Auckland City residents should follow the rest of the region, take pride in their community - and mow their own berms, says a councillor.

Several candidates in this year's local body elections have only recently become eligible to vote.

If you were a shareholder in a huge business, one with $120 billion of assets and an annual budget of more than $8 billion, wouldn't you want a say in who should run it?

Mayor Len Brown is trying to rewrite history over his support for the SkyCity pokies-convention centre deal, says mayoral challenger John Minto.

Former Cantabrian Ted Smith spent two weeks looking for a home in Auckland when he moved after the earthquakes in 2011, and "fell in love" with the West.

The Herald asked the 15 mayoral candidates for Auckland to answer three key questions in their own words.

Slow start a worrying sign as survey shows many Kiwis feel they don't know candidates.

For the first time in my life, I'm finding it hard to argue against those who can't be bothered voting in the upcoming election, writes Brian Rudman.

Auckland mayor Len Brown has finally endorsed a "living wage" for council workers - two weeks after his chief rival unexpectedly appeared to support the idea.

The 21 winners of Auckland's health board elections will be required to induce GPs to check more patients' hearts and offer more help to quit smoking.

Some high profile candidates in Auckland's local body elections are angry their profiles were left out of a booklet that goes out with voting papers.

Four years since the creation of Whau - carved from areas previously managed by two different councils - residents still struggle to identify themselves as one ward.

As local body voting papers go out, the Herald examines the Super City's wards, analysing the big issues.