Auckland
Auckland gets 29 new freedom camping spots
If you live in Auckland, freedom campers may be headed to a street near you.
New paperless parking machines confuse Akl commuters
Auckland Transport has installed new pay-by-plate parking machines around the city - leading to confusion among some and queues as people figure out how to use them.
Inside The Lighthouse: 'It's not an ordinary house at all'
A controversial Auckland artwork that resembles a state house will be unveiled to the public for the first time this weekend. Video
HNZ home infested with cockroaches
An Auckland Housing New Zealand home is infested with hundreds of cockroaches, and despite calls from its tenant for HNZ to fumigate the property, nothing has been done. Video, Audio
Govt cut worsened Auckland teacher shortage, says Labour
New figures show the current shortage of teachers in Auckland comes as the Government spends less promoting teaching as a career - about a million dollars a year less for the past four years. Labour… Audio
Wellington houses selling for 'stupid amounts'
The city's mayor says the only way to respond to a spike in the cost of houses is to build more. Audio
Regional fuel tax on the cards for Auckland
Auckland's mayor Phil Goff is confident he can persuade the government to bring in a regional fuel tax to help fund the city's transport needs. Audio
Protecting the Okura Estuary
The Okura Estuary is one of the wonders of Auckland's East Coast Bays. It is part of the Long Bay-Okura Marine Reserve, bound on its northern edge by lush native bush containing native trees hundreds… Audio
Auckland house listings up 13 percent
The number of city properties going on the market in December is up compared to last year, while Canterbury listings were down 25 percent.
Venus gets wildcard to defend title
New Zealand's top doubles player Michael Venus has been given a wildcard to the main draw doubles for next month's ASB tennis Classic in Auckland.
$15m cycleway already needs fixing
Auckland's popular pink-paved Lightpath will be resurfaced a year after it opened.
Todd Niall - Report Card on Auckland's Mayoralty
RNZ's Auckland affairs correspondent Todd Niall looks at how Phil Goff's mayoralty is stacking up so far. Audio
Goff hasn't studied detail of marketing report he criticised
Mayor Phil Goff will not champion it, iwi have criticised it, now it will be up to council whether to scrap a new Auckland city marketing slogan - "A Place Desired by Many".
Mayor: no time for close look at marketing plan he opposes
Auckland's mayor Phil Goff supports Ateed's efforts to boost Auckland's film industry - but he doesn't want time and money wasted on branding. Audio
Auckland slogan faces scrap heap
It cost $500,000, the mayor will not back it - and the iwi says they could have helped.
Will Auckland's soon-to-graduate teachers stay in the Big Smoke?
School is out for third-year teaching students at Auckland University. Will they stay and battle house prices, or move to greener pastures? Audio
Auckland University's Maidment Theatre faces 'cost-effective' demolition
Auckland University's earthquake-prone Maidment Theatre could be demolished to make way for a new facility.
Mark Roach - NZ Music Hall of Fame
Mark Roach of the NZ Music Hall of Fame. Key partner and catalyst for Volume: Making Music in Aotearoa. Audio
Insight: Auckland's new mayor - Phil Goff
New mayor of Auckland city Phil Goff speaks to Wallace Chapman. Audio
Campaign: Auckland (Part 5)
Campaign: Auckland 2016 is a weekly series in which Todd Niall takes you behind the scenes of the Auckland mayoral race. In episode five, it's the last night of the mayoral proms - their final public… Audio
