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Lucy Walker: Dangerous building sites need better oversight

COMMENT: Are authorities able to monitor and oversee the hundreds of building projects across Auckland, asks Lucy Walker.

Rod Drury 'incredibly proud' of Crone

Xero chief executive "incredibly proud" of NZ managing director Victoria Crone, who has resigned from her role to make a bid for the Auckland mayoralty.

Editorial: Reserve Bank moves right for economy

Climate change may still seem a distant threat, but a "Super El Nino" summer is already evident.

Selwyn in line to run council flats

One of New Zealand's biggest aged-care providers is believed to have been picked by Auckland Council to take over managing the council's 1412 pensioner flats.

Inside NZ's tallest tower

Heavy hint that popular clothing chains Zara and Uniqlo will be part of huge Auckland development.

David Hay: Toward a cooler Auckland

I have a proposal for Auckland to become a coal-free zone, writes David Hay. Holding climate change to two degrees or less means the world has to stop burning fossil fuels,

Victoria Crone to decide Monday on Auckland mayoralty

Auckland business boss is expected to announce on Monday whether she will contest the Auckland mayoralty.

Victoria Crone 'not the right candidate'

Auckland business boss Victoria Crone is not the rockstar mayoral candidate the right is after, says centre-right mayoral contender Mark Thomas.

Brown's EA to pay for emotional harm

The moment Auckland mayor Len Brown's executive assistant ran over a pedestrian in the CBD was a "split-second thing" that she will not lose her licence over, a judge ruled.

Roger Hall: Slow down the number of migrants

COMMENT: Remember the Lorax? Once that green space has gone, it has gone for ever, writes Roger Hall.

Gareth Morgan: Cats - the number one threat to native wildlife

All the money spent and work being done by the council and groups to restore native wildlife is a complete waste of time if we don't manage the number one problem - cats, writes Gareth Morgan.

Editorial: Goff favourite but needs to exert control

Phil Goff is the instant front-runner, if not a near certainty, to be the next mayor of Auckland.

From leafy suburb to apartment zone

Auckland councillors are going behind closed doors to propose rezoning thousands more houses in the city's suburbs for multiple townhouses and apartments.

Secret housing plans for Auckland

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.

Your Views: Who should be mayor of Auckland?

Phil Goff on being mayor of Auckland

After announcing he will stand for Auckland mayor, Phil Goff shares his thoughts on how he would run NZ's largest city.

Dismay over pool fence rule change

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.

Who will be the next Auckland mayor?

Incumbent Len Brown's announcement that he will not stand again has left the field wide open for next year's local body election.