Xero chief executive "incredibly proud" of NZ managing director Victoria Crone, who has resigned from her role to make a bid for the Auckland mayoralty.

Climate change may still seem a distant threat, but a "Super El Nino" summer is already evident.

One of New Zealand's biggest aged-care providers is believed to have been picked by Auckland Council to take over managing the council's 1412 pensioner flats.

Heavy hint that popular clothing chains Zara and Uniqlo will be part of huge Auckland development.

I have a proposal for Auckland to become a coal-free zone, writes David Hay. Holding climate change to two degrees or less means the world has to stop burning fossil fuels,

Auckland business boss is expected to announce on Monday whether she will contest the Auckland mayoralty.

Auckland business boss Victoria Crone is not the rockstar mayoral candidate the right is after, says centre-right mayoral contender Mark Thomas.

The moment Auckland mayor Len Brown's executive assistant ran over a pedestrian in the CBD was a "split-second thing" that she will not lose her licence over, a judge ruled.

Xero's Victoria Crone says she will announce next week if she'll be running for the Auckland mayoralty.

Growing numbers of Kiwis risk becoming homeless in old age because of falling home ownership rates, rising rents and static housing subsidies, the Salvation Army says.

Auckland Council has agreed to pay $15 million towards the $60 million to $70 million cost of restoring the heritage St James Theatre in Queen St.

Salvation Army volunteers are bracing themselves for a bumper Christmas - of assistance to families facing a struggle to keep afloat through the season of goodwill.

What's the role of Auckland Council? Is it, as Mayor Len Brown claims, to help play a part solving the problems of the world such as climate change?

COMMENT: Remember the Lorax? Once that green space has gone, it has gone for ever, writes Roger Hall.

All the money spent and work being done by the council and groups to restore native wildlife is a complete waste of time if we don't manage the number one problem - cats, writes Gareth Morgan.

Phil Goff is the instant front-runner, if not a near certainty, to be the next mayor of Auckland.

Auckland councillors are going behind closed doors to propose rezoning thousands more houses in the city's suburbs for multiple townhouses and apartments.

After announcing he will stand for Auckland mayor, Phil Goff shares his thoughts on how he would run NZ's largest city.

Allowing the side of an infinity pool to count as a fence is among a raft of safety changes that opponents fear could lead to more children drowning.

Incumbent Len Brown's announcement that he will not stand again has left the field wide open for next year's local body election.

A vociferous Auckland protester's soon-to-be redundant anti-Len Brown sign has sold in an online auction this morning.

Phil Goff formally announces he will run for Auckland Mayor.

Owners of a popular Auckland shopping mall are trying to push through plans to almost double its size, without the public being able to have a say.

The partial or full sale of Auckland Airport and Ports of Auckland are the big ticket items

To say that NZ local politics is devoid of party affiliation is absurd. Here in Auckland we have witnessed well-known National Party and Labour Party political operatives standing and winning seats, writes Andy Asquith and Andrew Cardow.

Ports of Auckland has released its annual review, giving more insight into the stoush over Bledisloe Wharf extensions and its soft profit result.

Members of the Flat Earth Society may still claim climate change doesn't exist.

Mr Brown's office today pro-actively released details about his office spend following an Official Information Act request from councillor Cameron Brewer.

Developers of Auckland's tallest and most striking new office tower have told investors that plans are advancing well.