Auckland Region

In an effort to get thousands of roaming dogs off the streets and into forever homes Auckland Council is opening the country's first council-operated dog adoption centre in Pukekohe. Audio

Police in Auckland have arrested two people after tracking a fleeing vehicle across the city early on Friday morning.

"We need your thoughts, and the lessons you have learnt being involved in similar projects," Chris Bishop has told a summit.

Police have been investigating complaints about protesters actions on 15 February at the Te Atatū Community Centre.

Health NZ determined the leak managed to saturate electrical distribution boards, causing power outages to several floors.

A man was charged with unlawful possession of guns, ammunition and drug paraphernalia.

A man who admitted 78 money-laundering charges after a major drug ring was busted has now had nearly $200,000 in cars, cash and bank deposits confiscated.

Waiuku College was one of two schools named in an email threat sent overnight on Wednesday to a number of organisations, including RNZ.

Police have fined 20 people for walking on Auckland's motorway during a protest led by Destiny Church leader Brian Tamaki last November.

The yellow invasive plant grows in the shape of a messy circle and entwines itself around other plants.

The notice came after police responded to a gun being pulled at an address on Auckland's North Shore.

Police say the student was indecently assaulted on an Auckland bus.

Police have launched a homicide investigation following the death of a man in Pukekohe late last year.

Papakura residents will no longer need to purchase and use prepaid bin tags from 1 May - the last area in Auckland to stop using the tags.

The number of people sleeping rough in the city is up more than 50%, prompting a plea for help. Audio

The tenants were evicted after complaining about sewage in the kitchen, electrical problems, a lack of working smoke alarms.

Auckland innovation hub GridAKL estimates it contributes $424 million a year to Auckland's economy, including nearly $170m of indirect spending.

The result comes after a tough few years, when jobs and courses were slashed.

Chef Chris Waghorn is up at 2am at Auckland's Māngere Refugee Centre, and he'll likely still be in the kitchen for another 12 hours or so every day during March.

While women account for 51 percent of Auckland's population, they hold only 37 percent of elected positions in Tāmaki Makaurau.