Auckland Mayor Len Brown expects a $2 billion rail tunnel through central Auckland to be completed within seven years, but who will pick up the bill remains uncertain.

Auckland property developer Patrick Fontein has been declared bankrupt.

Auckland Mayor Len Brown wants to make an immediate start to build a cruise ship terminal on Captain Cook Wharf costing up to $200 million.

The Auckland Council is investigating why a building that has stood for 124 years cracked open in an afternoon.

Photos of the Palace Hotel after after large cracks were found in its walls.

A 124-year-old heritage building in downtown Auckland was torn down this morning after large cracks were found in its walls.

A real estate agent must pay $1500 and undergo ethics training after replacing a private 'for sale' sign with one of his own.