Manukau City Mayor Len Brown says the council is considering legal action after accusations that council staff committed fraud.

Supermayor hopeful John Banks had a prickly reaction to being questioned about his height this week.

Rodney Hide sets out the benefits and answers the critics.

For years, I watched my mother slowly and progressively kill herself through the bottle. I made the decision then not to drink.

Pip Cheshire writes on the pitfalls of good urban design in Auckland planning.

Len Brown has admitted making personal purchases on his council credit card, including a $148 mini hi-fi system for a family event.

If you know only two things about Len Brown, it's probably these: That he's Mayor of Manukau, and he had a heart attack.

Homeowners are being targeted by advertisers using private information from building consent applications to solicit sales.