Auckland Region

Outreach teams in the city recorded a 90 percent increase in people sleeping rough since September. Audio

The driver of a car which crashed on Auckland's Southern Motorway early this morning died after falling from the Newmarket flyover after the crash.

While most of the attention will be on city councillors and mayoral hopefuls, voters also have the power to decide on other leaders.

More than 40,000 tabs of the illicit substance has been found with a street value of more than $1 million.

Chris Moore said the sculpture would have cost him more than $50,000 in time, materials and labour, but is likely to be worth less than $50 as scrap. Audio

Armed police were at the scene on Whanui Place on Monday morning.

Pip Scott said she had recently given the men two tents, sleeping bags and a pillow.

A motorcyclist has been taken to hospital in a critical condition after a crash with a car in Onehunga.

The winner will make history - either the Tactix will win a maiden title or the Mystics will win a three-peat, something no other team has done.

Firefighters responded to a large fire at a Mitre 10 hardware store in the Auckland suburb of Westgate.

The person was found dead in the water at Arkles Bay.

An Auckland recycling centre is thanking the huge community effort that helped it get back on its feet after a devastating fire earlier this year.

A motion to change Auckland's Unitary Plan has failed after councillors couldn't agree on the most successful way to get helicopters blocked from residential areas. Audio

An Auckland city cafe owner is worried for his business after the road it sits on was effectively turned into a cul-de-sac.

Last month rich-listers Anna Mowbray and Ali Williams's request for a private helipad was approved. Audio

The death of the man who was found in Highbrook on Tuesday will be referred to the Coroner.

Twenty-year-old Tyler Porter was last seen in the Arkles Bay area on July 16.

An iconic Matakana ceramics business has made the decision to close its doors after 47 years. Audio

Analysis: When a "primate city" is mismanaged, it reveals our fundamental misunderstanding of how modern economies work.

Oranga Tamariki were informed that the trio left a community based remand home on 8 July.