An Auckland couple who own a $2m leaky home have an “arguable case” in their lawsuit against the pair that sold them the property, a High Court judge says.

The Government shouldn't suddenly decide that ratepayers be forced to beggar themselves to maintain and upgrade a public transport system, writes Brian Rudman.

Aucklanders should have an informed debate about the state of the city finances.

The Auckland Rugby Union is looking at the possibility of shifting their ITM Cup home games away from Eden Park as paltry crowds hit them financially.

A plan to change Quay St from a car-dominated road into a waterfront boulevard is back on the table with Auckland Council seeking expressions of interest from designers.

Aucklanders are rebelling at Mayor Len Brown's "black budget", which targets core services such as libraries and parks to pay for the $2.86 billion city rail link.

There is no end in sight to Auckland's bumpy and dusty rural metal roads, which are taking a back seat to big city projects like the $2.86 billion City Rail Link.

The Government is hoping to pass home affordability legislation to limit council charges on developers in the eight sitting days left before the election.

Auckland Transport has decided not to set up its offices in the renovated Devonport Ferry Terminal building.

Auckland Transport intends spending $200,000 on a super bikeshed at the Panmure railway station.

New Zealand's road toll has dropped by two thirds since 1990. The changes across the country are striking and raise the question; what are we doing right?

Strong measures to consider keeping a central Auckland square in public ownership before it could be privatised have been soundly defeated by the Auckland Council.

An investigation has been launched into the disappearance of dozens of the Dunedin City Council's vehicles, with proceeds unaccounted for, the ODT understands.

John Key briefly considered walking away from the job about 18 months ago and his new biography reveals he sacked two Ministers for 'nothing in particular'.

Labour plans to sock wealthy New Zealanders and multinationals for hundreds of millions of dollars in new taxes to fund new spending initiatives while posting slightly larger surpluses than National.

The privatisation of Queen Elizabeth Square in downtown Auckland has allegedly been pushed through a council committee without councillors being told of an option to retain the $60 million public open space.

Serial litigant Graham McCready has been told he has no standing in a court room and needs to find a lawyer to fight his private prosecutions.

John Key has left open the possibility of New Zealand joining a "training intervention" which the US is expected to table in Washington, writes Fran O'Sullivan.

Auckland Mayor Len Brown has seized on pollution from diesel buses as ammunition for early government funding of a $2.86 billion underground railway.

The capital is planning a culinary invasion of New Zealand's biggest city.

It would have been a spectacular deal for the two canny investors, and a boon for their company, which is moving further into prime commercial redevelopment, writes Dita De Boni.

The Supreme Court's landmark decision clarifying when home owners can make claims about leaky buildings will only affect a small number of people, government officials say.

The PM's office has been left-red faced after John Key's personal briefing notes were accidentally sent to a reporter, revealing details about a killing that were not yet public.

A lawyer says hundreds of leaky-home owners could seek to overturn rejected compensation bids after a landmark Supreme Court decision.

Editorial: Labour MP Andrew Little is right, an inquiry is needed into the police decision not to prosecute John Banks.