Auckland Region

Manukau councillor Lotu Fuli did not mince her words about how she felt working with re-elected Auckland mayor Wayne Brown again.

Emergency services responded to the suspicious house fire where a father and son were killed.

Allegations emerged Thursday that voting papers had been stolen from letterboxes in the South Auckland suburb of Papatoetoe.

Ambulance staff treated a person at the scene.

"I'm just very sorry that wasn't good enough for your loved ones and we weren't able to save them," Ian Macdonald says.

Complaints have been made about alleged vote-stealing during the Auckland Council elections.

Visitors welcomed back after museum closed due to asbestos discovery five months ago. Audio

Kanwarpal Singh stalked Zana Yaqubi for years, then killed her. Now, he wants an apology.

The indoor snow park says while it might not be reimbursed, it doesn't want customers to miss out.

Sergeant Richard Bracey and Constable Friederike Faber were honoured at the annual Police Association conference.

The man later pointed a pistol at his ex-partner while on parole and was told by the woman's toddler son he was being "naughty" and to "go away".

The villa in Ponsonby is 102 years old and has required frequent repairs.

More than 1300 dog attacks and 15,000 roaming dogs are reported to the council each year.

The names of two people killed in a suspicious house fire in Auckland have been released by police.

Eighteen-year old Maxwel-Dee Repia died on the roadside after being shot during a neighbourhood dispute.

It comes after the death of a man who unwittingly consumed one of the cans.

Scott Duncan Gray, 51, drowned at Te Arai surf beach after getting caught in a rip current.

Thousands more votes have been counted in the Auckland local elections, affecting the outcomes of several closely contested races.