Auckland Region

Two people have escaped from a house fire in the Auckland suburb of Mount Roskill.

A report into the deaths of two firefighters during Cyclone Gabrielle has revealed the terror faced by rescuers when a second massive landslide struck

An independent investigation into the deaths of two volunteer firefighters at Muriwai has concluded they did not recognise the warning signs a landslide was imminent.

Two people have been arrested after a fake firearm was pointed out a car window car on an Auckland highway.

A customer of a repair shop in Auckland that had hundreds of warrants of fitness revoked by Waka Kotahi says she was left in the dark about what to do next.

Police have uncovered an "underground Legoland" in the Auckland suburb of Browns Bay after linking a number of thefts spanning three months.

Four teenagers are facing charges after allegedly breaking into cars in the Auckland suburb of Flat Bush overnight.

Police say a group of young women smashed up a South Auckland house and left a person injured earlier this morning.

Oranga Tamariki says the video that has been circulating online of two teenage boys attacking one another at its youth justice unit was filmed by a staff member. Audio

The occupant was taken to hospital with moderate injures.

Oranga Tamariki says the video that has been circulating online of two teenage boys attacking one another at its youth justice unit was filmed by a staff member.

Oranga Tamariki has stood down four staff at a youth justice centre over a martial arts style fight between two teenagers.

Bracing for the relentless onslaught of wet winter days, people living on the streets declare themselves warriors in an unyielding battle to stay warm.

Police are asking anyone who knows the whereabouts of Chan Win Hing who was last seen on 11 May to come forward.

Fullers passengers are now paying up to $59 for a return ticket to Waiheke Island during peak hours after a 19 percent price increase came into effect over the weekend. Audio

More than 600 warrants of fitness were revoked by Waka Kotahi in Auckland after an investigation into an auto repair shop.

A person has died in hospital after a house fire in West Auckland.

Five teenage offenders have now been on the roof of a South Auckland youth justice facility for more than 24 hours.

Auckland police are assisting a standoff at a youth justice facility in the southwest suburb of Wiri.

More video has emerged from 2004 of the Auckland Harbour Bridge clip-on lanes swaying as people walk on them. Video