Auckland Region

The increases, which will take effect from July, follow a year-long price freeze implemented during the early stages of the airline industry's Covid-19 recovery.

North Shore's Chris Darby has updated his financial interest register, two days before the vote on whether to sell them as part of the city's budget fix.

Calls for Michael Wood to be sacked from Cabinet are growing after more details emerged about decisions he made as Transport Minister while a shareholder in Auckland Airport.

Five people have been arrested after a large group tore through Auckland on dirt bikes this weekend.

Six people have been injured in a two-car crash on Auckland's Southern Motorway.

The Puhoi to Warkworth motorway is due to open soon, but Waka Kotahi insists it doesn't know when. Cue another traffic jam this long weekend.

Flood-ravaged West Aucklanders are rejoicing after the government announced it will offer buyout options to people whose land is too risky to rebuild on. Audio

Dirt bike riders travelling "in swarms" and causing havoc on Auckland roads will be a target of police this long weekend. Audio

Three men are facing kidnapping charges, after an incident that seriously injured a victim last weekend.

A cycling lobby group is questioning why the transport agency has not already done the work required to take the wobble out of Auckland Harbour Bridge.

Auckland Mayor Wayne Brown has his work cut out for him trying to convince enough councillors to vote for his controversial plan to plug a $325 million budget hole.

But its opening date has been pushed back from December 2024 to late 2025.

News of a joint buyout scheme for those affected by extreme weather has been met with relief by local politicians, but they say the work is just beginning and the devil will be in the detail. Audio

The Auckland Harbour Bridge wobbles when enough people walk on it, to the extent it could result in "serious crushing injuries".

Auckland Transport has turned down pleas for a passenger rail service between Huapai and the city despite having some rail cars at its disposal.

The woman was seriously injured after her quad bike slipped 50 metres down a bank in Auckland's Rodney District.

The mayor's team invited journalists from only a select few organisations to his budget announcement on Thursday.

The Auckland mayor says he is going ahead with his mayoral budget, with a few changes made after listening to submissions. Audio

A large oil spill is blocking a central Auckland road and Auckland Transport said police were letting buses through, but delays and possible cancellations could be expected.

A man has been arrested and charged with manslaughter in relation to the death of a 21-year-old who unknowingly drank from a beer can containing liquid methamphetamine.