Todd Niall

The second phase of Auckland's rates reforms is rolling out this week, with the mailing out of the first monthly bills for water services. Audio

The Auckland Council is armed with a new report which it hopes will persuade the Government to leave the door open for regional fuel taxes. Audio

Auckland Council and its politicians are bracing themselves as bills under the city's new rating system start being mailed out this week. Audio

Auckland councillors will be asked to re-think whether council agencies should continue to use money from pokie trusts. Audio

Auckland councillors have mounted a spirited defence for the right of residents to scavenge through rubbish put for inorganic collections. Audio

A deal to transform one of Auckland's poorer communities was signed at Tamaki College today behind locked gates with a police guard. Audio

The launch of Team New Zealand's America's Cup catamaran at the weekend was about more than fireworks and a shiny new racing yacht. Audio

The country's largest local body is spending 104 million dollars on a new headquarters four times the size of it's present building. Audio

Road tolls, a regional fuel tax, and more expensive parking are back on the agenda in Auckland as the city struggles to beat congested roads with major new transport projects. Audio

Nearly half of the forecast economic benefit from Auckland hosting the V8 supercar event, is a belief that fewer motorsport fans will feel the need to travel to Australia. Audio

Maori Party heading for showdown with PM; Chinese immigration advisers warn govt to tighten up licensing; head-on collision kills four people on State Highway Four; death of 10 year old boy in Waikura… Audio

Auckland Council has decided to spend ten million dollars bringing the Australian V8 Supercar race to the city for five years. Audio

Auckland Council is to spend up to nearly a quarter of a billion dollars buying properties needed for its as yet uncertain downtown rail tunnel. Audio

The route of a proposed underground railway line in central Auckland has just been unveiled. The 3.5 km City Rail Link would go from Britomart to the existing western rail line, near Eden Terrace. Audio

Construction begins this month (July) of the first of Auckland's new electric commuter trains, costing more than half a billion dollars. Audio

Auckland's Transport Agency has called in its lawyers as delays and millions of dollars of extra costs hit its flagship project, the Hop electronic ticketing system. Audio

A mock-up of Auckland's new electric train fleet has been unveiled. The first of the new fleet takes to the rails in about 18 months, and it's hoped the half billion dollar investment will further… Audio

The Prime Minister has been defending the Government's backdown on education policies to reporters in Hamburg. Audio

The company behind the Snapper bus ticketing system is confident it can meet the delayed deadlines for introducing of Auckland's new public transport card. Audio

The government is withdrawing a scheme to help first-home buyers build houses in its Hobsonville Point housing development. Audio