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Majurey & Filipaina: Maunga authority delivers on co-governance
OPINION: Chairs of the Tūpuna Maunga Authority say the body has made good ground.
Project Auckland: A new toolkit for the restart
As Auckland works to step out from Covid we have a chance to supercharge recovery.
Brace yourselves, Auckland: Council boss suggests higher rates service cuts
Aucklanders told to expect a cost blowout on the $4.4 billion City Rail Link.
Govt announces $1.4 billion housing and infrastructure spend in Auckland
The funding comes from a $3.8b housing fund announced last year.
Project Auckland: Foundations for the future
Tim McCready talks to Auckland Council's new chief economist Gary Blick.
AT's $41m upgrade for Howick on hold - may be done in stages
Concept design was deemed too expensive to build in one go.
Project Auckland: Auckland Council boss confident city centre will recover
Council boss Jim Stabback wants to 'change the narrative' on the city's centre.
Leo Molloy closing his waterfront bar to focus on mayoral bid
Molloy is going on the road in his campaign bus on June 1.
Inside Auckland's battle over booze: Where and when people can buy alcohol
The tooth and nail fight over liquor licensing rules.
Ex-All Black's helipad plan: Report to look at effects on swimmers, birds
Ex-All Black Ali Williams and businesswoman Anna Mowbray want a helipad.
Revealed: Electric ferries finally coming to Auckland
Government announcement on e-ferries for Auckland expected next week.
'Pray over all these families' - Ports workers gather to honour Atiroa Tuaiti who fell to his untimely death
Family of Atiroa Tuaiti, 26, who was killed this week met Ports staff and management.
Andrew Barnes: How Auckland transport can earn the moral authority to get locals out of their cars
Time to make AT more accountable for – and practically familiar with – its decisions.
5000 homes with heritage values earmarked for intensification
Parts of Ponsonby, Grey Lynn, Herne Bay and St Heliers with heritage values will lose out.
Auckland could lose 5000 homes with heritage values for intensification
Council laid out the proposed changes at a briefing this morning.
Auckland Council mulls leasing out port, charging rent
Land and port operations could be separated in bid to improve returns to council.
Jack Tame: Scrapping street parking is actually good for car lovers too
The loudest critics are actually those who will benefit most from changes, Jack Tame says.
$900m shortfall: Auckland Council faces more budget cuts
More budget cuts are on the cards as Auckland Council grapples with a $900m revenue fall.
'Absurd delays': Builders threaten to bypass council approval due to delays
Some builders are threatening to bypass council inspections due to 'absurd' delays.
Auckland Mayor Phil Goff warns of service cuts in dire financial update
Auckland Transport is delaying new public transport services.
City Rail Link going over budget, Govt admits
The Government has admitted the City Rail Link is going over budget.
Siren battle subculture gives sense of family and belonging
Sireners across Auckland are meeting to do musical battle through their modified cars.
Opinion: 'Māori versus others' on co-governance disenfranchises nearly everyone
OPINION: Lecturer says detractors wrongly assume co-governance benefits all Māori equally.
'Perfect storm': Auckland on brink of running out of money for public transport
We are going into the new year on a bit of a wobble, says the AT deputy chairman.
Pair on a mission to put a writer back in the writer's house
"I'd say by 2024, there will be a writer living here" - Naomi McCleary.
Decision pending: Westgate developer's $80m-plus claim against council
The court case has concluded after a long trial over whether services had been delivered.
The long, dark history of a Māngere boarding house where a tenant died on Sunday
A homicide was the latest in a series of violent events at the Māngere boarding house.
SFO closes investigation into Auckland mayor Phil Goff
The investigation focused on fundraising donations that were made in 2016 and 2019.
Efeso Collins tests positive for Covid-19
The Auckland Mayoral candidate says he is privileged to be fully vaccinated and boosted.
Auckland water bills to rise 7 per cent from July
Auckland Council is also planning to raise rates by 6.1 per cent in July.
Helen White: We need to restore law and order to our city centre
OPINION: Labour MP investigates the mysterious disappearance of a police presence.
'Burning fuse': Business reacts to AT plan to axe kerbside car parks
AT says cars will be 'lowest priority' of kerbside space on strategic and feeder roads.
Maunga authority decides to appeal tree felling refusal
The Tūpuna Maunga Authority wants to replace 345 exotic trees with 13,000 native ones.