Auckland Region
'We're really happy with the end product' - Team NZ excited to show off new boat
The team took it as a good omen that the skies opened just as they revealed their AC75 Taihoro to the world.
Call for university hall residents to stop paying rent in protest
Students for Fair Rent will today launch a campaign against the increases in fees paid by University of Auckland students living in the halls. Audio
Residents of Auckland apartment building 'won't have to move out'
The body corporate of the 16-storey City Gardens Apartments is confident the notice to vacate will be removed today.
'They don't deserve this': Couple believe to be killed by ram named
"They're good people says the nephew of a pair, aged in their 80s, found dead in a paddock.
Great Barrier Island goes without resident dentist for 8 years
The last resident dentist retired in 2016, and some residents are resorting to DIY solutions for pain relief.
Staff shortages partly to blame for roof stand-off at youth justice facility
An internal debrief of the July 2023 incident shows communication and coordination between staff and emergency services was lacking. Audio
Police could have stopped Farzana Yaqubi's murder, victim advocate says
But Police superintendent Naila Hassan says the only person responsible is the man who killed her. Audio
Dog owners fined after 27 cats killed
Owners of several roaming dogs that were on a cat-killing spree, terrorising a south Auckland neighbourhood, have been fined.
Dangerous apartment building facing financial troubles
The building's management said they were short more than $30 million needed for long-term fixes to fire hazards and recladding. Audio
Police confirm ram in paddock where two found dead
It was shot after confronting police who arrived at the scene in West Auckland, and also injured another person.
Three arrested over supermarket burglary
The stolen items - valued at around $730 dollars - were found in a car and returned to the store, police said.
Two bodies found at rural Auckland property
A family spokesperson says they had not heard from the pair in a couple of days, and said their deaths involved an animal kept on their property.
Residents of 16-floor apartment building ordered to evacuate
"Significant" fire safety concerns and cockroach infestations have plagued the Auckland CBD highrise.
'Despair' among prisoners observed after inspection
The discovery of vulnerable prisoners being locked inside their cells for up to two days at time, for as long as nine months, has alarmed lawyers. Audio
Two in custody after Pukekohe District Court lockdown
A South Auckland district court had to go into lockdown after reports of two people with a firearm on Wednesday morning.
Former building inspector accused of bribery and corruption
A former Auckland council building inspector and a company director are facing charges for bribery and corruption.
Man pleads guilty to manslaughter of 39-year-old found dead at motel
The offender can now be named after admitting his role in the March death.
Auckland lodge fire: City Garden Lodge on Work and Income housing accommodation list
A Parnell lodge which caught on fire this month was on a Work and Income list of accommodation providers although it had not used the lodge for emergency accommodation since 2022.
Business owners and locals on edge after 'horrific' ram raid
Crime is a problem across the Waitematā Local Board area, its deputy chairperson says, with local workers sharing their own experiences.
Person dies in South Auckland motorbike crash
The road was blocked while the serious crash unit examined the scene, police said.