Leaked documents reveal new plans to open up the harbourside, with new berths for cruise ships and superyachts for the rich and famous.

KiwiSaver is a fantastic long-term superannuation scheme but it has one major drawback: limited domestic investment opportunities.

It's a small solution to a big cruise ship problem and it could be a win-win.

Mega ship Ovation of the Seas will make its final New Zealand call of the summer in Auckland today.

Port of Tauranga's new megaship service was expected to boost containers handled by the port to a record-breaking total of more than one million.

Auckland's mayor has said he's open to building a pontoon-like structure whose consent was put on hold by the council earlier this month.

A major Dunedin tourism operator says it may be time to reconsider turning away public bookings in favour of cruise ship passengers.

Lack of port facilities contributed to P&O ditching plans to bring a 4200-passenger ship to this market, which an industry group says is a wake-up call.

WATCH: One of the world's biggest cruise ships - which arrives in NZ next week - will be the star of cruise season.

Supermarket shelves in the earthquake-stricken region of North Canterbury will remain stocked if the Ports of Auckland has any say in it.

Plans for a ferry between Whanganui and Port Motueka have been revisited. And pending a feasibility study by the council, could have the Mayor's support. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

A Government funded feasibility study is looking at the future use of the Whanganui Port. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

Cruise ships coming to Napier Port are on the up, with 10 more expected this season. Local businesses are expected to reap the benefits with nearly 100,000 passengers expected to visit. Made with funding from NZ on Air.

The largest container ship to enter a New Zealand port, the MV Aotea Maersk, has made it’s maiden visit to Tauranga. Made with funding from NZ on Air

Auckland's first luxury liner has arrived - marking the beginning of the cruise season.

Ateed warns of a decline in visits unless these ships can be accommodated. It must be possible, without further compromising Auckland's prime attraction.

The ship's presence sparked comments on social media from Kiwis feeling uneasy about its presence.

A plan is being drawn up to sell land earmarked for a waterfront development on the shores of the Manukau Harbour for a new motorway.

Work should stop on designing a new wharf extension into the Waitemata Harbour until alternative options have been explored, say port opponents.

Northland MP and NZ First leader Winston Peters says Northport is the logical place to take Auckland's shipping freight, saving hundreds of millions of dollars.

Editorial: If Ports of Auckland was on the sharemarket, it would not be still enraging Aucklanders with these bids for more of the harbour.

A new port battle has erupted after Ports of Auckland flagged fresh plans for a 65m expansion.

Shippers have given the thumbs down to one finding from the Port Future Study - that Auckland's next major port could be sited in the Manukau Harbour.

Ports of Auckland could be moved to a new "super port" in the Manukau Harbour or the Firth of Thames at a cost of $4 billion to $5.5 billion.

Sources say a long-awaited report into the future of Ports of Auckland is recommending a 25m extension into Waitemata Harbour.

COMMENT: Is a downtown port in the biggest city the best use of the nation's most valuable real estate?

Phil Goff is promising to move the city's port and turn the waterfront land into upmarket residential, high-value commercial and public spaces.

The Ports of Auckland must be moved for the growth and prosperity of the city, say three mayoral candidates.

Excluding Northport as a possible site for taking over some of Ports of Auckland's work doesn't make sense to Northland's economic development boss.