The Helen Clark Foundation’s new book, Facing Up to our Future, brings together 21 New Zealand specialists to examine the...

A plan without enduring power, funding and accountability is not a commitment. The next phase of the city deal must...

Auckland has rarely lacked plans for growth. What it has lacked, more often, is the power, certainty and investment to...

The imminent Auckland city and regional deal is important, overdue, and will be worth welcoming. It will mark a shift:...

Auckland needs a cross-party commitment to lift productivity, invest in skills and back a serious innovation and start-up ecosystem

One week into postal voting in the Auckland local elections, Mark Thomas offers the bemused or confused reasons to vote...

The more immediate problems of rush-hour traffic and house prices are clouding the fact that Auckland is significantly underperforming elsewhere

Artificial intelligence is already helping New Zealand tackle climate change — but what’s working now, what’s ready to scale, and...

Auckland council has established a $1.3 billion Future Fund to reduce reliance on rates for infrastructure.

The rooftop football field at Auckland University's new Hiwa Recreation Centre, which opened this month.

Agritech innovator Halter and its founder Craig Piggott have revolutionised dairy farming from Auckland – but they've done it despite...

Parents and offspring can have turbulent relationships as each navigate the path between giving up dependence and obtaining independence. This...

If Auckland’s going to live up to its promise, the Minister for Auckland role has to have some defined mandates...

The 2024 Mood of the Boardroom survey highlighted business leaders’ concerns with economic pressures, infrastructure deficits, energy system constraints and...

This year’s State of the City report on Auckland landed just as the Olympics finished. If the city had been...

The Economist says local politics is a mixture of the good, the bad and the mad – which must include...

New Zealand must take a new approach to technological innovation if the country is to avoid a multibillion-dollar bill for...

Auckland is back among the top 30 best student-friendly cities globally for the first time since 2019. Photo / Dean...

The generational infrastructure deficit has a big impact on cities. The average Auckland commuter spends more than 120 hours a...

Gateway cities around the world are so important to national prosperity that they need to be actively supported and with...