New ZealandFirefighters enter second day of battling South Auckland scrap yard blazeThree fire crews remained at the James Fletcher Dr site overnight.31 May 06:42 PM
New ZealandFocus Live: Mayor Wayne Brown makes Budget announcement Announcing the budget proposal this morning at Auckland Transport headquarters, Brown said it was a tough budget. Video / Michael CraigWatch31 May 06:16 PM
New ZealandFocus: Most wild moments of Wayne Brown's budget announcementWatch the wildest moments of Wayne Brown's budget announcement. Video / Michael CraigWatch31 May 02:00 PM
PoliticsMinister under investigation, scrap yard fire burns & Loafers Lodge inspections revealed | Focus Morning Bulletin: 31 May, 2023 Minister investigated over accusations she misled Parliament, fire crews fight blaze in South Auckland and Wayne Brown lashes out on the eve of his final budget proposal, in the latest New Zealand Herald headlines. Video / NZ HeraldWatch30 May 05:48 PM
AirlinesIs there a business case for selling publicly owned assets?Selling government assets isn't necessarily a bad thing.30 May 05:00 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionHas the crisis behind the airport share sale been over-hyped?Opinion: A veteran Auckland councillor breaks ranks to oppose the sale.30 May 05:00 PM
PremiumPremiumNew ZealandWayne Brown condemns ‘Labour MPs in waiting’ for not supporting airport shares saleOnly 4 per cent of Aucklanders want higher rates, says Brown.30 May 06:21 AM
PremiumPremiumOpinionRoger Partridge: Auckland Council should ditch emissions reduction policyOpinion: Compact city strategy will contribute to unaffordable housing, poverty, hardship.30 May 01:35 AM
PremiumPremiumNew Zealand'Mind blowing': National’s new housing policy and debate over densityThe changes were a sledgehammer to fix a housing issue: Character Coalition.29 May 12:20 AM
New ZealandAuckland Council falls short on boarding house checksWCC has left questions about its processes unanswered for more than a week.26 May 12:10 AM
New Zealand‘Swimming in sewage’: Stormwater conference faces ‘hard lessons’'I apologise for any recent trauma that this presentation might trigger.'25 May 06:47 PM
PremiumPremiumNew ZealandCrash landing? Mayor Wayne Brown short of votes to sell Auckland Airport sharesLabour councillors Shane Henderson and Richard Hills may vote to sell.25 May 05:00 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionChristine Fletcher: The air pocket in Auckland Airport share saleOpinion: Councillor claims undue haste and a lack of detail in share sale proposal.25 May 05:00 PM
New ZealandInside Akl traffic control room, OCR hike stings families & tasered 95-year-old dies | Focus Morning Bulletin: 25 May, 2023 Inside Auckland traffic’s control room, how the latest OCR hikes affecting homeowners and senior officer faces charges after tasering a 95-year-old woman in the latest New Zealand Herald headlines. Video / NZ Herald Watch24 May 05:53 PM
New ZealandFocus: Inside the control room responsible for Auckland's roadsReal time operations team leader Mark Hackett and traffic engineer Jwee Goy give a behind-the-scenes look at the Auckland Transport Operation Centre (ATOC) tasked with keeping our roads moving. Video / NZ HeraldWatch24 May 05:00 PM
New ZealandAuckland will lose some ‘nice-to-have’ services as council axes 500 jobsAuckland must 'trim the fat' to balance its books, says deputy mayor Desley Simpson.23 May 11:51 PM
New ZealandHundreds more job cuts at Auckland CouncilThe PSA says a cost of living crisis is not the time to be cutting jobs.23 May 04:57 AM
New ZealandCity Rail Link won't open until at least 2026, Harbour Bridge backlash & Christchurch arborist tragedy | Focus Morning Bulletin: 23 May, 2023 An exclusive look at Auckland’s City Rail Link, Waka Kotahi faces questions over how often the Harbour Bridge gets closed and our Prime Minister meets with Pacific leaders in the latest New Zealand Herald headlines. Video / NZ Herald Watch22 May 05:00 PM
PremiumPremiumNew ZealandWhat lies beneath: Exclusive look underground at City Rail Link progressThe CRL is a rail version of Spaghetti Junction, says project boss.22 May 05:00 PM
New ZealandCity Rail Link won't open until 2026 at the earliestCRL boss reluctant to say when the mega-project will open for passengers.22 May 05:00 PM
PremiumPremiumConstructionArt remake heartbreak: Fire wrecked NZICC glass 'forest' panels'Hopefully, something can be done with the old ones. Maybe they can be ground up...'22 May 05:00 PM
New ZealandAuckland’s bus driver shortage almost halvedAT expects to return to operating reliable bus services by the end of September.22 May 06:09 AM
New ZealandFocus: Inside the City Rail LinkNZ Herald Focus gained exclusive access through the freshly completed tunnel network of the much anticipated City Rail Link. CEO Sean Sweeney shows us what Aucklanders can expect. Video / NZ HeraldWatch22 May 01:36 AM
New ZealandFocus: City Rail Link boss on opening date, dealing with AT and learning from overseas mistakesCity Rail Link CEO Sean Sweeney talks exclusively to Bernard Orsman inside the freshly completed rail tunnel on the project's opening date and how the team learned from mistakes made overseas. Video / NZ HeraldWatch21 May 11:52 PM
PremiumPremiumNew ZealandAuckland hostel safety failures revealed: Inspector missed locked fire escape doorA complaint about the potentially fatal error did not lead to enforcement action.21 May 05:00 PM
PremiumPremiumNew ZealandWayne Brown says age is 'totally irrelevant': The rise of the elderly politiciansAnyone who dared raise his age risked being flattened, one older politician said.19 May 05:00 PM
New ZealandAuckland Mayor Wayne Brown attending climate conference in South Korea next weekBrown and Cr Richard Hills will be away for four days.18 May 01:00 AM
AirlinesAuckland Council starts prepping sale of airport shares - reportMayor Brown has said a sale may be the only way to plug a $375 million budget hole.17 May 06:18 AM
New ZealandCouncil budget cuts: South Auckland leader weeps at loss of funding helping 60,000 poor kidsMatt Winiata said there would be no funding for the programme.17 May 05:03 AM
New ZealandCommuters left stranded again after multiple ferry cancellationsA passenger said the most of the passengers weren't angry as 'they are just so used to it'17 May 01:21 AM
New ZealandManaged retreat, daylighting streams part of Brown's $1.4b flood recovery planThe money would have to come from a number of sources.17 May 12:41 AM
New Zealand'Unfortunate disruption': Auckland’s Western Line trains resume service after car driven on tracksThe vehicle drove along the tracks from a level crossing in Mt Albert.16 May 07:33 PM
New ZealandAuckland Transport vows to change its tarnished imageAT's acting chairman says they are suffering from a serious lack of trust.16 May 04:51 AM
PremiumPremiumOpinionRoger Partridge: More planning madness from Auckland CouncilOpinion: Big Brother does not know best in this housing affordability crisis.16 May 12:00 AM