The event, being held at the University of Auckland, sees John Tamihere, Jannaha Henry and Craig Lord take on incumbent Phil Goff.

Tonight's stoush will focus on three main issues affecting the super city - transport, inequality and climate change.

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12 Apr: The Mayor of Lower Hutt says the council's latest budget is one of the most challenging long term plans, to pull together

10 Apr: The West Coast's gearing up to face the worst of its poor weather today

07 Apr: Auckland's Mayor has delivered a more than half a million dollar boost to safety in the central city

04 Apr: Calls for a rethink to local government, from the woman charged with running our fifth largest city

28 Mar: Local councils are being challenged to back up rising debt with infrastructure revenue

27 Mar: Mayoral support - as Wayne Brown asks the Government for a super-sized payment

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Rugby League:
The Dolphins have again been permitted by league's NRL to go outside their top 30 to field a team tonight against Parramatta in Darwin, with at least eight of their top squad players either suspended or injured 12:27

Entertainment:
O.J. Simpson's lawyer has confirmed he will accept a claim from Ron Goldman's family after previously declaring they would get "nothing" from the estate 12:10

Motoring:
A full circuit moment for Andre Heimgartner ahead of the Supercars debut in Taupo this afternoon 11:57

Law and Order:
The pair guilty of murdering Christchurch mother, Angela Blackmoore have been sentenced to life imprisonment -- nearly 30 years on from the crime 11:47

Entertainment:
Christine Quinn has accused her estranged husband Christian Dumontet of failing to pay more than $100,000 in medical bills from the birth of their son 11:40

International:
Taylor Swift's The Tortured Poets Department is nearly here, but it could be a logistical nightmare for the Eras Tour 11:17

Entertainment:
A Hollywood producer has blasted Sydney Sweeney and argued she "can't act" and is "not pretty" 11:10

Athletics:
An initial group of 15 have been named to represent New Zealand in athletics at the Paris Olympics 11:07

Law and Order:
A teenager has admitted the manslaughter of a woman killed in a rural Canterbury crash 11:07

Business:
Criticism of efforts to help lower income people get some rates relief 10:47

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