Auckland Region

Police investigating the death of a child are also asking for the public's help over any suspicious activity in the area.

Police were called after five people wearing masks and carrying weapons entered a South Auckland service station, says Detective Inspector.

A resident says the 50 abandoned shopping trolleys he's found are a sign of "entitlement and laziness".

A 23 year old man faces a charge of attempted strangulation after an alleged assault at Middlemore Hospital.

The project, which has seen its funding slashed from $69 million to $42m, was originally due for completion in 2021.

"It's been a real mystery for everyone in the area," say neighbours of one of a number of seemingly abandoned, graffiti-covered "eyesores".

A man has been charged with attempted strangulation after an assault at Auckland's Middlemore Hospital, police say.

Isaac Becroft got a taste of the ATP tour on Monday, at Stanley Street, putting up a brave effort against Zizou Bergs.

Police say the man arrived at the Manukau Police Station around 1am - a child's body was found in his car soon after.

Police say the man arrived at the Manukau Police Station around 1am and the child's body was found soon after.

Parts of Papatoetoe and Māngare will have movement restrictions in place for at least a fortnight as the search for more oriental fruit flies continues.

When most visitors head to Aotea Great Barrier Island this summer it will be to enjoy the sand and surf - but for dentist Dr Michael Reardon, it's work.

Biosecurity NZ says more than 100 extra fruit fly traps have been set up since a fly was found in South Auckland.

One person is dead and another seriously injured following a crash in Karaka.

An Auckland nurse says nurses have been reluctant to test for Covid-19 and take time off work amid the latest influx of cases.

Controls have now been imposed on the movement of fruit and vegetables in Papatoetoe, Auckland, where an Oriental fruit fly was found yesterday.

Police were notified at 5.35am about the incident on Gilbert Road in Ōtara.

A major biosecurity operation is underway in South Auckland after an Oriental fruit fly was found in a surveillance trap in a suburban backyard.

The global retailer is spending $407 million on setting up the store, which is due to open in Sylvia Park towards the end of this year.

Cahya is one of two siblings born on 2 January last year, but the other was euthanised after a head injury on 30 January.