Todd Niall

Labour says its housing policy will slow rapidly rising home prices but the Government says it will achieve nothing. RNZ political editor Jane Patterson and Auckland Issues Correspondent Todd Niall… Audio

Property investors criticise Labour's promise to build affordable homes while Auckland Council say they'd be worried if the party's housing policy means decisions on Auckland land are going to be made… Audio

The Labour Party has marked its centenary today by pledging to pump $15m a year into doubling the number of emergency housing places, if it's elected. Audio

The job of deciding if Auckland's port should move - and where - has been put on hold until a new mayor has been elected in three months' time. Audio

Minister of Building and Housing Nick Smith today confirmed that a focus of the government's new $1bn infrastructure fund is to support developing rural Auckland. Audio

Our Auckland correspondent Todd Niall gives his take on the Government's $1-billion infrastructure fund. Audio

Half of Auckland's 180 thousand Supergold cardholders from today are without their access to free public transport after a change in government policy. We talk to Seniors Minister Maggie Barry. Audio

We cross live to Cloverlea in Palmerston North - where a lockdown is still in place as police continue the hunt for a gunman. Boris Johnson shocks everyone by pulling out of the race for the… Audio

The leaked report on the future of Auckland's downtown port says a move is almost inevitable but offers no easy answers for the city's politicians. Our Auckland Correspondent Todd Niall unpicks the… Audio

Auckland's mayor Len Brown isn't ruling out that commuter trains will run to Auckland airport. That's even though the city's Transport Agency says that would be too expensive. But Mr Brown told Todd… Audio

A pledge by the centre-right to cut Auckland Council's budgets by hundreds of millions of dollars won't necessarily result in rates being cut. Todd Niall reports. Audio

The future way to link Auckland airport with the city is unlikely to be commuter rail, though trams are a likely possibility. Audio

Auckland drivers will almost inevitably be slapped with tolls or charges in the not too distant future. Audio

Road tolls look more likely to become a reality in Auckland, following a report released by the Government and the Auckland Council. Audio

Team New Zealand has launched the boat which carries many of the secrets it hopes will win it the America's Cup next year - a 45 feet catamaran. Audio

The three leading contenders for the Auckland mayoralty - Phil Goff, Victoria Crone and Mark Thomas - have this morning been telling a business audience what they will do for the city. Audio

The Auckland Council wants to dramatically improve the trust city's residents have in it. Audio

One of Carterton's great characters has died. Gary McPhee, a former mayor of the Wairarapa town, and the region's sole representative on the Greater Wellington Regional Council, died at his home on… Audio

The Justice Minister Amy Adams is defending the Cabinet's decision to offer Teina Pora two and half million dollars in compensation despite widespread criticism the figure is too low. Audio

Yesterday a war of words erupted between the U.S President Barack Obama and the Republican Donald Trump. Audio