Auckland Region
Fears agency's funding shortfall will lead to uneventful times for Auckland
Auckland's major events calendar looks alarmingly empty from 2024 and the city's culture and economic agency says it urgently needs to find $20 million a year to start filling it.
'Worst landlord': Homeowner claims Kāinga Ora told her to move to avoid unruly neighbours
An Auckland homeowner who says she was advised to sell up and move out to get away from unruly Kāinga Ora neighbours has taken a complaint to the Ombudsman.
Funding shortfall: Auckland businesses put up $200k to promote city
Auckland Council's cultural and economic development agency Tātaki Auckland Unlimited says it is short of nearly $20 million to attract visitors to the city.
Te Whatu Ora investigates alleged assault of patient at Middlemore mental health unit
Te Whatu Ora (Counties Manukau) is conducting an investigation into an alleged assault of a patient by staff at unit of Middlemore Hospital.
When will the real Wayne Brown emerge?
Analysis - It seems like we have heard a lot from new Auckland mayor Wayne Brown. But we haven't. The weekday statements and the release of table-thumping letters are mostly the work of his closest…
Police warning after woman run over during rugby league celebrations
A woman has been seriously injured after slipping from the bonnet of a moving car while celebrating in Māngere in the early hours.
Search continues for missing child after boat capsize
Police say one person is still missing after a boat carrying five people capsized in Auckland's Manukau Harbour on Sunday evening.
Drury to become 'same size as Napier'
Auckland Council will allow a huge development in Drury to go ahead, as long as work is done in stages.
Auckland boat capsize: Missing person confirmed to be child
The principal of a south Auckland school has confirmed one of their pupils is the person missing after a boating tragedy on Manukau Harbour.
'Family shattered' after father's death in fall on work site
The wife and children of a migrant killed at work last week were soon to arrive from the Philippines.
Auckland boat capsize: Search continues for missing person
The search for a person missing from a capsized boat off Clarks Beach is continuing with the police Eagle helicopter scouring the area.
Auckland Council looking at $270m budget hole for next financial year, mayor says
Auckland Council says it is experiencing increased financial pressure from rises in inflation and interest rates.
'Critical overload': ED staff make complaint over mental health patients' plight
Mental health patients are sometimes stranded for days in North Shore Hospital's emergency department waiting for a bed on a ward.
One dead, one missing after boat in Manukau Harbour capsizes
One person has died and one person is missing following a boat capsize near Clarks Beach.
Man arrested over Auckland shooting incident
A 43-year-old man has been arrested after a shooting incident yesterday in Auckland's suburb of New Lynn.
Air, sea and land search of Firth of Thames for missing kayaker
A large scale search is underway in the Firth of Thames, after a kayaker did not return home last night.
Jacinda Ardern opens Labour Party's annual conference in Auckland
The Labour leader is urging party faithful to use its annual conference to "refresh and rejuvenate" ahead of next year's election.
Auckland mayor Wayne Brown warms to council agencies after first encounter
Auckland mayor Wayne Brown has found some nice things to say about the council agencies he attacked throughout his election campaign - and since - following his first face-to-face encounter with their…
Auckland treatment plant that just got $2m upgrade shutdown due to contaminant
Watercare has shut down an Auckland treatment plant after finding a contaminant above drinking water threshold levels.
Auckland Zoo welcomes two more Sumatran tigers
Two new Sumatran tigers, with the goal of breeding, will soon call Auckland Zoo home.
