Phil Goff

Auckland Council has agreed to add 8.9 hectares to the Ōtuataua Stonefields Reserve, which borders the land at Ihumātao.

It's among the 233 hectares the Council's Planning Committee has decided to… Audio

Businesses around the City Rail Link expect little if anything from a proposed hardship fund to make up losses they've incurred being surrounded by a construction site.

Ongoing disruption from the… Audio

The legal bills are $1.9 million and counting as Auckland Council effectively fights itself in two court cases.

The council's development company Panuku has been taking the council to the Environment… Audio

Auckland mayor Phil Goff says it's a sad reality that making good decisions can end up costing ratepayers a small fortune in legal bills.

The council's development company Panuku, is embroiled in… Audio

Plans are underway to welcome home the Black Caps when they arrive back in New Zealand after their defeat to England in the Cricket World Cup.

The mayor of Auckland, Phil Goff, discusses plans for… Audio

A battle over how much Aucklanders should pay for their water is looming as a central issue in the city's mayoralty race.

Candidate John Tamihere says if he wins he will sell a 49 percent stake in… Audio

Residents across the country, in some of our tourist areas, are tired of seeing packed camp sites, or over packed camps sites. And now Auckland Mayor Phil Goff wants the Government to fundamentally… Audio

Auckland Mayor Phil Goff is calling for radical reform of the Building Act and Building Code saying it's time to put an end to the council and ratepayers paying out for shoddy building practices.

He… Audio

Activists are hoping the Auckland Council will make real significant change after it voted yesterday to declare a climate change emergency.

All councillors supported the declaration. But several said… Audio

Auckland Mayor Phil Goff says the council has an obligation to act on climate change, and it would have been reckless and irresponsible to not declare a climate emergency. He told Lisa Owen the… Video, Audio

New Zealand's largest emergency housing hostel has had a facelift.

The James Liston Hostel in the central Auckland showed off its multimillion dollar refurbishment on Wednesday night.

RNZ reporter… Audio

Anger bubbled over at a community meeting in Ōtara on Saturday, when politicians weren't addressing the safety concerns of residents. A nearby school and a kindergarten went into lockdown on Friday… Audio

Auckland Mayor Phil Goff hopes making public transport free for children under 15 during weekends and public holidays will encourage everyone in the city to travel by buses and trains more often. The… Audio

City agencies such as Auckland Transport and Watercare will come under scrutiny if mayor Phil Goff is re-elected. The council-controlled organisations are frequently accused of being out of touch with… Audio

Ninety metres of Auckland's Waitemata Harbour are on track to be turned into a concrete platform to allow huge cruise ships to berth. Auckland Council has granted consent for an expansion of Queens… Audio

The cost of building Auckland's City Rail Link has blown out by $1 billion to a total cost of $4.4 billion. The price hike is being pinned on a number of factors. These include accommodating longer… Audio

Auckland Council continues to struggle to process building consents on time but it's hoping a hiring binge will allow it to handle a flood of applications. In the year to February the Council issued a… Audio

Mangere vigil for Christchurch attracts thousands, including many Pacific people. Audio