Rowan Quinn

The former Auckland City mayor, Dick Hubbard, says his fear of Auckland City politicians taking over the region has prompted him to consider standing for the new super city council. Audio

MP Hone Harawira has two weeks before he'll know whether he'll be allowed to stay ini the Maori Party or be asked to leave before he, in the words of the party president, destroys it. Audio

MP Hone Harawira is rubbishing suggestions raised at a Maori Party hui that he be set adrift to sit in parliament as an independent. Audio

The Maori Party is considering cutting adrift its controversial MP Hone Harawira, and forcing him to become an independent MP. Audio

Two Auckland leaders have come under fire from a fellow mayor who says they need to stop whinging or risk making Rugby World Cup's Party Central a dud. Audio

The government has backed off plans to dump the the Fruit in Schools scheme that gives children in poorer schools one piece of fruit a day. Audio

Hundreds of frontline council staff have been told their jobs are safe but Manukau's mayor Len Brown says the rest of the region now needs to know urgently what the super city holds for them. Audio

Rowan Quinn looks at how the change to a Super City will affect Aucklanders, from rubbish collection to rates. Audio

Sunday marks one year till the Auckland supercity, one of the biggest public sector reforms in the country's history, must be up and running. Audio

The Green Party's warnings that New Zealanders should fear big business involvment in water supply have been labelled as scaremongering. Audio

A 14-year-old has appeared in court charged with the indecent assault of a woman in Mangere, but the police say they're keeping an open mind about other attacks in the area. Audio

An Auckland businessman has pledged hundreds of thousands of dollars to fund a march protesting against the government's refusal to overturn the child discipline law. Audio

Mediation in the Auckland bus strike by the Employment Relations Authority could see Auckland buses back on the road tomorrow. Audio

Auckland's ongoing industrial action by bus drivers is threatening to make life difficult for thousands of commuters on the first day of the new school term. Audio

Workers at the centre of an acrimonious dispute with Open Country Cheese Company have had a victory today, with a judge ruling their lock out illegal. Audio

Multi-million dollar plans to make Auckland's rail network rival that in Wellington have moved a step closer, with a spin off for a traditionally industrial part of town. Audio

The Auckland Regional Council is going into battle with the Government over plans to downsize the super city. Audio

Xue is currently serving a life sentence with a minimum non-parole period of twelve years. Audio

Convicted muderer, Nai Yin Xue has appealed against his conviction. Audio

The new Auckland super city looks set to be a little less super-sized, with a select committee confirming it will give away some of the region's most beautiful coastal land. Audio