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New Lynn boosts housing capacity with a little help from their friends
It takes a village to enable new housing in Auckland’s growing suburbs.
Compliance soars by 70 percent as developers get smarter with sediment control
Developers getting smarter with sediment compliance
Auckland upzoning sparks more homes and improved affordability
Chief Economist Gary Blick talks about the Auckland Unitary Plan and how upzoning for greater housing capacity sees significant positive outcomes, such as substantially more new homes and improved affordability
Wynyard Crossing Bridge preventative maintenance underway
The Wynyard Crossing Bridge is needing extensive maintenance work so it can operate more reliably and to address potential safety risks.
A win for the environment as hefty fine handed out for illegal earthworks in Te Papapa
Illegal earthworks on contaminated site in Te Papapa
Ancient boulders hold contemporary objects in an extraordinary new public artwork in upper Federal Street
This week residents of Federal Street (south) will see eight large boulders and placed in their street ahead of the official unveiling and light-up of the completed artwork Lost & Found in April.
Experience our new Queen Street
Window shopping while dreaming of your next holiday, a purposeful walk to work, a leisurely round of retail therapy, or gathering to chat with friends?
Myers Park opens first stage of new artwork - unique in New Zealand, if not the world
This summer, Aucklanders and visitors who step into Myers Park will discover something deeply meaningful and magical.
Flagrant breaches see a total of $133,000 in fines for professionals who built an upmarket Remuera precinct
Unconsented building lands developer, builder & project manager in hot water.
Your city centre refresh is calling
We invite you to reset your summer with a stroll through our city centre. Make a day of it and discover what’s new since you were here last.
Discover the magic where Queen Street meets the sea
It’s the coveted spot in New Zealand’s Monopoly boardgame. It’s New Zealand’s premier street. It fires up the passion of Aucklanders. It’s a dynamic place. And the lower end of Queen Street is all shiny and new and ready for you to visit.
Channelling Melbourne, our laneways are flourishing this summer
This summer there’s no need to look across the Tasman for the street vibe of Melbourne’s laneways. Our very own joined-up laneways network is right on your doorstep.
8 fun ways for kids to play at Wynyard Quarter
Let your kids’ imaginations run wild with endless ways to play at Wynyard Quarter.
Time-of-use charging on the cards in Auckland
The aim of time-of-use charging is to reduce congestion and speed up travel times throughout the city.
'Head in the sand' and 'accident waiting to happen' costs developers hefty fines
Developers slapped with fines for breaches of the Resource Management Act
Tessa Harris helps shape public spaces in Tāmaki Makaurau with her art
From Karangahape Road to Te Wānanga on Quay Street, Tessa Harris (Ngāi Tai ki Tāmaki) walks around Auckland and sees an increasing amount of her own art and that of fellow Māori artists embedded in the city’s architecture and prominent places.
