Two large Fletcher cranes have appeared at the end of Bledisloe Wharf at the Ports of Auckland, but it is not known if this signals a start to work on two wharf extensions.

The stand-off between Ports of Auckland and Auckland Council over a political call to stop work on two wharf extensions enters its fourth week today.

Auckland Council's City Centre Integration team has just released a map showing the huge public and private investment planned for the next decade.

A small majority of Aucklanders support a big and expensive transport programme for the Super City, according to a new survey.

The present city administration's desire to keep politics out of council affairs plays right into the hands of the bureaucrats, the powerful, and "council-controlled organisations", writes Brian Rudman.

A legal challenge to the lawfulness of two wharf extensions in the Waitemata Harbour will be heard in June.

Several councillors have leapt to the defence of Ports of Auckland, the council-owned company facing public and political pressure to halt work on two new wharf extensions into the Waitemata Harbour.

Prime Minister John Key says the Government would be willing to work with Labour MP Phil Goff if he becomes Auckland mayor.

Auckland Mayor Len Brown has conceded the first he knew about two wharf extensions at the Ports of Auckland was from the Herald.

For younger readers, Sambo's story may need some introduction, writes Peter Calder. Published in 1899, it was the first book of Edinburgh-born Helen Bannerman, who spent much of her life in southern India.

Ports of Auckland plans to build two large extensions at the end of Bledisloe Wharf. So what's all the fuss? We explain it here.

A multimillion-dollar contract to build two finger wharves at Ports of Auckland is up in the air because of legal and political manoeuvres.

The port's plans for expansion into the Waitemata will irrevocably ruin the connection between the central city and the harbour, writes Greg McKeown.

How many good ideas has Auckland lost because of council's lack of enthusiasm?

Auckland Mayor Len Brown has stepped up a war of words with Ports of Auckland, accusing port bosses of keeping the council in the dark about two huge wharf extensions.

The public stoush over Auckland's planned port extension has now entered the legal arena, with a pressure group filing papers in the High Court.

Plans for Auckland Transport's ambitious $2.4 billion City Rail Link project are gathering speed, as it secures more real estate along the route.

Auckland Council has told Ports of Auckland to stop work on two wharf extensions or face the "thermonuclear" option.

Cars may be squeezed out of Auckland's main street as the city's transport authority looks to modern trams to move growing throngs of commuters.

Auckland Council has formally asked Ports of Auckland to halt construction of two massive wharf extensions.

A marine reserve around Waiheke Island beaches could lead to the kind of crowding that occurs at Goat Island, residents opposed to the plan say.

Auckland Council is chasing unpaid rates of $300,595.02 on eight properties and court action has begun to result in forced sales.

Our efforts to minimise our impact aren't enough for some. Now there must be no expansion and there are calls to move the port, somewhere, anywhere, writes Tony Gibson.

Half the 7375 dogs impounded in Auckland were destroyed in 2013-14 after being unclaimed by their owners and deemed unsuitable for adoption.

Rezoning Auckland's Viaduct apartment land as commercial would make the area more like other parts of the city and result in a more vibrant mix of activities, says Auckland Council.

Ports of Auckland is not ruling out a pause in construction on two massive wharf extensions into the Waitemata Harbour.

The High Court has ruled that an Auckland North Shore property at 2/57 Northboro Rd, Belmont must be sold because of $59,393 unpaid rates.

Prime Minister John Key says losing Northland in yesterday's byelection was disappointing but he was "pretty philosophical" about it.

Winston Peters' victory is an astonishing achievement. He cleaned out National. He cleaned out Labour, writes Rodney Hide.