Auckland Region
Ministry advisory group rented expensive Symonds Street space against advice
The group is paying $119,000 for the 2025/26 year.
'We had to intervene': Govt bans taking shellfish from Auckland rockpools
The ban is for all of the Whangaparāoa Peninsula, and further north at Kawau Bay and Ōmaha Bay.
'Questions will be asked': Kiwi SailGP driver wants changes after high-speed crash
Two sailors were injured and racing was suspended, when New Zealand and France collided while racing off Wynyard Point. Video
Kiwi sailor left with two fractured legs after Black Foils collide with France
NZ grinder Louis Sinclair and one French sailor were taken ashore in Auckland, both conscious and alert.
Auckland Mayor slams Kaipara-Rodney breakaway pitch
Wayne Brown says splitting off north Rodney would require law changes and risk major investment.
Saturday is Caturday at south Auckland animal shelter
The SPCA has more than 30 kittens available for adoption at its Māngere Centre, where it says the 40-year-old building is crumbling and part of the cattery floods when it rains. Audio
Fellow judges heap praise on colleague facing conduct hearing
Judge Ema Aitken is before the panel accused of yelling at Winston Peters during an event at Auckland's Northern Club in 2024, calling him a liar.
Students alert bus driver to smoke, help other children escape before fire
"It's fortunate that no one has been hurt," police say.
Firefighters take 30 minutes to respond to callout amid strike action
Two fire trucks arrived 30 minutes after a report of smoke coming from Auckland's downtown ferry terminal on Friday.
Timing critical as Kiwi wasp bait tech trialled on hornet invaders
After proving highly effective against wasps, Vespex is to be trailed on the yellow-legged hornet population.
Police praise bravery of Auckland slaver's victims
Moeaia Tuai promised two people a better life, but instead kept them as slaves for several years, police said following his sentencing.
Person shot during fight in Auckland's Mission Bay
An investigation was underway to track down those responsible.
This Valentine's Day, swipe right on a new fur bestie
Auckland Council is inviting Aucklanders to match with a new best friend with a tail. Audio
Rules 'tightened' since death of SAS soldier
Nicholas Kahotea died after falling several storeys while training to step from a hovering helicopter onto a building.
Car of man swept away in Mahurangi River found
Tekanimaeu Arobati's body was found on January 24 - three days after he disappeared.
Man who enslaved two youths jailed for more than 16 years
Slavemaster Moeaia Tuai is a Samoan chief or matai, who took possession of his victims' lives and raped one victim.
Want to release your goldfish? Don't
Hundreds of goldfish, turtles and other pests are being pulled from a popular park's lake to be euthanised. Audio
Child riding a bike hit by bus
Emergency services were called to the crash on Te Atatu Road around 6.30pm on Wednesday.
Watch: Top lawyer threatens to 'sue for a lot of money'
A panel investigating the behaviour of a judge accused of disrupting a NZ First event has heard from its first witnesses today, members of NZ First.
Much-loved secondhand bookshop lives to write another chapter
Hard to Find Books in Auckland was struggling to find a new location after the Catholic Church decided to sell the former convent where the shop had traded for eight years.
