Will Aucklanders be able to pay their rates and water bills at the same time and ring one telephone number to report a pothole or a noisy party?

The North Shore is losing popular events, like the Devonport Food and Wine Festival and Wag 'n Walk Day, says the area's former mayor.

Mayoress Shan Inglis yesterday accompanied her husband Len Brown to the Howick Military Tattoo - an event from which the mayor had been told to stay away.

Paula and Joseph Anderson fear a motorway slicing through their bush-clad valley south of Warkworth will take at least $1 million off the value of their secluded property.

Taurima's actions are just so shockingly naive, writes Matt McCarten. Ironically, the consequences of his actions may well make it harder for the very party he wanted to represent.

I can understand why the organisers of the Howick Military Tattoo want Auckland Mayor Len Brown to stay away this weekend, writes Kerre McIvor.

Affordable housing will be impossible in 85 per cent of Auckland if new planning rules come into force.

Auckland City Council staff believe their privacy was breached after a million emails were checked during the investigation into mayor Len Brown's extra-marital affair.

With Queens Wharf's prominent role in the Rugby World Cup an increasingly distant memory, it has taken rather too long for a draft development masterplan to surface.

Sculpture controversy puts council plans for Queens Wharf in spotlight once again.

Some Aucklanders say a new skyscraper in downtown Auckland is a blot on the landscape. Others think it's a landmark building that will revitalise the area. Anne Gibson reports

Hollywood heart-throb George Clooney zooms around in one - now an Auckland man sees it as the ticket to beating the Super City's traffic congestion woes.

Len Brown's move leaves the Prime Minister high and dry, writes Brian Rudman. If he refuses to play ball with the Mayor and advance the construction date, he'll be handing Labour a free hit

A berm in Ellerslie has been entered into a national landscaping competition as part of a vegetable, fruit and flower garden. It even has a beehive.

Dressed in expensive suits and designer frocks, they make a beeline for Britomart bars like Tyler Street Garage and 1885.

Auckland Mayor Len Brown will pay $40,000 towards the $250,000 cost of a review into his affair with council adviser Bevan Chuang.

The cost of the report into Mayor Len Brown's extramarital affair with Bevan Chuang has reportedly risen to $250,000.

Two Auckland Council politicians are flouting council rules by planting flower beds on their berms.

A lone protester called on Auckland Mayor Len Brown to step down at the first council meeting of the year.

Aucklanders have until the end of next month to lodge submissions on the city's new planning rulebook, or Unitary Plan, says Environment Court judge David Kirkpatrick.

An advertisement that poked fun at Auckland Mayor Len Brown's extramarital affair has been cleared by the advertising watchdog as humorous and satirical.

Expectations are rising for a settlement by Auckland Mayor Len Brown towards the $100,000-plus cost of a review into his extramarital affair to be made public.

A private prosecution alleging bribery against Auckland's embattled Mayor Len Brown has been stalled at the Auckland District Court.

Hundreds of thousands of Auckland households face rates rises bigger than the 2.4 per cent average hike being proposed by Mayor Len Brown.

Len Brown vigorously promotes Auckland but debatable how much his ability to be cheerleader is now compromised.

Len Brown has hinted at seeking a third Super City mayoral term in 2016, saying the factors that will guide him include the support of his wife.

Fonterra is buying the naming rights for Shed 10 on Auckland's Queens Wharf - and will use its Anchor brand, the Herald understands.

The man taking a private prosecution against Auckland Mayor Len Brown over allegations of bribery and corruption wants the matter to become a "test case".

This year presents exciting possibilities to deliver on the goals of the Auckland Plan, writes Auckland's Mayor Len Brown.