Stories by Stephen Forbes

Auckland's overheated property market has been blamed for the massive cost blow-out of Auckland's Mill Rd project.

Tougher restrictions on the advertising and marketing of alcohol are needed in Auckland to reduce the harm caused by the liquor industry, public health officials say.

Auckland's mayor says plans by developers to use the government's Covid-19 recovery legislation to fast-track a rural redevelopment are a step too far.

An online threat against Auckland Council development agency Panuku, amid a backlash against road closures in Pukekohe, has led to a police complaint.

Council staff and a designer should have cross-checked a house built in the wrong place that could see its owner sued, an expert says.

A series of road closures and measures to reduce speeding traffic in parts of Papatoetoe have been welcomed by a number of residents, but the changes have also led to some bad behaviour by frustrated…

An Auckland home owner is being hit with a demand to move his house or pay $315k after a building botch-up led to his property being built right on the neighbour's boundary.

An alcohol pressure group is calling for Auckland Council to take action against bottle stores in South Auckland that flout its bylaw with signs advertising liquor in the community.

The government's wage freeze for public sector workers could have a chilling effect on district health boards like Counties Manukau as it tries to clear its surgery backlog due to Covid-19, a union…

A nightclub which was expected to close for good last year after being linked to a shooting is back in business after a change of name and ownership.

Transport Minister Michael Wood refuses to say what the latest cost projections are for Auckland's Mill Rd project.

The New Zealand Spinal Trust says the announcement that the government will provide $110 million in funding for a new spinal rehabilitation unit in Manukau is fantastic news.

A free, publicly available testing programme for syphilis needs to be made available in South Auckland to help tackle the epidemic, an expert says.

The government's planned Māori Health Authority will give Māori a greater voice in the health system, a patient says.

A new rehabilitation facility in South Auckland for people with spinal injuries now appears to be one step closer, with the government earmarking $110 million in funding for it.

Parliament's health select committee has raised concerns about the growth of syphilis in South Auckland and the need for extra funding for primary and sexual health services to stop its spread.

The Covid-19 vaccine roll-out is the light at the end of the tunnel for South Seas Healthcare Trust after a turbulent year impacted by the pandemic.

Developer Charles Ma says KiwiRail's plans to build a new station in south Auckland, near his company's Auranga development, defies "common sense".

The government's latest plan to get Auckland's light rail project back on track has received mixed reviews from some of those who will be affected by it.

Pokie machines venues in South Auckland made more than $26 million in profits in the final quarter of 2020, new figures show.

Auckland councillor Chris Darby says a legal challenge against the $1.4 billion Mill Road project by climate change advocates All Aboard Aotearoa is a sign of what's to come.

A worker at Middlemore Hospital's emergency department says it cannot cope with the demand for its services, and serious staffing shortages are now impacting on the treatment of patients.

With the Auckland Council announcing cut price fares for trains and buses for people on low incomes, it now appears tertiary students might be next.

Counties Manukau District Health Board is short 150 nurses, a revelation the New Zealand Nurses Organisation is calling outrageous.

Counties Manukau Health is trying to minimise the impact of the recent Covid-19 lockdowns in Auckland, it says, despite having cancelled 150 non-acute operations.