It is a city that prides itself on its diverse ethnic communities, but Auckland is run by a club of white men living in the wealthy suburbs.

The All Blacks are scheduled to play most of their matches at the Rugby World Cup in England, including the final hopefully, during the hours the bars would be closed.

Allowing councils to charge rates against Crown-owned properties such as schools should be investigated, most of the country's local authorities believe.

Aucklanders commuting to work in the central city will soon have to pay an extra $35 a week at three of Auckland Council's inner-city car park buildings.

Neighbours in Auckland's prestigious Paritai Drive are fighting moves to tag their properties with a Maori heritage designation.

The form letter posted to numbers "68 to 110a Paritai Drive" was not well-received by residents of one of Auckland's most wealthy streets.

Richard Prebble had better watch out. After three decades of perfecting his image as the bogeyman of the left, he's come up with a solution to Auckland's congestion woes, writes Brian Rudman.

The heritage lobby is predicting wholesale destruction of the city's character suburbs following an interim call to loosen heritage rules.

Now that some of the work on the new St Lukes Rd overbridge is almost completed and the old overbridge removed, can you give an update on this project?

New signage regulations for residential brothels mean streets housing families and children could easily become a K'Rd-style red light district, a lobby group says.

The resignation of Ports of Auckland chairman Graeme Hawkins for health reasons gives Mayor Len Brown the chance to do what he should have done a long time ago.

Two regular public transport users — Roger Hall on the buses and Barry Jenkins on the trains — share the trials of recent rides.

Len Brown's recent cuddle-up to Transport Minister Simon Bridges reminds me of a poor Whanganui chap banged up in Bali for being willing to believe anything in his quest for a little love, writes Brian Rudman.

Auckland communities are being asked to come up with hard evidence to support a battle to keep 1200 liquor bans on beaches, neighbourhood parks and playgrounds.

John Clark, chairman of the Cornwall Park Trust Board, explains why the board would not let Watercare put a new pipe through the park.

A hui held in Kaikohe saw almost 100 kaumatua and kuia support Sonny Tau continuing as chairman of the Ngapuhi Runanga after it was announced he would face charges of hunting/killing kukupa and....

People are concerned about rates - I am too. But as a result of our budget work and the adoption of a levy we can invest more in transport, writes Auckland mayor Len Brown.

Several Auckland local boards have proposed changes to dog regulations, including a complete ban on dogs at Shoal Bay on the North Shore.

John Key, Bill English, Paula Bennett and Simon Bridges all know Len Brown is a lame duck mayor, writes Fran O'Sullivan.

Len Brown defends the function as a thank you to staff, but critics say a 10 per cent rates hike is nothing to celebrate.

I'm a little nervous about supporting Watercare's desire to bury a large watermain along the outer fringes of Cornwall Park.

The Super City's hands are tied when it comes to the law and telling the port what to do, writes Charles Levin.

Editorial: Now that the project has been stopped the company should cut its losses and think again. It has reclaimed enough of the harbour.

In a democracy, if the executive can't get a majority to support its plans, the accepted course is for the rulers to go away and prepare a budget the majority will support, writes Brian Rudman.

Auckland Mayor Len Brown and his wife Shan Inglis sold their big South Auckland house for $1.68 million - less than the asking price of $1.75 million.

Auckland will not solve the city's affordable housing crisis by loosening heritage rules, says the heritage lobby.

An old computer cobbled together for $2.2 million is taking business off a new council computer costing hundreds of millions of dollars to build from scratch.

One of the world's richest men is eyeing a role in the redevelopment of Auckland, says mayor Len Brown.