Auckland Mayor Phil Goff says no decisions have been made about a possible toilet tax.

Takapuna golf course could be carved up for golf, parkland and housing.

Though favourites return, the survey reveals opinions are changing as to where to live.

Auckland Council has reinvented its vision for the city over the next 30 years.

COMMENT: Prime Minister Ardern looked for Russian spies but the cupboard was bare.

COMMENT: The Auckland Council is inviting public feedback on its Auckland Plan.

COMMENT: 10-year budget will fix sewage leaks, traffic congestion and Kauri dieback.

The SkyPath cycleway is on track now the Auckland Harbour Bridge has been lit up.

Takapuna became the latest of many beaches in the city affected by pollution.

COMMENT: A great city used to be more than roads, sewers and ports, writes Brian Rudman.

Auckland Council CEO rejects motion to debate $500k business-class travel.

Council wants better value for money from museums, gallery.

The Herald reviews the Super City, set up seven years ago to charge up Auckland.

Winston Peters is "where we need him", independence group says.

Auckland Mayor Phil Goff wants Auckland ratepayers' GST to spend on infrastructure.

Auckland's congestion can be solved by hiring cars rather than owning them.

Who is responsible for managing Auckland's events scene and how much we're paying?

It's good news for some with a big development in the unification of waste collection.

COMMENT: The Auckland Council's costs need to be cut before mayor asks for more revenue.

Millennials share how they've managed to buy their first Auckland homes.

A double-booking at an Auckland cemetery has left two grieving families devastated.

It's one of the jewels in the City of Sails' tourism push - but what lies beneath the Auckland Harbour is a very dirty secret.

Former North Shore Mayor Andrew Williams has shifted to Taupo and is now taking guests and his and wife Jane's Fairbairn House.

COMMENT: Great to hear that new mayor Phil Goff plans to herd the cats into the home paddock for a stern lecture on who is boss.

EXCLUSIVE: Auckland council bureaucrats have spent $500k on a new city brand, which has already been condemned as "outrageous" by some councillors.

COMMENT: The idea that a perfect brand, will magically make citizens feel great and suck tourists and businessmen down to this country, seems rather silly.

COMMENT: Imagine Auckland 20 years from now. If we play our cards right, we'll be living in what Lonely Planet will describe as a destination city.

COMMENT: Phil Goff has the potential to be an excellent mayor. He is capable and personable. I don't know anyone who doesn't like him.

The knives are out in the National Party after the centre-right's disastrous result at last weekend's local elections in Auckland.

COMMENT: Poor Phil Goff. He's hardly jumped into his new Nissan Leaf mayoral limousine for a honeymoon whirl, when old foe John Key punctures front tyres.