The turnout for the Auckland Council election was profoundly disappointing. What has happened to the hopes once held for a unified, strongly led city?

Phil Goff's choice for a deputy mayor might be a dramatic break from how his predecessor ran the Super City.

Former Air NZ bosses could be installed in Auckland Council to rebuild public confidence in the failed institution, says new Auckland Mayor Phil Goff.

Voters need to assess which of candidates looks more capable of doing so. The elections matter and so does your vote.

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It is hard to dislodge the tawdry episode of Len Brown's workplace affair from any assessment of his legacy, the Weekend Herald says in an editorial.

Len Brown was the Super City's first mayor. However, it's arguable how he will be most remembered.

COMMENT: If ever there was a time for getting in before developers and land-bankers and acquiring recreational land out for future generations, it is now.

COMMENT: Auckland needs a new direction set by the elected representatives not the bureaucracy.

Criticism said leadership race was between mediocre candidates and called for big ideas. Bernard Orsman asked contenders how they'll do that.

Sydney's bumped out of the top 10 as the city of sails moves one step closer to becoming the world's best.

Council officers release "major policy shifts" to the latest draft of the Unitary Plan.

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

COMMENT: This is an issue for the entire country because if Auckland doesn't work, the country doesn't work, writes Rachel Smalley. It's our economic powerhouse.

COMMENT: Aucklanders desperately want new tools that will help to lift the performance of the existing network, and it's time for a much bolder approach to delivering them, writes Barney Irvine.

COMMENT: Let's take action on homelessness which has a better chance of fixing the problem and which returns our pavements to pedestrians.

Len Brown wrapped up his last budget yesterday with a 2.4 per cent rates rise - the lowest increase in his six budgets as Mayor of Auckland.

Auckland's political right is fragmented and facing failure in the Super City elections, warns former mayor John Banks.

How many Auckland Council staff does it to take to change a plan? About 40 when it comes to updating the blueprint for the Super City.

Following the rolling brawl in Auckland's Britomart club-lands, heavyweights from the police and Auckland Council squared off over who was to blame, writes Brian Rudman.

It's time for councillors to put their money where their mouth is and adopt a Living Wage in 2016. If they can't do that, they should stop calling Auckland "the world's most liveable city', writes Catriona MacLennan.

The Super City has spent $1.24 billion on IT since it was formed in 2010 - enough to pay for the council's half share of the $2.5 billion city rail link.

It could soon be easier on the environment to have a shower or use the toilet in Auckland.

We've arrived somewhere pretty dismal when property-owning baby boomers reckon it's okay to publicly mock young people who disagree with them, writes Toby Manhire.

The Auckland Council is going back to the drawing board after a majority of councillors scuttled housing density proposals in the city's leafy suburbs on Wednesday.

Dumping zone changes is another black mark against Mayor Len Brown and his deputy Penny Hulse.

If we do not see leadership from the council, we will continue to allow an old guard to have a stranglehold over Auckland's future, writes Sudhvir Singh.

Many residents' groups in Auckland over the years have fought hard against the schemes of city planners for higher-density housing.

Cladding problems on Auckland Council's 31-storey HQ may cost tens of millions to repair.

For nearly 100 years politicians have been talking about an inner city rail link. But for 100 years that's all it's been: talk, writes Rodney Hide.