Auckland Region

An estimated 100 owners of storm damaged homes will receive grants to future-proof their properties and continue living in them.

A woman at a pro-Palestine rally in Auckland was antagonising the crowd moments before her arrest, police say.

Police said they were still investigating what caused the car's malfunction, and what happened during the resulting "melee".

A court that writes off charges for recurring low-level crime is helping Auckland's homeless off the streets and into work.

An 18-year-old has been charged and another two teens referred to Youth Aid after a vehicle was allegedly hijacked in Bucklands Beach.

Auckland's mayor is signalling more rates rises will be needed as the city faces "big financial challenges". They went up by 7.7 percent this year - and next year the increase may be almost double…

Heroin has been found in a white powder that was sold as ketamine in Auckland.

The University of Auckland says a breakdown in communication over a planned pigeon cull was behind this morning's reports of an armed offender on the loose on campus.

Two people are in hospital after a shooting in South Auckland.

A procession of Head Hunters gang members travelling from Auckland to Foxton to attend a senior member's funeral have arrived.

A five-year-old child has been critically injured after being struck by a car whose driver may have been distracted by their phone, police say.

Several roads are closed in Mt Albert and drivers asked to avoid the area.

Six people have been arrested at a demonstration at the Port of Auckland this afternoon, police say.

The cancellation of SailGP, scheduled to be hosted in Auckland next year, feels like a "gut punch" for business in the city centre. Audio

A Fullers ferry passenger who saw a man allegedly assault crew members says she was terrified.

A chaotic day at council has provided little clarity of what the future has in store for the city's Downtown Carpark.

A teenager is being treated in hospital after being injured with hot water and sugar at a youth justice facility in Auckland.

Auckland Transport is encouraging shoppers heading to the sales on the weekend to take the bus or train. Audio

Auckland Council is to vote on the way forward for damaged homes that can be salvaged if work is done to protect them from future hazards.

Police have arrested two men accused of kidnapping a woman and stealing her car in South Auckland this morning.