Auckland Region

After significant flooding at Auckland Airport during the Auckland Anniversary floods, steps are being taken to ensure it does not happen again.

The 42-year-old was trying to bring in 4.3kg of cocaine hidden in bottles of hair products and the lining of her suitcase.

A man has been critically injured after being hit by a truck in the Auckland suburb of Remuera on Wednesday night.

An ambulance transporting a patient to hospital has collided with a school bus in central Auckland.

RNZ understands the gang member police believe shot and killed a man in Auckland was the son of Don Selwyn.

Across the system last year a quarter of all nursing shifts were understaffed, but some areas fared much worse than others.

Three men and a woman are being sought by police after an incident in central Auckland.

One of the men charged in relation to dairy worker Janak Patel's murder has pleaded guilty to aggravated robbery as family members of the slain man wiped away tears.

In a social media post, Horne's family said they expected the coroner to release his body on Wednesday.

Advocacy group 'Stop Stealing our Harbour' believe the 35-year lease proposal for the Port of Auckland - which is now off the table - was an ill-conceived plan.

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Work to rebuild the foundations of the Western Line in preparation for the City Rail Link is nearly complete.

Ponsonby Road businesses are looking to fund their own extra security guards after a fatal shooting on the street.

Services have been restricted for six months due to staff shortages.

The 31-year-old has a warrant for arrest for unlawful possession of a firearm. Here's how the situation has unfolded.

A 43-year-old man has been arrested in Auckland after an elderly woman was viciously knocked to the ground in an unprovoked attack in broad daylight on Sunday.

Auckland Mayor Wayne Brown says Port of Auckland land, assets and operations will be retained under council ownership.

As police continue to search for a gunman after Sunday's fatal shooting in Ponsonby, mayor Wayne Brown has expressed his shock.

Police say members of the public should not approach a man believed to be behind the shooting.

South Aucklanders face a lack of reliable and affordable public transport, meaning they'll cop any charges the worst, the local board says.