Auckland Region

The pedestrian was taken to hospital after being hit by a vehicle in central Auckland.

Jazz and rap collided on stage as Loyle Carner shared an intimate and soulful performance with a packed Auckland Town Hall last night, writes Jordan Dunn.

The pedestrian has been taken to hospital and New North Road in Mount Albert is expected to be closed for several hours.

The pedestrian has been taken to hospital and New North Road in Mount Albert is expected to be closed for several hours.

National is defending its cost estimates for a proposed four-lane highway from Whangārei to Tauranga. Audio

RNZ understands workers were from the Asian and Pacific communities, and a support group says there's low awareness among migrant workers about counselling services.

Auckland Mayor Wayne Brown says the number is still a 'guesstimate', but big plans for improving resilience and property buy-outs have seen the costs of the flood skyrocket.

Hospital staff in some regions owed years of back pay will have to wait until next year to get it.

An Auckland resident says her insurer upped its offer for flood repairs after she questioned the scope and sought a second opinion.

It is only the second time in the zoo's history that there has been a breeding pair of tigers. Video

A garden was once hailed as an "inner-city oasis" by Auckland Council's Watercare now faces the chop at the hands of another council entity: Auckland Transport.

A passenger train banned from down town Auckland due to safety concerns after it ran two red lights has been given the go-ahead to return to the CBD from 7 August.

Auckland Council yesterday agreed to reopen the Emergency Relief Fund and increase it by $1 million to enable affected residents' rates to be waived for at least a year. Audio

Mould removal companies are being kept busy, handling double the number of calls this year to treat mouldy houses.

The Detail - After Auckland's CBD shooting the knives were out for home detention sentences - but is it the justice system we should be pointing at, or is the problem more deeply-rooted?

The man who murdered a West Auckland father and daughter has been sentenced to life in prison - and his victims' family have described the shock and terror of the crime.

Several Work and Income offices in South Auckland were placed into lockdown as a precaution.

Four schools located on Te Atatū Peninsula, in Auckland, are no longer in lockdown caused by a verbal threat made over the phone.

Auckland Council's Andrew Chin says it's expected to take four months to replace the sewerage pipe and fix the College Hill sinkhole.

Businesses near a central Auckland sinkhole fear what the future holds.