Auckland City Mayor John Banks is telling rugby fans to steer clear of Prime Minister John Key's "party central" on Queens Wharf and party elsewhere in the city.

The idea of building a $300 million toll road through the pristine Hollyford Valley to pave the way for further tourism dollars has resurfaced.

Auckland's mayors will not commit to funding the 'party central' development without a waterfront masterplan in place.

One of Auckland's oldest eyesores - the concrete sewer pipeline across Hobson Bay - is to join the city's list of 14,000 historic sites.

The task of creating the new Super City council's logo will be left to the public in a competition unveiled today.

A veteran councillor has apologised for foul-mouthed outbursts at two members of the public and a fellow official during a meeting.

The powers that be are growing anxious over the lack of inspiring design ideas for Queens Wharf.

Where you'll live, what sort of house you'll have and how much it'll cost will be influenced by reforms that promise more affordable housing.

Govt ministers co-sign the first of three treaty deals today, settling claims to Tamaki Makaurau. The deal transfers Crown ownership of 11 volcanic cones to Maori.