Phil Goff

Aucklanders have a mayoral fight on their hands - and it looks like it's going to get scrappy. After staying coy for weeks, the current mayor Phil Goff has finally made it official - he will run… Audio

Auckland Mayor Phil Goff says Lime should have told the council as soon as it knew there was a brake fault with its e-scooters. But it didn't - it was media reports that first alerted the council to… Video, Audio

Auckland Council and the police have come under intense pressure from frustrated residents demanding something is finally done about drunken parties and street racing at a notorious local hang-out… Audio

Most Aucklanders using public transport are about to be hit in the pocket. From February 10, bus, ferry and train fares will change, with some increasing by up to 50 cents. Auckland Transport says… Audio

Question of the day: Should kids bike to school - would you let your kids do it? Audio

Taxpayer and ratepayer contributions to the 2021 America's Cup now total almost $250 million. This after Auckland councillors voted on Thursday to stump up an extra $14.5 million. And earlier in the… Audio

The Government is committing an extra $22.5 million to the America's Cup. But it will only be paid if Auckland Council coughs up another $14.5 million to help pay for higher than expected… Audio

California-based company Lime has rolled out hundreds of e-scooters on to the streets of Auckland and Christchurch, and now has its sights set on the capital. People use an app and pay by the minute… Audio

Auckland Mayor Phil Goff says a bylaw might need to be changed to allow the city's new Lime e-scooters to travel in cycle lanes, and other changes to restrict the speed limit on footpaths. The council… Video, Audio

A census of people living rough in Auckland still doesn't paint a full picture of the scale of homelessness in our largest city. The count was funded by the Auckland Council and organised by the… Audio

Former Prime Ministers Sir John Key and Helen Clark are pouring cold water on the hopes of those who'd love them to step up and sort out Auckland. Both say there's no way they'll put their hands up… Audio

Auckland Transport appears to have turned around problems with its new bus services in under 24 hours, after a 2km-long traffic jam caused commuter chaos at a North Shore station. Passengers at… Audio

Auckland's mayor Phil Goff says police inaction is contributing to the city's rising road toll as footage emerges of cars repeatedly ignoring red lights at a central Auckland intersection. Video, Audio

Auckland motorists are putting their lives and the lives of others at risk at least 30 times a day by running red lights. The city has added new red-light safety cameras to deal with the growing… Audio

Urban Māori leader John Tamihere says Auckland Council's development arm is corrupt, arrogant and shutting poor people out of housing - and the mayor is letting them. Video, Audio

Auckland mayor Phil Goff says court approval for plans to build the America's Cup village have futureproofed the city's ability to host world-class events. Yesterday the Environment Court granted… Audio

Phil Goff interviewed three people in Mangere, joining the hundreds of volunteers scanning Auckland last night in an effort to count the city's homeless. Audio