Auckland Region

Police are searching for a man after a young girl was indecently assaulted in a South Auckland park last week.

It follows a resident complaining to council after witnessing indecent acts at the benches.

Law changes proposed for alcohol sales rules will treat West Aucklanders like adults by scrapping alcohol licensing trusts, an ACT MP says.

The government's order to move speed limits back up comes with a hefty bill, Auckland Transport says.

Police had been searching for the 43-year-old since early September, but had been unable to identify her.

Analysis - Nando Pijnaker etched his name into Auckland FC folklore over the weekend, writes Mathew Nash.

A woman has died in a water-related event east of Auckland, on Labour Day.

A fire at a Kāinga Ora apartment block in Auckland, which left dozens of flats without power and water, is now being treated as suspicious.

Part of a main road linking Auckland to Helensville was temporarily closed after a "serious" crash, but has now reopened.

Construction on Simplicity Living's new development next to Ellerslie Racecourse will begin next month.

The Breakers have rebounded from a heavy defeat three days earlier, to pip the Sydney Kings 93-89 and climb to second on the NBL standings.

A controversial right-wing US broadcaster, whose entry to Australia was recently blocked, has applied for a New Zealand visa.

An ex-gang member and youth worker is using hand-carved canoes to help young people to reconnect with who they are. Audio

It follows the fatal stabbing of Bernice Maychurch on an Onehunga bus earlier this week.

Auckland Transport and Metlink are replacing all trains with buses until Tuesday for maintenance and upgrades.

Holiday traffic is causing congestion in the main centres as people head away for the long Labour weekend.

Fire and Emergency New Zealand says firefighters were called to an address in Meadowbank just before 3pm on Friday.

Many say young people are the leaders of tomorrow. Dr Will Flavell disagrees: "Our young people are the leaders of now."

The family of Aiden Sagala, who was 21-years-old when he died of a massive overdose in March last year, sat in the courtroom as the verdict was announced.

Shulai Wang's body was pulled out the water by fisherman more than seven months ago.