Auckland Region

The first of two fully electric ferries will undergo tests in the Hauraki Gulf after being launched this morning. Video, Audio

Mark Mitchell attended a meeting on Auckland's North Shore where social housing, rough sleepers and police responsiveness were flagged as priorities.

"They haven't thought this through at all," Sarah Thompson says.

It's the latest post shop to go in a string of NZ Post closures.

The pathologist that conducted the post-mortem on Samsudeen said he died quickly and had "zero" chance of survival. Audio

A forensic pathologist says some of the gunshots fired at Samsudeen went through vital organs, leaving him no chance of survival.

Police are appealing to the public for information about a stabbing that took place in Papakura in May.

Operators of the Auckland speedway are confident they have managed to change some minds at the city council.

Health NZ did not say when a final decision would be made. Audio

The man is set to appear in North Shore District Court on 12 July.

The hospital's water system has failed twice recently, the Health Minister said earlier this year.

Karanga's afternoon of mayhem occurred in October 2017 but he was back before the courts last week, after a series of events that have kept him in prison for most of the time since then.

A witness told RNZ he can still hear the sound of the man hitting the pavement.

Auckland Council removed the playground and seating area in January in a bid to deter antisocial behaviour and public drinking outside the Ōtara TAB.

Haka fans will come together this weekend to celebrate te ao Māori through haka, waiata and whanaungatanga at Tāmaki Hakangāhau. Video

SkyCity is suing Fletcher Building for losses incurred because of delays in completing the International Convention Centre in Auckland.

Sight-impaired people living in the Southern Auckland could miss out on a guide dog after a savage attack on a handler and his guide dog.