Laura Kvigstad, Public Interest Journalism funded through NZ On Air

Material costs and labour market shortages are expected to impact Auckland Council’s capital spending over the next financial year. At a Finance and Performance Committee...

Efforts to retain the ‘pay as you throw’ option in Auckland Council’s new waste management plan have been thrown out. The majority of councillors on...

Mayor Phil Goff has rejected an accusation that he is selling out on the controversial Three Waters reforms by accepting funding for the reforms. At...

Auckland Council is lobbying government for changes to bylaw enforcement – without change, High Court costs land on the ratepayers, staff say.  Last year Council...

New bylaws governing signs have come into effect after being approved by Auckland Transport (AT) and Auckland Council. The latest bylaws bring Council and AT...

Hauraki Gulf forum members raised eyebrows when it was revealed the executive officer had put forward his own salary recommendations. At its May 23 meeting,...

A record number of resource consent applications were submitted to Auckland Council last November, but staff expect another peak later this year. A total of...

Councillors have challenged a resolution that recognised Auckland Council as meeting its customer service targets.  At the Finance and Performance committee meeting on May 19,...

Auckland Council plan changes will make it easier for households to install rainwater tanks by removing the costly and time-consuming consent process. The changes, approved...

The latest Pre-election Report from Auckland Council encourages candidates and voters to focus on inequity, climate change and funding ahead of this year’s local government...