Alasdair Thompson: Plan how to pay for your own future, Auckland
Alasdair Thompson, chief executive of the Employers and Manufacturers Association, says the Super City needs to put its capital to work where it's most needed.
Alasdair Thompson, chief executive of the Employers and Manufacturers Association, says the Super City needs to put its capital to work where it's most needed.
The massive bill for rebuilding Christchurch will not put the Government off spending more money on Auckland, Prime Minister John Key says.
To the children it's a place to play; to the Nelson council it's a death-trap to be torn down.
Auckland Council should follow its new focus in asking its agencies to get better value from its commercial assets, says the Government.
Loophole means ratepayers are liable to homeowner and developer, says council
The owners of Auckland's Palace Hotel could be prosecuted after the release of a damning report identifying severe damage to the heritage building before it was knocked down.
The Palace Hotel was moving by up to 5mm an hour towards the street when the decision was made to knock it down, the Auckland Council said today.