Phil Goff

Auckland has been at Alert Level 3 for five days, but not everyone is sticking to the rules.

Residents have already been taking Waiheke Island day trips and calling real estate agents to view homes… Audio

For Aucklanders it is a nervous wait to hear whether they're staying in at Alert Level 3, going down to Level 2 or being plunged into full lockdown at Level 4.

Their livelihoods depend on today's… Audio

Auckland is waking up to the first full day at Alert Level 3, it came into place at midday yesterday and from early morning people were lining up at Covid-19 testing stations and heading to the… Audio

Auckland will move to Alert Level 3 from 12 noon on Wednesday until midnight Friday.

The area for Alert Level 3 is the Auckland Super City boundaries - from Wellsford in the north to Pukekohe in the… Audio

Tuesday's announcement Auckland will go back to Alert Level 3 saw a rush on the city's supermarkets. Kiri Hannifin from Countdown Supermarkets says the rush led the retailer to close all of its stores… Audio

A highly critical review of organisations controlled by Auckland Council paints a picture of dysfunction and a lack of accountability.

The five so called CCOs - Auckland Transport, Pānuku, Watercare… Video, Audio

A highly critical report released today into council-controlled organisations in Auckland paints a picture of dysfunction, confusion and detachment from the main council.

A panel led by lawyer Miriam… Audio

The Mayor of Auckland, Phil Goff, has told business leaders the city needs to find ways to stimulate the economy with closed - or largely closed - borders.

He's one of several people who've spoken at… Audio

It's being called the most difficult budget in the city's history.

Last night, Auckland councillors voted to pass its emergency budget and impose a rates rise of 3.5 percent. The city coffers have… Audio

Auckland and Waikato leaders are continuing to iron out the details of an agreement for Auckland to take an extra 75-million litres from the Waikato River each day.

The leaders, including the River… Audio

As jobless rates and redundancies rise amid the covid fallout, a multi-million dollar boost to an Auckland jobs programme hopes to bring 700 more people into work. Video, Audio

Mayor of Auckland Phil Goff says the investigations and allegations around the America's Cup won't derail the event.

Team New Zealand has denied any wrongdoing in the way it has handled public funds.

An agreement in principle has been reached for Auckland to take more water from the Waikato River. In an interim measure to help ease the regions drought, the city can now take an extra 25 megalitres… Audio

Auckland Council has today been grilling its own water company, Watercare, over the management of the region's water shortage.

At a council meeting this morning, Watercare said the city is… Audio

Northland and Auckland got a desperately needed downpour overnight but parts of the Coromandel got too much, causing flooding and slips.

Farmers woke up with new ponds in their paddocks and flood… Audio

Light rail proposals for Auckland have officially come to a halt.

Government parties working on the planned project have not been able to come to an agreement, and it's been referred to the Ministry… Audio

The Mayor of Auckland wants the government to fast-track a bid to more than double the city's daily water grab from the Waikato River.

Phil Goff has asked the Environment Select Committee to have a… Audio