Auckland Region

Those who oppose the project have no idea what it's like to travel on the road, an Auckland councillor says.

A man is due in the Manukau District Court on Monday on firearms charges after a shooting in Wiri early on Sunday morning.

A South Auckland business will pay a multimillion-dollar settlement for a workplace death in 2015.

A close friend of the man who died in a boating accident on Sunday said his relatives were in shock.

The father of four was "obsessed" with fishing and was always smiling, friends say. Audio

Boaties helped rescue those in the water after a capsize on Auckland's Manukau Bar.

As celebrations continue after the Kiwis' win in Barcelona, questions are being asked about whether the event will come back to Aotearoa. Audio

Three people have been left with injuries from disorder and assaults, with police officers scrambling to a firearms incident in Auckland and a fight in Hamilton.

An argument between two motorists spiralled into violence, culminating in vehicle damage, threats and a liquor store robbery.

The victim was taken to hospital in a critical condition.

"Auckland's the problem child" when it comes to a blowout in wait times to sit licence tests, NZTA says. Audio

A second man has now been charged with murder after the death of a man in Waikato earlier this week.

Two park benches at Randwick Park in Manurewa will be removed after complaints of anti-social behaviour.

Uber and the Red Cross will pick up donated clothes at no charge across Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch.

Two people have been taken to hospital after a two-vehicle crash in the Auckland suburb of Manukau.

Meliame Fisi'ihoi, 57, was shot dead in her Mangere home four years ago.

Locals are ignoring warnings, shoving aside barriers to keep them out at Auckland Domain. Audio

A man allegedly intentionally crashed a vehicle he was driving, injuring a female passenger who was known to him.

Seven youths are in custody after fleeing from police in a stolen car in east Auckland early on Tuesday.

Police are searching for a missing 12-year-old girl, Franque, who was last seen in Manurewa.