Political parties are tailoring all manner of policies for Auckland, or more precisely at 1,030,125 enrolled Jafas, to win their vote.

Watercare chief executive Mark Ford - who is known as "The Fixer" - is expected to step down shortly for health reasons.

NZ First leader Winston Peters has warned "separatism is coming to a council near you" .

Auckland Council may have to pay Precinct Properties $20 million compensation for the loss of underground carparking in its Downtown Shopping Centre.

Queens and Captain Cook wharves may have to be extended at a cost of tens of millions of dollars to accommodate the new generation of cruise ships.

'The Pope's Losing Battle with the Mob", headlined Warsaw's Polityka newspaper.

We all hate being stuck in traffic. The usual response to congested roads in New Zealand, especially in Auckland, is to make the congested road bigger - turn a two-lane road into four.

A new "pay-as-you-throw" system featuring microchipped waste bins is being proposed to standardise rubbish collection across Auckland.

The first images of a major facelift for Auckland's downtown waterfront have been released by the council.

After being relinquished by National's Chris Tremain, the battle for the seat of Napier has been heating up between Labour's Stuart Nash and National newcomer Wayne Walford.

Luigi Wewege is now a chief executive who wants to help rich immigrants move to New Zealand.

Who wants to shell out a king's ransom for "optimal uplift" of a bridge on Auckland's waterfront when there's already a decent one there, asks Brian Rudman.

The Dunedin City Council's alleged vehicle fraud may go back further than first thought - and more missing cars and money are likely to be involved.

David Cunliffe is backing the party's choice of a couple used as a case study for Labour's housing policy, after the pair conceded they weren't actually looking to buy.

Support for New Zealand First and the Conservative Party has surged since the release of Dirty Politics, while both National and Labour have stumbled in the latest political poll.

Today is D-Day for David Cunliffe. Debate Day. The Labour leader must seize the opportunity provided by going head to head with the Prime Minister.

How's this for an anomaly: if a commercial property is munted in an earthquake, and maybe even kills someone, it gives rise to a tax deduction, but seismic strengthening work to reduce the risk of that happening does not.

An operation in which undercover police officers drank in Dunedin bars has been slammed as 'creepy' by the Hospitality Association.

Dunedin's mayor has admitted his council missed a chance to detect an alleged $1.5m fraud in its car fleet, after overlooking Audit NZ advice.

Police have been called in and the Serious Fraud Office notified, after the Dunedin City Council this afternoon revealed the full size of an alleged $1.5 million fraud within its Citifleet department.

Auckland Transport is pursuing tens of thousands of dollars in disputed payments after a long-running investigation.

Cameron Slater asked an ex-prostitute to help dig up more stories on Len Brown when it became clear he wasn't going to resign, according to Nicky Hager's new book.