BusinessNZ chief executive Phil O'Reilly is resigning from his role at the end of the year after a decade in the job.

Chief economist says Hosking has it wrong when he heaps all the blame for soaring house prices on the Auckland Council.

Six councillors yesterday wrote to Len Brown concerned about the impact the household rates rise will have on ratepayers.

Len Brown’s office will offer more than $1m to fund a port future study that will take at least a year — not enough time to meet Ports of Auckland’s deadline.

Watercare is increasing the price of water and wastewater in Auckland by 2.5 per cent.

It seems to be the big question of the moment, writes Liam Dann. There's no doubt the property market is hot. Too hot for those struggling to buy their first home.

Groups battling to save the Waitemata Harbour from further port expansion have found a powerful ally in the Auckland Council, the port company's arms-length owner.

Peter Bromhead's take on Auckland rates.

Aucklanders who think it's safe to go down to the waterfront again after the "compromise" over the Bledisloe terminal extensions must think again.

The last thing Nick Smith needs is Auckland Council holding the Government to ransom over special housing sites, writes Mike Hosking.

Auckland households are facing a steep rates rise of about 9.5 per cent to pay for Mayor Len Brown's latest budget plan.

Protesters are vowing to carry on the fight to save the Waitemata Harbour from being shrunk further for port use.

The compromise between Auckland Council and the Auckland port company will satisfy neither side. Sooner or later, the company has to accept it can have no more of the harbour.

Chas Wood, a 91-year-old war veteran, moved slowly but surely with the aid of a walker along the 1.4km protest route.

The Auckland Council does not know the true cost to ratepayers of Mayor Len Brown's latest budget plan.

Auckland Mayor Len Brown says he had to use his casting vote for a compromise over the port company's wharf extension dispute, in the absence of five councillors.

Auckland Mayor Len Brown used his casting vote to accept a compromise proposal by the city-owned port company to stop extending the shorter of its two wharf extensions.

Auckland Mayor Len Brown is proposing a 6.5 per cent rates increase today to spend more on transport.

Ports of Auckland is sitting on land with a commercial value of $2.2 billion, far greater than its $76 million value for port use, says an economist.

Auckland Council is considering a regional crackdown on property owners whose homes are a nuisance and a public health threat.

Chairman appears to have put his job on the line by digging in against council pressure to stop extending Bledisloe Wharf into the Waitemata Harbour.

The Auckland Chamber of Commerce is supporting a halt of work on two large wharf extensions into the Waitemata Harbour.

More than 1000 people have signed an online petition protesting a West Auckland McDonald's from operating 24 hours a day.

Port protesters are targeting Mayor Len Brown to stop work on two huge wharf extensions into the Waitemata Harbour.

Supporters of the threatened Takapuna Beach Holiday Camp rallied in support of the seaside North Shore facility at a public meeting last night.

A ban on cars from the summit of Mt Eden has been confirmed as likely by the end of this year.

Ports of Auckland is proceeding with two huge wharf extensions, despite public protests, a political call to halt work and a legal challenge against consents for the work.

Ports of Auckland's work on two massive wharf extensions into the Waitemata Harbour is proceeding despite public protests and a political call to halt work.