Giant fences, illegal carport spark Auckland Council, Environment Court action - twice
In 2020, owner said fencing was temporary and surrounded a site of building renovations.
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Property Insider: Largest new retirement village opening; Auckland cladding inspection failures
Auckland Council's building inspection boss reveals shocking numbers on cladding failures.
Plenty of Māori art expressions during Auckland Art Week
Art weeks runs from October 4-October 13.
Auckland Council to forcibly sell cafe owner's properties after record $876k rates bill
Dilip Rupa was the first person prosecuted for refusing to display Covid-19 QR codes.
Opinion: Every home needs a disaster response plan – Auckland Council boss
OPINION: Many Aucklanders are still recovering from those events. Some never will.
High Court to hear fight over 1920s Epsom bungalow demolition
Group appealing work because of 'precedent it could set'.
Downtown Akl park 'smells like poo': Council reveals possible cause of big stink
One passerby said the smell was so nauseating her head hurt and she felt dizzy.
'A cesspit': Country estate residents fed up over incomplete sewage plant
Residents of Whitford Manor Estate told the Herald the sewage smell is revolting.
'Ridiculous': Auckland Council's graveyard of rubbish bins cost $800-$1000 each
Auckland Council estimates savings of $600,000 to $800,000 by reusing removed bins.
Back to the office: Business leader calls for Auckland workers to return to CBD
The Prime Minister wants stricter working-from-home rules. Should Auckland follow suit?
'Destroy those communities': Fate of beloved Auckland pool up in the air
The final decision will be made in a confidential meeting behind closed doors.
'Kick in the guts': Outrage after rubbish bin graveyard found on Auckland Council lot
The controversial cost-saving plan promised to save ratepayers millions.
Simon Wilson: Will Simeon Brown's need for speed really help the economy?
Opinion: Here's what the data says about speed limits, economic growth and road safety.
Flamingo and Lime awarded Auckland e-scooter licences
A slimmed-down number of operators but the council's allocation remains the same.
Opinion: We need to build our streets to supercharge walking and cycling
OPINION: We have only built for one mode of transport in Auckland for decades.
Opinion: Plan Change 79 is about putting Aucklanders' safety first
OPINION: These changes are a critical way for the council to assist with driveway safety.
Funeral directors placed in liquidation owing $150,000
One creditor says the move is 'just and equitable'.
The bicultural history of Tāmaki Makaurau in poster displays
28 Posters in Lorne Street with stay on display for another week.
'$9142 per step!': Auckland Mayor Wayne Browns ridicules costs of Milford Beach steps
The mayor earlier said that type of spending on projects was 'disgraceful'.
Wayne Brown: Build a new harbour bridge, don't waste billions on flawed plan
OPINION: A tunnel in the same location as the current bridge achieves nothing.
Letters: Health NZ v nurses – what's really up with staffing levels?
OPINION: Also in today's letters – climate policy, speed limits and sentencing reforms.
Bedroom swelter: Too hot upstairs in new Auckland terraces, apartments
Free-standing fans, airconditioning units, ceiling fans and heat pumps go into bedrooms.
'Disgraceful': Mayor slams council staff over $263,000 beach stairs bill
Mayor says it doesn't fit the ‘better, faster, cheaper' message he wants at the council.
Fourteen-level apartment block under $46m leak repairs
An owner of a two-bedroom unit wanted only $179,000: faced a massive $446,000 repair bill.
What Auckland could learn from Sydney in harbour crossing debate
Sydney managed to get a rapid transit tunnel built in just seven years.
Luxury Waiheke vineyard found guilty of noise breach, could be fined up to $600k
The vineyard was earlier acquitted after blaming noise readings on 'chirping crickets'.
What’s on in Tāmaki Makaurau for Te Wiki o Te Reo Māori?
Auckland city will have plenty of attractions during Māori Language Week.
Auckland Council spends $263k replacing four sets of stairs
'I think ratepayers would agree $8000 per step is just too much.'
‘Incredibly destructive’: Opposition 'up in arms' over Mayor Brown's new harbour bridge plan
'We agree on a lot but definitely not on this,' a North Shore councillor says.
Opinion: Council’s plan change risks driving up new house prices by 20%
OPINION: Around half of the houses built in Auckland will be affected.
Westgate's traffic 'disaster': Owner to square off with council in court
Mark Gunton plans robust appeal to traffic decision.
Explained: Why would Kmart expand in this tough retail environment?
Boss from across the Tasman explains the reasoning behind Kmart's expansion here.
'It’s been really hard’: Artists pulling out of major Auckland festival over funding woes
Theatre boss says lack of financial support is stripping arts of the chance to perform.
'It's a nightmare': Unfinished apartment block a 'blight' on Epsom
The Epsom Central Apartments Project halted five years ago after failing building consent.