Todd Niall

SkyCity warned the Government 14 months ago that it couldn't build its convention centre for the agreed 402-million-dollar budget. Audio

Quite apart from the emotional impact on organisations such as Greenpeace, the Marsden Wharf issue appears to have political ramifications within the Auckland Council. Audio

A change at the helm's expected for Team New Zealand in the next America's Cup Audio

A series of signals is increasing the likelihood of an America's Cup qualifying series being held in Auckland, and with it the chance of government funding for Team New Zealand. Audio

Some of the obstacles to Ports of Auckland's plan to reclaim part of Waitemata Harbour could be cleared following a closed-door meeting last night. Audio

Three independent commissioners will decide whether the public will get to have a say on the planned SkyCity convention centre. SkyCity has lodged a 17-hundred page application for consent to build… Audio

A warning tonight that Ports of Auckland will need to expand within 20 years or it will lose business to competing ports. Audio

Two Auckland councillors could be dumped from the board of Auckland transport. Councillors have filled two seats on its board since its formation four years ago. But now there is a move to completely… Audio

Abbott says he is determined to stay PM; Sea Shepherd intercepts poaching vessels in Australian waters; Labour leader Andrew Little on the Northland by-election; Otago farmers reject drought ban as… Audio

Investigations into the disgraced former head of Auckland's downtown promotion agency will continue, despite his guilty plea to tax evasion charges yesterday. Audio

Alex Swney sprinted from the Auckland District Court this morning after changing his plea to guilty on tax evasion spanning twelve years. Audio

The investigation of a modern tram network for central Auckland has hit political turbulence even before the ink has dried on the surprise announcement. Audio

Trams could be back in Auckland. A billion dollar light rail system for Auckland could be under construction within a year after a surprise announcement by the city's transport agency. Audio

Work could begin within a year on a billion dollar modern tram or light rail network in Auckland, if the city's transport agency and council give it the seal of approval. Audio

The listed firm Rakon says small shareholders are the target of an unsolicited offer for their stock. Audio

Todd Niall looks at the upcoming debate over how to fund Auckland's transport needs. Audio

Aucklanders are about to take part in an unprecedented debate, over whether they are happy to pay new taxes and motorway charges totalling hundreds of millions of dollars a year. Audio

Urban design specialists say the Auckland Council needs to move more quickly to cut traffic, from the fifty million dollar network of sidestreets upgraded to be more appealing to pedestrians. Audio

The cost of building the controversial Sky City convention centre in Auckland has jumped up by about 100-million dollars. Audio

An Auckland business group is rallying support for a campaign to have the council take over the two billion dollar assets of the Auckland Energy Consumers Trust. Audio