New ZealandLen Brown loses backing of alliesKey members of Len Brown's campaign team are turning their attention to other left-leaning candidates at next year’s local body elections.17 Mar 04:00 PM
New ZealandAT raises cash fares, Hop card incentiveThe council body is doubling the cash fare for CityLink buses to $1 from March 29 and imposing a 50c charge for Hop card users now able to ride them free.17 Mar 04:00 PM
OpinionJohn Watson: Stadium policy should be knocked for sixMillions spent on Auckland Council's unpopular stadium strategy wastes ratepayer money and fails to serve our sporting needs, writes John Watson.17 Mar 12:06 AM
New ZealandSubsidy goes so bus users payAuckland bus users will have to start paying to travel in the central city after Heart of the City and Waterfront Auckland pulled funding for CityLink bus.16 Mar 04:00 PM
ConstructionLiu in council face-offDonghua Liu demolished a stone wall and cut down trees allegedly without permission on land where he plans to build an ambitious housing project in Auckland.16 Mar 04:00 PM
OpinionIs the transport price rise justified?Adult cash fares are increasing by 25 per cent on Auckland buses and train trips, in order to encourage more passengers to use electronic ticketing. Is this rise justified?16 Mar 01:01 AM
OpinionToby ManhireToby Manhire: The kauri files - byelection leaksEquipped with an Apple Watch and a coathanger, the fugitive hacker Lambshank has probed parliamentary servers and published a trove of top secret internal documents, writes Toby Manhire.12 Mar 04:00 PM
KahuHow much did this state house sell for?The country's most expensive state house is being sold to local iwi, almost three years after a tenant was turfed out for benefit fraud.12 Mar 04:00 PM
New ZealandNorthland by-election: Q+A with leading candidatesThe Herald asked the three leading candidates in the Northland byelection a series of questions.12 Mar 04:00 PM
New ZealandPregnant and forced to sleep in carA pregnant woman and her husband had to sleep in their car after an Auckland motor inn said it had no record of their online booking.12 Mar 04:00 PM
New ZealandElderly 'struggle' with rates risesA general tax and grandfathering rates for the elderly are among suggestions from Grey Power to take the sting out of hefty rates rises in a new 10-year budget for the Super City.12 Mar 04:00 PM
OpinionRyan Mearns: Alternative budget best way to fix Auckland transportThe two plans Auckland Council presented as options for our transport system over the next 10 years are a false choice.11 Mar 04:00 PM
New ZealandCouncil's 10-year plan + interactiveThe first of a two-part series wrapping up the Herald’s coverage of Auckland’s spending plan, Bernard Orsman asks local board leaders what they think of the proposals.11 Mar 04:00 PM
New ZealandRates mistake was a 'one off'Auckland Council says its mistake in calculating rates owed by activist Penny Bright was a one-off, and does not indicate a wider issue.11 Mar 01:08 AM
OpinionMichael Barnett: Relocation not the answer for Auckland's portThere is a certain irony that at a time Auckland is celebrating its founding as a port city 175 years ago, calls are growing to move the port elsewhere.10 Mar 04:00 PM
New ZealandRates activist gets win on technicalityRates activist Penny Bright has won a legal victory in her long-running battle against Auckland Council.10 Mar 04:00 PM
New ZealandTree protests: 'We want to save them'Protests have caused the Government to discuss a council decision allowing the destruction of old kauri and rimu trees.10 Mar 12:53 AM
New ZealandProtester up kauri as 'long as it takes'A man who slept in the branches of a 500-year-old kauri in protest of plans to axe the native tree says he's prepared to stay there for 'as long as it takes'.09 Mar 08:13 PM
New ZealandHelen Clark weighs in on kauri battleFormer Prime Minister Helen Clark has weighed in on the battle to stop a 500-year-old kauri from being chopped down in Auckland.09 Mar 02:54 AM
New ZealandReprieve for ancient kauriContractors had been due to chop down the tree this morning but left saying they did not have the power to remove protesters.08 Mar 08:10 PM
Freight and logisticsGroup out to halt wharf planA protest group of concerned Aucklanders has joined the outcry against two large wharf extensions by Ports of Auckland, which eventually wants to reclaim 3ha of seabed between the wharves.08 Mar 04:00 PM
New ZealandAuckland's mayoral polling bill nears $250kAuckland mayor Len Brown's office has spent almost a quarter of a million dollars on polls and surveys - but won't say why, citing privacy reasons.07 Mar 04:00 PM
WarriorsWarriors to fight Mt Smart moveThe Warriors are demanding the Auckland Council review their proposed stadium strategy, determined they won't be forced out of their Mt Smart home.07 Mar 04:00 PM
Business$7.8m library rebuild a hit with residentsJon Rennie and Nick Strauchan of Athfield Architects show off the new $7.8m Devonport Library.06 Mar 12:22 AM
New ZealandCouncillors unaware of IT blowoutAuckland Council officers were aware of big problems with an IT project for months before they informed Mayor Len Brown and councillors, official documents show.05 Mar 04:00 PM
New ZealandAsk Phoebe: Bullock Track waits for lightsWhat is being done to fix the dangerous intersection at the bottom of the Bullock Track at Western Springs?04 Mar 04:00 PM
New ZealandBasics-plus plan for city top pickFour diverse Aucklanders were asked to try out a new '10-year budget calculator'.04 Mar 04:00 PM
EconomyMayor calls for limit to his pay riseAuckland mayor Len Brown and other local politicians have called for their pay to be reined in by the Government.03 Mar 04:00 PM
New ZealandGrey Power joins Generation ZeroAuckland Grey Power has joined youth lobby group Generation Zero's push to cut major road projects and prioritise public transport in Auckland Council's new 10-year budget.02 Mar 10:03 PM
OpinionBryan Leyland: Council must get up to speed with future transport needsThe railway tunnel will serve only a very small fraction of Auckland's population and at a huge cost.02 Mar 04:00 PM
Freight and logisticsPrecinct's $550m tower plan queriedQuestions have been raised about Precinct Properties' planned $550 million 35-level Auckland tower.02 Mar 04:00 PM
