John Banks admits he could lose the Super City mayoralty unless Auckland City and North Shore voters back him in big numbers.

How you see the restoration of a collection of century-old buildings on Auckland's downtown waterfront is a matter of perspective.

Auckland's St James Theatre is part of one of five convention centre bids being considered.

A decision on a plan to double the size of Auckland's St Lukes shopping centre has been deferred after angry reactions from local residents.

The deputy mayors of Auckland City and Manukau councils, David Hay and Gary Troup, say why they think their leader is the best person to be the first mayor of the Super City.

Police have named the man stabbed to death in a boarding house in the Auckland suburb of Mount Eden early on Saturday morning.

A killer was last night on the loose after stabbing a man to death in a boarding house near the Mt Eden home of former prime minister Helen Clark.