Auckland Region

A new ferry between Auckland and Waiheke Island has sailed into service. Audio

New Zealand has one of the highest drowning rates in the OECD, and people of Asian ethnicity rank high in those statistics Audio

A nine-year-old boy has spent the night in hospital after being hit in the head with a shovel as he was leaving a pro-Palestinian rally in Auckland on Sunday.

The 42-year old man charged with the murder of a husband and wife in the Auckland suburb of Ellerslie has been granted interim name suppression.

Police are this morning set to update media on their inquiry into the killing of Fuk-Fu Kwok, and the disappearance of his wife, Mei Han Chong.

Pakuranga residents are hoping Auckland's mayor will not follow through on his threat to scrap the Eastern Busway project if central government gets rid of the regional fuel tax.

Explainer - Auckland mayor Wayne Brown wants the port's land freed up for the public, but the port argues it can deliver $1 million a week back to Aucklanders if it stays put.

Neighbours of the man who was found dead at his home in Ellerslie say they are frightened by the incident.

Watch - The police believe Mei Han Chong, who is the wife of a man found dead in his Ellerslie home, may also be the victim of foul play.

The man killed in a suspected homicide in Auckland earlier this week has been named by police.

A Karangahape Road business owner says there's talk of legal action over AT plans to strip out car parking though the full plan to expand bus lanes is delayed until next year.

Signs warning Aucklanders to stay out of the water and not fish are likely to be permanent on a number of inner beaches this summer. Audio

The lack of international events on next year's calendar and a $17 million budget cut at Tātaki Auckland Unlimited has forced the agency to get creative.

Auckland Transport is delaying part of its plan to expand bus lanes on Karangahape Road - and the city's mayor has something to say about it. Audio

An Auckland Jewish community centre's fence has been vandalised overnight, with an attempt to set it on fire.

Auckland police are continuing their search for a 67-year-old woman whose husband was found dead at the couple's home in Ellerslie.

"A nightmare camping trip that doesn't stop": Auckland Council has begun the buyout process for flood-damaged homes, but many remain in limbo, worried they won't have answers by Christmas. Audio

She's taken her employer to court over what she claims is a failure to protect her during threats she received for her commentary on Covid-19 and vaccines.

The council has hired 17 'navigators' to support people with housing and insurance problems.

Mitchell Lam, who was 24, died in custody facing charges of wounding with intent to cause grievous bodily harm and resisting police.