Stories by Rowan Quinn

Auckland mayor Phil Goff has been cheered for - and then challenged on - his commitment to wage fairness and ending homelessness during a candidates' debate.

Critics say South Auckland women being denied treatment for gynaecological problems like incontinence and endometriosis is 'deplorable'. Audio

Details of the compromise that's made Auckland Council and Panuku stop fighting and start holding hands over a controversial development have emerged in court.

WORLD founder Dame Denise L'Estrange-Corbet is turning her hand to politics, running in this year's Auckland local body elections.

Women in South Auckland are being denied treatment for incontinence and some other gynaecological problems because the DHB is too busy to see them.

An Auckland school principal says it's only a matter of time before a child is seriously hurt as Auckland Transport drags its heels fixing a dangerous cycleway.

Neighbours opposing a controversial development on Auckland's Dominion Road say they're now in a David and Goliath battle against two council organisations.

Two legal battles between Auckland Council and its own bodies have added up to nearly $1.9 million in costs.

Every Friday night on Auckland's North Shore former All Black Ian Jones invites locals to a free community meal - but it's more than just a warm meal. Video

Titirangi's rogue chickens could be on the chopping block, after locals complained they are attracting rats.

A group of South Aucklanders who have lost hundreds of kilos between them say health authorities need to get back to grass roots to fight obesity there. Audio

Four severely overweight patients have been stuck at Middlemore Hospital for months because there is nowhere suitable for them to be discharged to.

Security guards at Middlemore hospital are escorting staff and visitors to their cars more than 4000 times a month as safety fears continue.

National is weighing into Auckland Council politics with the launch of a website asking Aucklanders to rate the council's performance.

Nearly 9000 children and teens needed dental work under general anaesthetic last year for largely preventable conditions.

Auckland Council has declared a climate emergency after a meeting that had young Aucklanders front and centre pushing for the move.

National is not backing a candidate for this year's Auckland mayoral race, leaving some right-leaning voters with a difficult choice.

The organiser of a petition calling for more free dental care says she hopes it will persuade the government to make the next Budget a true wellbeing one.

A woman who performed with the world's greatest ballet dancers before teaching go-go girls to shake and shimmy on New Zealand TV has been made an Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit. Video

A Whangārei toddler with rotten teeth and a painful abscess was sent home to wait it out for five months with painkillers and antibiotics because of a huge waiting list for treatment.

A group of women in their 70s and 80s say they're no biddies as they prepare to give evidence in the Environment Court against an Auckland Council development.

Auckland Council has agreed to fund its share of a billion-dollar budget blow out in the City Rail Link, but has ruled out selling its downtown carparking buildings to do so.

A self-confessed IT geek has set up a kids coding club as part of his mission to give more Pasifika kids the opportunity to get into a career in IT. Video

Homebuyers in an Auckland Special Housing area have been charged extra for features like driveways, pushing the total price well outside the affordable range.

Street parking in Auckland has hit double figures with drivers now being charged up to $10 an hour to park downtown.