A woman has been charged after a broken window pane severed a leg artery of a rubbish truck runner who collected the bag.

The resignation of Auckland War Memorial Museum director Dr Vanda Vitali has brought calls for her museum trust board bosses to be dismissed.

High tides and bad weather could flood Auckland's Northwestern Motorway in coming months.

Some ratepayers have begun paying for the 2011 Rugby World Cup but a ratepayers group says the tourism and hospitality industry should pick up the tab.

Leaders from worst-affected areas want to strike deal before Super City formed.

Centre's popularity with shoppers illustrates success of this trailblazing retail development project.

Songwriter extraordinaire Neil Finn is also proving himself adept as a property developer.

Councils are staring at an estimated $6 billion legal bill to fix the country's leaky homes - with the crushing debt falling on ratepayers.