Auckland Region

The jury heard the closing arguments today in the trial of Hakyung "Jasmine" Lee, who admitted causing her children's deaths in 2018.

One person has been taken to hospital.

A 19-year-old man has been charged with murder after the death of a man injured in an Ōtara street fight last month.

The Crown Princess leaves at 10pm on Monday but not before those on board had a chance to explore Auckland.

Erica Stanford said the new money would enable construction projects at schools to get under way sooner - by the Summer holidays.

The laptops were stolen overnight from Auckland's Blockhouse Bay Intermediate School.

A South Auckland community has pleaded with a licensing board not to approve the opening of a new bottle shop in their neighbourhood.

It could be a long drive home for commuters on Auckland's Southern Motorway this afternoon.

Christine Fletcher says councillors weren't on board with the original three-storey building proposal, but there's not much support among locals for an alternative high-rise proposal either. Audio

The state-of-the-art facility is being touted as one of the national carrier's most significant investments in its infrastructure.

For the past 24 years, the Toroa has been sitting on the side of motorway. Audio

The forensic psychiatrist is expected to face more questions when court resumes on Friday.

The lawyers for a woman accused of murdering her children and hiding their bodies in suitcases have called their first and only witness in her defence.

Police have made more arrests following the incident on Tuesday afternoon.

Police have found the body of Eileen 'Ella' Davenport who has been missing from Māngere for nearly three months.

Residents at a central Auckland housing complex say the planned removal of the trees from their front garden feels like a violation.

The final result shows Te Pāti Māori's Kaipara extended her majority over Labour's Peeni Henare by 500 votes.

Police were called to a two-vehicle crash in the Auckland suburb of Ellerslie.

Todd Williams was sentenced to three years and seven months in prison after a transnational investigation linked him to 8928 images and videos of child sexual exploitation.

Fire and Emergency were called to the scene about 8pm.