Creating an 800m public promenade along Auckland's Quay St has been suggested as an alternative to "party central" plans for Queens Wharf.

Voters have expressed a lack of enthusiasm for the two declared candidates in this year's Auckland Supercity mayoral race.

A remark in a barber shop may prove instrumental in costing rail users more money to catch electric trains.

Auckland's long-awaited $1bn rail electrification project is back on track, under Govt funding approval to buy a fleet of new trains.

Public transport in Auckland is set to take a huge leap forward, says ARC chairman Mike Lee.

A luxury lodge has finally opened in Pakiri after a storm of protest over its prominent position on the cliff top overlooking the iconic beach.

The Hauraki Gulf's resident whale population may disappear before most of us know what we're missing.

Helensville will be left without a commuter rail link to Auckland again.

Maori get ready to fight firm's plan to put human waste on sacred Puketutu Island.

The options for Queen's Wharf are a new design with the "wow factor" or temporarily sprucing it up for the 2011 Rugby World Cup.

Auckland Mayor John Banks and Regional Council chairman Mike Lee decide to "go away and have a cup of tea" to consider the future of Queens Wharf.

The Queens Wharf upgrade is a mismatch between expectation set up by the public and what can be reasonably achieved within the budget of $47 million, says one Auckland architect.

Auckland City Mayor John Banks is considering canning the Queens Wharf upgrade