Len Brown wants his council to look more to public private partnership models to create new infrastructure, saying it could relieve the financial burden on ratepayers and taxpayers.

Thompson Park, a $50 million 107-unit apartment project with units starting at $230,000, is about to be built in the Mt Wellington/Ellerslie area.

Anti-development protectionists lost fights at a beach north of Auckland and in Arch Hill this month.

Residents of the Auckland suburb of Arch Hill who are opposed to a Bunnings store in their area have had a special 'war chest' beer brewed to be sold to raise money.

Bunnings' boss has expressed delight about Arch Hill success, after locals tried to stop a big new store rising in the Auckland suburb across the road from small old houses.

A touch of Venice is about to hit Auckland as plans progress for a new canal to be dug through the centre of Auckland's Wynyard Quarter.

A plan to build apartment towers up to 16 levels high around Milford Mall aims to make profit at the suburb's expense, says a lawyer acting for Auckland Council.

A controversial new Bunnings store on Great North Rd in Grey Lynn, Auckland, has been approved.

Listed landlord Goodman Property Trust has provided the first glimpse of Fonterra's new headquarters and announced it will own the building in Auckland's Viaduct area.

Adjoining lots only 10 minutes' drive from Gisborne timber port to be auctioned.