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.

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

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

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.

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.

Pressure is growing on Ports of Auckland to stop construction of two massive wharf extensions into Waitemata Harbour.

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

While there was an appetite for a lower North Island super city, the Wairarapa should not be included within it, Wellington's Mayor Celia Wade-Brown told the Local Government Commission today.

Heads could roll over Ports of Auckland expansion plans, according to a senior Auckland Council source.

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.