Tens of thousands of homes in Auckland's leafy residential suburbs are being rezoned and Auckland Council says homeowners will not be notified about the changes.

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

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.

COMMENT: Announcement that Len Brown is going to the world climate change conference in Paris will anger many.

Tough allocation criteria make it near-impossible for most people to even get on the state house waiting lists. The private rental market is a tough place to enter when you're down and out, writes Sue Bradford.

Attendees will be asked to light candles to commemorate the victims in Paris, and there will be a condolences book for people to leave a message of support.

The cost of cleaning the windows at Great Barrier Island airport is surprising.

Len Brown would have us believe that nothing happened pre-Super City and that advances since then were all his doing.

COMMENT: The writing was on the wall for outgoing mayor Len Brown and his fanciful schemes, he just needed Phil Goff to show him the door, writes Mike Hosking.

Seldom has New Zealand seen, at any level of politics, a rise and fall as rapid as that of Len Brown.

New interactive maps have shown how projected sea-level rise under different climate change would transform our coastlines and inundate low-lying areas.

Auckland house prices have been driven by speculative demand as much as - or probably more than - a shortage of supply.

Len Brown's announcement has been met with relief by council members who say they can focus on milestone decisions for the region's future.

It's rare for politicians to admit their mistakes. Particularly one as recent as Auckland Council's unelected Maori Statutory Board, writes Brian Rudman.

Richie McCaw was granted the Freedom of Auckland by Mayor Len Brown yesterday - the first time the honour has been bestowed since the birth of the Super City five years ago.

The Government is proposing a governance model similar to the Auckland Council for regions that have voted to reject a Super City-like structure.

Lyttelton Port Co, which was taken private by Christchurch City Council last year, is suing insurance broker Aon for $184 million over the handling of its policies during the 2010 and 2011....

Fire safety issues have stopped construction on the first 20 terraced homes at Auckland's biggest affordable housing project.

A sea wall is to be built at one of Auckland's most popular beaches in a $5 million plan to try to stop storms ripping out chunks of its grassy park and currents carrying away its sand.

It bemuses me the way the major political parties go to so much trouble to disguise their interest in running Auckland Council, Brian Rudman writes.