Todd Niall

The FBI has issued a plea for help from the public as it continues its investigation of the Orlando gay nightclub massacre that claimed 49 lives. Audio

Twenty firefighters had to be decontaminated for asbestos yesterday after battling a large fire at a car wrecking yard in Auckland. Audio

The three surviving crew members of the yacht Platino are back in the country. Audio

The Justice Minister Amy Adams says the two and half million dollars in compensation the Cabinet has offered to Teina Pora is fair despite her being advised to pay more. Audio

The father of 15-year-old Stephen Dudley, who died after being punched in a fight after rugby practice, has delivered a searing rebuke to his son's school. Audio

News from the rural and farming sector. Audio

Heat goes on Justice Minister over Pora compo offer;Justice Minister discusses Teina Pora;Transport Agency entrusts inquiry of bad steel to importer;Three survivors from Platino arrive back in New… Audio

Aucklander's perceptions of public transport appear to be worsening, and patronage on the biggest part of the network is down on last year. Audio

Auckland's transport agency is considering buying leading-edge battery powered trains to serve towns beyond the end of the electrified network. Audio

The Government's unveiled its policy that could force councils to zone more land for housing as it struggles to stave off criticism of its property policies aren't working. Audio

The Building and Housing Minister, Nick Smith, has released the National Policy Statement on Urban Development Capacity this morning. RNZ's Auckland Correspondent, Todd Niall explains what was… Audio

A controversial government policy will be unveiled today which could override the Auckland Council's ability to contain the city's sprawl. Audio

More time might be given for landowners in Auckland to build on Special Housing Areas. Audio

Auckland Transport is in a race against time to get Supergold cardholders to switch to its AT-HOP cards if they want to keep their free travel concessions. Audio

The Government is warning it could step in if the Auckland Council doesn't agree to open up more land for new houses. Audio

The independent panel drafting the plan shaping Auckland's future housing says it won't be swayed by political comments. Audio

The chair of an independent panel drafting Auckland's development blueprint says it won't be influenced by government comments on the need to create more housing land. Audio

One hundred and forty thousand Auckland Supergoldcard holders have seven weeks to sign up to the city's HOP electronic travel card or lose their ability to travel free on public transport. Audio

Five years on from the country's biggest local body merger, the Auckland Council is being marked down for failing to tackle social inequality in the city. Auckland Correspondent Todd Niall has more. Audio

Aucklanders are on track for their lowest rates rise since local body amalgamation more than five years ago. Audio