Auckland Region
People facing flood-damaged home buyouts fear never being able to buy in their city again
Some Auckland residents with flood damaged homes are worried the proposed buyouts will leave them paying off debt for homes they will no longer own.
Auckland Museum apologises after display 'in solidarity with Israel'
Palestine supporters had been calling for the museum to apologise for the light display, but the Jewish Council says protesters should think "carefully about their humanity".
On a knife edge: Tense wait for special votes in marginal seats
Te Atatu in West Auckland is New Zealand's most marginal seat after last night's vote count.
John ‘Happy Feet’ Vaifale: Aotearoa’s world-beating hip hop dancer
Samoan New Zealand dancer John Vaifale (Lalovaea and Solosolo) is packing his bags to head to Germany and represent Aotearoa at the Red Bull Dance Your Style World Finals on November 4. Audio
Auckland motorway incidents: Pedestrian killed, multiple car crash
A person has died after being struck by a vehicle on Auckland's Southern Motorway.
Body found in search for missing West Auckland man
Police believe the body found in grassland in West Harbour is missing man Dylan Barford, who was last seen about three weeks ago.
Most Aucklanders want port to remain publicly owned, new poll shows
Mayor Wayne Brown said the poll, commissioned by the Maritime Union, was not relevant to anything the council was looking at when it came to the future of Auckland's port.
6mo puppy treated so cruelly she had to be euthanised
Two people have been sentenced to community work and home detention over a violent attack on a six-month-old puppy.
Likely sale of Auckland parking building
Last month a petition was presented to Auckland Council in a plea to stop the sale of the Downtown Carpark on Fanshawe and Lower Hobson Street. The building has more than 1900 spaces and petitioners… Audio
Police refer death of man found at Beachlands to coroner
Police have referred the death of a man whose body was found on a beach in East Auckland to the coroner.
Race to bring skilled migrants to fill gaps in Auckland's tech sector
Some tech companies in Auckland are feeling desperate as homegrown talent moves across the Tasman.
Sinkhole, pipe failure to be examined in independent review
It has been two weeks since a pipe burst and a 13-metre-deep sinkhole opened up in Auckland - and wastewater continues to flow into the harbour.
Auckland zoo orangutan outsmarts 'tamper-proof' alarm
Daya inadvertently set off the fire alarm inside the area of the South East Asia Jungle Track high canopy habitat in late August.
Police investigating themselves after man's death in custody
Police are investigating the death of a man who was found unresponsive whilst in police custody in Auckland.
Police looking for car in relation to case of missing Auckland man
Police want to speak with people linked to a vehicle of interest in the search for a missing Auckland man.
Businesses nearby sinkhole putting up with 'foul odours'
Auckland businesses in Parnell say they're counting on Watercare's promise to have an emergency sewer repair in place by next week.
Aucklander attempting record 800 bungy jumps in one day
An Auckland man attempting to set a new bungy jumping world record has jumped off the Auckland Harbour Bridge 200 times before lunchtime. Audio
Body found on sand at Beachlands beach in Auckland
A body has been found on the beach in Beachlands on Tuesday morning, police say.
First-of-kind pipes to reduce Auckland's carbon footprint, revive ageing water network
A new low-carbon stormwater pipe being installed today at the site of a sinkhole in central Auckland is the first of its kind in New Zealand.
Police searching for Auckland man missing almost a month
Police are asking for help to find missing Auckland man Craig McDowall, who has been missing for almost a month.
