Todd Niall

TVNZ has secured the rights to broadcast the next America's Cup, while work is well underway behind the scenes to transform parts of Auckland's waterfront for the defence. Video, Audio

An Auckland petrol tax is now a reality after the council voted two-to-one in favour. Petrol prices will go up by 11.5 cents a litre in July. Auckland Issues Correspondent Todd Niall reports. Video, Audio

Claims of widespread bullying at Tauranga hospital, Ukraine admits faking the death of a Russian dissident journalist in a bid to catch his would-be assassins, Can Housing New Zealand tenants expect… Audio

People who rent out homes on platforms such as Airbnb could pay thousands of dollars extra in rates under an Auckland Council budget to be finalised this week. The bill for anyone renting a property… Audio

Competition could be hotting up for Aucklanders household rubbish, as commercial collectors jockey for a bigger role in the council's waste management plans. The lobbying is fiercest in the largely… Audio

National MP and former Auckland councillor Denise Lee wants a law change to give councillors better access to council information. Auckland councillors Cathy Casey and Efeso Collins have complained to… Audio

For the second time in two months, Auckland Council has been told off for wrongly refusing to a release a major report commissioned by the mayor Phil Goff. This time it's over the proposed stadium for… Audio

A report which has cost the Auckland Council nearly a million dollars, is inconclusive on whether a downtown stadium is worth pursuing. Auckland Correspondent Todd Niall talks to John Campbell about… Video, Audio

Housing Minister Phil Twyford says the shortage of homes especially in Auckland will get worse, despite what he calls the biggest investment yet in public housing. He met today with 100… Audio

Staff in the office of Auckland's mayor Phil Goff have come last in a council-wide survey of how committed they are. The mayoral office scored 22 per cent which is less than half of the average across… Audio

Auckland is overhauling its tourism strategy, moving away from attracting as many people as possible, to offering visitors more cultural experiences and more razzamatazz in the winter. Video, Audio

Light Rail could be running in Auckland inside eight years, if the government's interest in using private finance comes to fruition. The government's Super Fund has announced it lodged a proposal last… Audio

It's been revealed the government was advised it could walk away from it's deal to fund the America's Cup village when final negotiations started to run into trouble. Papers given to RNZ also reveal… Audio

A string of lobby groups has warned a parliamentary select committee there's no way of being sure that oil companies won't spread Auckland's regional fuel tax across the rest of the country. Video, Audio

The debate over Auckland's regional fuel tax changes gear on Monday as councillors debate the list of projects to be funded by the extra 11.5c/l charge. It's an important shift in the debate, moving… Audio

After years of being lured by the promise of low rates, Aucklanders are now being asked to fork out to finally fix the city's long-running and escalating problems. Todd Niall asks if residents are… Video, Audio

A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio