Auckland Region

A grenade that sparked an emergency situation at Auckland Airport has been declared inert.

A supermarket operator says an attack on staff at a convenience store in Auckland last night was random and unprovoked.

A homicide investigation has been launched after a man was killed in a family harm incident in south Auckland last night.

A fire that broke out at Auckland's City Mission in the central city has now been contained.

Cockroach infestations, filthy food surfaces and poor food storage - some of the reasons why a handful of Auckland food shops were forced to close until problems were rectified.

They committed to work together on immediate steps to improve safety and vibrancy in Auckland's city centre.

Two separate, multi-vehicle crashes blocked both the southbound and northbound lanes on Auckland's Northern Motorway, near the Northcote Rd on and off-ramps this afternoon.

Police are investigating a robbery of a jewellery store in South Auckland, where they say a staff member was assaulted.

Te Whatu Ora has failed to act to address the longstanding concerns of staff - putting them under extreme pressure, a worker says.

A prisoner who violently attacked a fellow inmate has been sentenced to preventive detention with a minimum non-parole period of five years.

Police investigating the discovery of a body in a house in Manurewa in September have charged a person with murder.

The state housing provider is being taken to court by private developer Winton Land after refusing to fast-track a huge Auckland housing development. Audio

Auckland mayor Wayne Brown says Auckland Transport needs to completely change its approach to better serve its communities.

Patients of an Auckland GP found guilty for professional misconduct are worried support for ADHD may be even harder to access if the doctor's ability to practice is restricted. Audio

A woman has been arrested following a burglary at a south Auckland foodbank.

Aucklanders will have no train services over Labour Weekend to allow KiwiRail unrestricted access to railway lines.

More than a third of 150 flats Auckland Council has repurchased across 14 villages sit vacant, and the council has run out of funds to refurbish them.

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern hopes she can find common ground with Auckland's incoming mayor on the divisive issue when they meet later this week. Audio

Patients at Middlemore Hospital were still complaining of 'crazy' wait times in the emergency department days after a damning report branded it overcrowded and unsafe. Audio

West Auckland residents have voted for new representatives on their liquor licensing trusts.