John Palino
Auckland mayoral race: John Palino pulls out
The Auckland mayoral race heated up last night with the third-ranked candidate John Palino pulling out and offering John Tamihere an easier path to Town Hall. In what's now essentially a two horse… Audio
Campaign: Auckland (Part 5)
Campaign: Auckland 2016 is a weekly series in which Todd Niall takes you behind the scenes of the Auckland mayoral race. In episode five, it's the last night of the mayoral proms - their final public… Audio
Final Auckland mayoral debate gets a bit ribald
Expletives were flying in the last debate in the Auckland mayoralty contest. Todd Niall was there. Audio
Mayoral candidates back dedicated Māori seats
Three leading mayoral candidates have backed the idea of dedicated Auckland Council seats for Māori.
Goff jumps further ahead in latest Akl mayoral poll
A new poll shows Phil Goff is strengthening his position in the race for the Auckland mayoralty, with 38 percent support.
White parents abandon South Auckland schools
Figures show many white parents are happy to live in south Auckland but don't want their children to go to school there. Audio
Auckland mayoral candidates don't want house prices to fall
Four of Auckland's leading mayoral candidates acknowledge the city has a housing crisis, but none want house prices to fall, an RNZ debate has revealed. Video
Auckland Mayoralty Debate - Quick Questions
Quick Fire Questions for all the candidates. Video, Audio
Auckland Mayoralty Debate - how did the candidates do?
Todd Niall (RNZ's Auckland Correspondent), Stellar Muller (a south Auckland entrepreneur) and Simon Wilson (Metro magazine's editor-at-large) discuss the how successful the candidates were at making… Video, Audio
Auckland Mayoralty Debate - Fiscal Management
Is there fiscal flab that can be trimmed from the council budget, or are the candidates making budgetary promises they are unlikely to deliver on? Video, Audio
Auckland Mayoralty Debate - Transport
How will the candidates work with central government to keep Auckland moving? Video, Audio
Auckland Mayoralty Debate - Maori sites, Southern Initiative
A third of New Zealand's population live in Auckland, over the next 30 years Auckland is expected to get 500 new residents a week, or 26,000 people a year. How will the council ensure the city can… Video, Audio
Auckland Mayoralty Debate - Immigration & Population
A third of New Zealand's population live in Auckland, over the next 30 years Auckland is expected to get 500 new residents a week, or 26,000 people a year. How will the council ensure the city can… Video, Audio
Auckland Mayoralty Debate - Housing
As the average house price in Auckland tops a million dollars, how do the mayoral candidates plan to house Auckland's ever-growing population? Video, Audio
Auckland Mayoralty Debate - Introduction
Mayoral candidates Phil Goff, Vic Crone, John Palino and Mark Thomas join Guyon Espiner to discuss the issues facing Auckland, and how they hope to lead New Zealand's largest city. Video, Audio
Insight: The Contest to be Auckland's Next Mayor
Todd Niall explores what solutions are on offer for Auckland in the upcoming local elections and if many people will bother to vote. Audio
Mayoral candidate John Palino outlines his plan for Auckland
Auckland mayoral candidate John Palino says as well as reducing rates by 10 percent over the next three years he'll tie future rate rises to the rate of inflation. Audio
Could John Palino be Auckland's next Mayor?
As we have been reporting this morning, John Palino is having another crack at Auckland's top job. Audio
John Palino comes out swinging against fellow Alk candidates
Auckland mayoral candidiate Phil Goff says it's John Palino who needs to back away from the dirty politics - not him. Audio
Goff rejects "dirty politics" election suggestion from Palino
Auckland mayoral candidiate Phil Goff says it's John Palino who needs to back away from the dirty politics - not him. Audio