Manukau Mayor Len Brown is calling on the Government to step in and define the roles and functions of local boards on the Auckland Super City authority.

Aspiring politicians for the 19 local boards on the Auckland Super City will have to wait until March for a job description.

Embattled North Shore mayor Andrew Williams has told John Key prescription drugs may have been behind a ranting late-night text.

Banks says mayor's call for a lower spending limit is a stunt.

The Government is passing a law so that the new Auckland Super City council doesn't need to initiate a takeover bid for AIAL.

Aucklanders will be spared big swings in rates when the Super City comes into existence next year.