Sir Bob Harvey arrived in China yesterday morning for the 22nd time.

People are committing suicide, losing their homes and suffering heart attacks and strokes, because of one bad spending decision by a group of "country bumpkin" councillors.

New Zealand's largest solar installation has been put on top of the refurbished Shed 10 on Auckland's waterfront.

Hobsonville is the sort of public-private partnership that when it comes to roads and schools buildings, this Government actively promotes, writes Brian Rudman.

As councils head to the polls this year, local government finds itself under attack, with its powers shrunk and its autonomy undermined, writes Sue Kedgley.

Editorial: Half of Auckland may be surprised that Mayor Len Brown looks likely to be re-elected without serious opposition this year.

" With so much of it, why are the sports fields as hard as concrete?" asks Brian Rudman. "Auckland now has a giant faucet connected straight to the mighty Waikato River."

Aucklanders have been reassured that a big earthquake is highly unlikely, although a geologist says the rare pair that struck yesterday might be a sign of more to come.

A tax on carparks provided by employers might be justified on the principles of fairness and consistency that ought to govern all taxation.

Is Auckland planning heading in the right direction? Read what others think about the new Auckland Unitary Plan and add your own comments.

Editorial: The heritage tramline in the Wynyard Quarter had a couple of things going for it when it was rushed into action for the 2011 Rugby World Cup.

The folks in rural Rodney never were too keen on being in the Super City.

Leaky home owners in Tauranga face paying more than $25 million to weatherproof their homes.

The unanimous judgment of the Supreme Court is significant and unusual.

The community housing sector in Auckland, which elsewhere would be in the market for developer-supplied affordable housing, is neither strong nor vibrant, writes Brian Rudman.

A North Shore couple with a Down syndrome daughter say they are under severe stress and unable to repair leaky townhouses due to a three-year battle to get money.

House hunters are doing it tough - with a majority of those looking to buy in Auckland rating it as a bad time to buy.

More than half of Auckland's residential land is to be rezoned for apartments and intensification to squeeze in a million extra people by 2040.

The Supreme Court yesterday heard final submissions on a second case that could affect the Government's planned partial sale of Mighty River Power.

Last week, I started writing an open source user's guide to the Auckland Council, approaching those who have created and evolved the council.

Successful waterfronts around the world have a mix of commercial, residential and public uses, writes John Dalzell. Our aim is to get the balance between these elements right.