The Auckland Council seems to be constantly surprised by decisions of its subordinate bodies.

Business leader Sir Stephen Tindall is making a last-gasp plea to Mayor Len Brown and councillors to halt further reclamation of the Waitemata Harbour for port use.

Protesters angry that Auckland’s port company are expanding further into the harbour have taken over Queens Wharf this morning.

The Auckland Council has filed its changes to ease controls for further reclamation of Waitemata Harbour for port use.

Ports of Auckland said its first-half net profit rose by 9.5 per cent to $28.9 million in the six months to December, driven by higher freight volumes.

Auckland's Mayor is seeking an urgent explanation from Ports of Auckland after it announced plans yesterday to begin demolishing the end of Marsden Wharf next week.

Auckland Mayor Len Brown is seeking an urgent explanation from Ports of Auckland after it announced plans today to begin demolishing Marsden Wharf next week.

The Maritime Union have settled their long-running industrial dispute with Ports of Auckland this morning.

Auckland Council has voted to delay a decision on a central wharf strategy that involves further reclamation of the Waitemata Harbour.

The Auckland Council has approved two large wharf extensions into Waitemata Harbour for port use - without notifying the public or councillors.

Capacity constraints at the Port of Auckland feature high on the list of those eager to justify its expansion through further reclamation of the Waitemata Harbour.

Councillors will be asked to permit the port company to reclaim 2ha of harbour every 10 years into the future, writes Brian Rudman.

Auckland councillors will make a huge call behind closed doors on Thursday on whether to stand firm against further reclamation of the Waitemata Harbour for port use.

A plan to rearrange the uses of Auckland's downtown wharves, including a new cruise ship terminal on Captain Cook wharf, is going to an Auckland Council committee.

Auckland Mayor Len Brown will not say if he supports further reclamation of the Waitemata Harbour by Ports of Auckland ahead of a big decision on the issue.

The ferry from Half Moon Bay is a kaleidoscope of Auckland on the water.

Ports of Auckland is probably one of the few ports to own and operate its own harbour pilot service, writes Phoebe Falconer.

Take a look at the German launch of a megaship so big that Auckland will expand its wharf for its visit

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.

An ambitious wishlist of 16 projects to transform downtown Auckland is being released today. We take a look at what's being suggested.

NZX-listed Scales Corp says its subsidiary Polarcold will build a new cold store at Ports of Auckland's intermodal freight facility at Wiri.

Ports of Auckland, Napier Port and Icepak have formed a joint venture to develop a $20m freight hub near Palmerston North.

A turnaround in the fortunes of the council-owned Ports of Auckland has helped explode the myth that companies need to be listed on the NZX in order to perform.

The Ports of Auckland said it had handled a record number of containers in March, beating the previous record set last October.

The bulk of New Zealand's imports come through the Ports of Auckland while the Port of Tauranga is the undisputed king of the export trade.

Ports of Auckland chief executive Tony Gibson says the company is starting to reap the benefits of a reorganisation plan started in 2011.