The future of a Victorian timber cottage used as a community church is uncertain after it was taken from its foundations and put on a trailer, only for the council to halt the work.

A campaign to get New Zealanders to embrace their biggest city as a place worth visiting starts today under the slogan "The Show Never Stops".

The Auckland mayoral office has confirmed today that Mayor Len Brown took a trip to Hong Kong in January this year at the invitation of the Hong Kong Government.

The Prime Minister says he is prepared to talk to the Conservative Party in order to stay in power.

A financially troubled council body has splashed out about $41,500 on a party for 1700 staff and family at the Cloud.

It all started at a family gathering where we suggested that, since he knew so little about his ancestors, my father, Nevill Lynch, must be descended from convicts.

Editorial: Mayor Len Brown's pursuit of a policy that would see the Auckland Council pay the "living wage" to its staff has drawn a variety of objections.

Bryce Edwards' wrap up of the different online opinion pieces and articles on this week's 'Roast Buster' controversy.

Mayor Len Brown says there has been progress in making central Auckland safe, but admits more needs to be done to prevent deaths like that of Tarun Asthana.

The former mistress of Auckland Mayor Len Brown wants failed mayoral candidate John Palino to front up about an alleged plan to bring down the mayor.

When the dust settles on his sex scandal, Auckland Mayor Len Brown has another delicate task ahead - setting a lower salary for the new boss of the Super City.

The fallout from Len Brown's affair continues as right-wing councillor Cameron Brewer accused the mayor's office of a dirty tricks campaign against him.

Len Brown is a busted flush. It may not be right. It may not be fair. But it's the truth, says Rodney Hide.

Going into this year's party conference, David Cunliffe and the Labour Party are faced with all sorts of difficult balancing acts, writes Bryce Edwards.

The judge who sent John Banks to stand trial on false election return allegations made several factual errors that led to a wrong decision, according to the senior lawyer for the politician.

Len Brown says the career of a mayor ebbs and flows, and the wave of negative publicity the swamped him since news of his affair broke will pass.

Len Brown spoke of the love and support of his wife Shan Inglis after being sworn in as Mayor of Auckland last night, but there was little connection between the pair.

Len Brown has been sworn in as Mayor of Auckland with wife Shan Inglis at his side this evening.

Bevan Chuang claims Luigi Wewege knew of the relationship between her and Len Brown in July, three months before the election.

Luigi Wewege, the most wanted man in New Zealand, sat down for one tell-all interview.

Let's not forget that over the past year, 77 per cent of Auckland's 69.23 million public transport trips were on buses, writes Brian Rudman.

What a great age to introduce kids to civics, and what better way than by having a repentant mayor visit your school with media scrum in tow, writes Dita Di Boni.

The Home and Family Counselling board has distanced itself from comments made by its executive director supporting Auckland Mayor Len Brown as honorary president of the organisation.