 124th in safety rating, traffic performance worsens
Commute time, ride dissatisfaction and network inefficiencies have worsened since 2022.
Wayne Brown tables 10-year budget proposal with 7.5 per cent rates rise
Selling a long-term lease for the Port of Auckland business is included in the budget.
Court rejects $176k costs claim for Aotea Square apartment
'Disappointment' as court finds John Love's company wasn't entitled to the extra money.
Simon Wilson: Wayne Brown's big day - will 'radical' budget draft see light of day?
OPINION: In Auckland's new budget debate, will some councillors just say no to everything?
Auckland's new $56b harbour crossing heading for the rocks
Nine plans for a new harbour crossing have come and gone since 1998.
'Smelly' Parnell sinkhole fix drags on
A subtle stench hangs around St Georges Bay Road after a sewer pipe collapsed.
Simon Wilson: Parking panic and the oddly obstructive Heart of the City
OPINION: Why is there such a desperate campaign to save the underused Downtown car park?