Auckland Region

A South Auckland hapū is demanding to be included in any potential Crown deal that's done around buying Auckland Airport shares.

A South Asian community event in Auckland on Saturday will seek to raise awareness about heart health.

The police say today's sentencing of two key figures in the Megaupload case reflects years of work by investigators in New Zealand and the United States.

The nurse says the assault happened when she asked a patient to hand over her vape and is upset police is not taking her complaint seriously.

Power has been restored to hundreds of homes in north Auckland after widespread cuts overnight.

One person is in a critical condition following a crash between a van and a scooter in the Auckland suburb of Henderson.

Auckland Transport hopes the recruitment of hundreds of new bus drivers over the next several months will bring the city's bus system back from the brink. Audio

Large parts of North Auckland without power since Wednesday morning may have services restored about midnight, Vector says.

The first of five fires overnight was at a property in Manurewa.

A 60-year-old Auckland man is the latest person to be charged with money laundering in relation to an online scam that has seen victims lose millions of dollars.

The Auckland CBD is coming back to life after years of pandemic slow down and disruption caused by construction works.

Hundreds of Auckland homeowners will hear from the council on Wednesday about what comes next for a voluntary buyout of storm-damaged homes.

Two arrests have been made as part of an ongoing investigation into a firearms incident at Auckland's Clover Park.

Police have arrested one person who was found inside an onsite portaloo at a construction site in Henderson on Monday night.

The close-knit community of Aotea / Great Barrier Island is on tenterhooks as two boys battle for their lives in hospital after what is being described as a "terrible freak accident".

Sightseers on Auckland's North Shore were dazzled after a beach was lit up.

Parts of Muriwai are about to reopen to the public for the first time since Cyclone Gabrielle.

Auckland Council has voted to sell 7 percent of its shares in Auckland Airport to reduce its debt and limit rate rises. So what happens now? RNZ has all you need to know.

Councillors crossed swords, singling out one another and raising impassioned concerns on debt borrowing, rates and selling councils shares in Auckland Airport before deciding on their annual budget.

The council recommends delaying or stopping construction on some undeveloped land - greenfield work - in order to reduce emissions and avoid high infrastructure costs.