Auckland Region

One lane of Great North Road in west Auckland is blocked, and drivers are being asked to avoid the area.

Police investigating a shooting on Auckland's Ponsonby Road last month have found two pistols in Taupō.

As rail workers' industrial action continues, buses will be running along all of Auckland's train routes on Sunday to cover any reliability problems.

Emergency services were called to Musick Point at 5.35pm on Saturday

The family of 26-year-old Monica Reid "just want to see her again", her sister says.

Hundreds of people were at the pre-dawn ceremony for the official launch of Matariki Festival at Pukekohe Hill this morning.

The earliest known oil painting of a haka will be exhibited at Auckland Art Gallery this weekend.

Auckland Council's decision to sell a downtown car parking building will kill retail businesses and hollow out the CBD, a lobby group says. Audio

K'Road locals say they feel unsafe and intimidated amid aggression and anti-social behaviour. They also want more support for those in a housing facility.

Trains will run to and from Eden Park for the game, but industrial action is continuing to have an impact on rail services, says AT.

When Liz Wright retired from nursing 15 years ago, she and her husband decided to put all their love into raising guide dog puppies. Audio

Photos dating back to the early 1900s were found in a box dropped off for recycling. Now, the hunt is on for the owners. Audio

The 29-year-old man appeared in Manukau District Court facing indecent assault charges.

The heaviest rain from a complex trough is likely to affect the north of the North Island, and the north and west of the South Island.

Police have spoken to a person of interest and say the missing man may have been injured during the dispute.

Police were searching an Auckland property when a man ran over an officer with a car and another fled into the bush.

The multi-storey backyard structure in South Auckland has been taken down after complaints about safety from neighbours.

Police found at least 357 cannabis plants at four flats in Manurewa.

Business owners who say they're dealing with crime on a daily basis got to vent at Mark Mitchell today.

The 43-year-old man,who was known to the victim, is due in court on Wednesday.