Rowan Quinn
Auckland mayor backs free public transport for kids
Auckland children could travel for free on public transport during weekends and public holidays if a proposal by mayor Phil Goff and two councillors is approved. Video, Audio
Elderly women fight Auckland Council over development
A group of women in their late 70s and 80s are taking on Auckland Council and its development arm Panuku over a controversial upmarket development that will dwarf their tiny pensioner flats. The women… Audio
Auckland Council votes to pay $500m more on City Rail Link
Some Auckland councillors are complaining they've been handed a raw deal by the government as they vote to pay half a billion dollars more towards the City Rail Link. The council and the government… Audio
Coding club on a mission to help Pasifika kids find their inner geek
Self-confessed computer nerd Ron Amosa has funded and set up a computer coding club, aimed at sparking interest amongst the Pacific community. Video, Audio
'Affordable' home buyers charged extra for driveways, landscaping
Is a driveway an essential part of a home - or an optional extra...a nice to have?! A senior Auckland councillor has ordered an urgent investigation into whether affordable home buyers should have… Audio
'Affordable' Auckland home buyers stung by costly driveways
'Affordable home' buyers in an Auckland Special Housing Area have been charged thousands of dollars more than the ticket price for so called 'extras' like driveways - effectively pushing their homes… Audio
Auckland Council fights its own development arm in court
The legal bills are racking up as Auckland Council effectively fights itself in a battle over a central Auckland development. The council, and its development arm Panuku, can't agree on an apartment… Audio
Goff, Tamihere: Auckland mayoralty race heats up
Aucklanders have a mayoral fight on their hands - and it looks like it's going to get scrappy. After staying coy for weeks, the current mayor Phil Goff has finally made it official - he will run… Audio
AT signals codesign of controversial northwestern cycleway
Children at Auckland's Newton Central School have been complaining about copping abuse and nearly being hit by cyclists on the northwestern cycleway. After deeming it only a medium priority, Auckland… Video, Audio
Auckland house-builds delayed by airforce base noise
Work on hundreds of new Auckland homes is being delayed by a year or more because Auckland Council is worried about noise from engine testing at the airforce base. The council is having a second go at… Audio
Developer waiting a year for AKL Council's air base noise rules
A developer says he's ready to lay the groundwork for hundreds of new homes but he's having to wait at least a year while the Auckalnd Council sets rules about noise from the Defence Force air base at… Audio
John Tamihere expected to announce Auckland mayoralty bid
Outspoken former Labour MP, urban Māori leader John Tamihere looks set to take on Phil Goff in this year's mayoral race in Auckland. Auckland Issues Correspondent Rowan Quinn has the story. Audio
School stops asking for donations, pays for stationary
Auckland's Rowandale School has stopped asking parents for an annual donation and is providing every pupil's stationery to help ease the stress of school costs. Audio
Where is Hill Park? Manurewa community fights for place on map
A small south Auckland community is fighting to put itself on the map - literally. Hill Park in Manurewa has been around since at least the sixties but according to offical maps there's no such place… Audio
Pike river recovery enters critical stage
Work on one of the most critical parts of the Pike River Mine recovery operation is due to start today, with an entry possible next month. The Pike River Recovery Agency is expected to start purging… Audio
Legendary director Geoff Murphy remembered by fans and collaborators
The man who steered New Zealand cinema through its coming of age - in a bright yellow 1978 mini - is being remembered by his fans and collaborators. Legendary director Geoff Murphy died yesterday… Video, Audio
Auckland Council halts church rates rise
Angry church leaders have confronted Auckland councillors about a change that meant some were suddenly charged tens of thousands of dollars in rates. And their words worked. After four hours the… Audio
Homeowners to pay for infrastructure in new Akl development
Homeowners in one of Auckland's newest developments will be charged at least $1000 a year for 35 years to pay for roads, pipes, street lights - and two bridges. Audio
Consortium reveal their vision for an Auckland waterfront stadium
The bells and whistles keep coming for Auckland's proposed downtown stadium - with backers now saying it could contain a Māori cultural centre and Kelly Tarltons. Video, Audio
Auckland Council called on to do more to protect Waitakere ranges
A conservation group has discovered Waitakere ranges tracks that should be closed to the public due to Kauri dieback disease, are still open. It's also calling on Auckland Council to secretly film and… Video, Audio
