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Prominent lawyer Nigel Hampton QC has questioned whether a private prison set to open in South Auckland will actually help rehabilitate inmates.

Until another option is found, the only thing that can be done to fight kauri dieback is to try to stop its spread, a university lecturer says.

A reserve on Auckland's North Shore is being shut to prevent the spread of kauri dieback, and the closure of other conservation land is not being ruled out. Audio

The two men responsible for the "malicious" murder of Shalvin Prasad have finally been held to account, his family says. Audio

Mighty River Power is to shut down its gas-fired Southdown power station in south Auckland, which is expected to close at the end of December.

An 18-year-old man has died after crashing a car into a power pole in rural south Auckland this morning.

The severe weather watch for parts of northern New Zealand looks likely to be upgraded as Cyclone Pam moves closer, MetService says. Audio

Thirty streets have been affected by a water cut in the northern Auckland suburb of Albany, with businesses and residents being asked to conserve water.

Cyclone Pam is likely to hit the east of the country hardest when it reaches New Zealand on Sunday.

Auckland Council needs to cut traffic from its $50 million upgraded network of side streets, urban designers say. Audio

Extra ambulances, paramedics and emergency call centre staff will be on hand across the country tonight to cope with the throngs of people seeing in 2015.

Service and food workers say they are devastated at an announcement of a 15-year deal by DHBs in Auckland and fear their jobs may go. Audio

All lanes on the Auckland Harbour Bridge have reopened after a collision between a car and a motorcycle around midday forced the closure of three northbound lanes.

The director of the Pacific Media Centre says reporting on Papua New Guinea has gone downhill in the year since the Australian Associated Press closed its PNG bureau.

Convicted murderer and child molester Phillip John Smith has been deported from Brazil and will land in Auckland tomorrow. Police footage of his departure has been released. Video, Audio

South Auckland residents worried at the impact of another liquor store on their community say they are being ignored and a law change meant to help them is failing.

The rural representative for Local Government New Zealand walked out of a meeting today with Air New Zealand when it refused to reconsider its closure of some regional services.