Ports of Auckland are asking Auckland Council to let it extend its waterfront operations 250 metres into Waitemata Harbour by 2055. The Heart of the City lobby group created these illustrations showing how it could look.

Auckland local board members have waded into the bitter dispute between the Ports of Auckland and striking workers, issuing an unprecedented statement.

Auckland wharfies are at loggerheads with their employer over the hours they work. The port company says rosters are inflexible, the union says proposed changes will ruin family life. Mathew Dearnaley reports on the standoff

The latest attempt at mediation in the Ports of Auckland dispute appears to have failed to make progress.