Auckland Region
Husband charged with murder of DHB project boss
An Auckland surgeon has been charged with the murder of his wife who was found dead in her home in April last year.
Business backs ACT's plan for instant penalties for young offenders
ACT's new crime policy, which would issue burglars with swift penalties, is being welcomed by Auckland business groups.
Snapped: Thousands get off scot-free despite using phones, not wearing seatbelts
Smart cameras have seen 50,000 drivers using their phones or not wearing their seatbelts on Auckland roads but they won't get tickets.
Auckland council's plan to get people out of their cars
Auckland Council has released an ambitious proposal to reduce the city's transport emissions by two thirds over the next eight years. The Transport Emissions Reduction Pathway will encourage people to… Audio
Ex-mayor calls on business leader to quit Auckland race
Auckland mayoral hopeful Viv Beck should throw in the towel to give rival and former Far North mayor Wayne Brown a better go, says former Auckland mayor and National MP John Banks.
Auckland's $100m Costco store opening delayed
Originally slated to open mid-August, supermarket giant Costco has pushed back the opening of its flagship new store in West Auckland. Audio
Three arrested after aggravated robbery at Auckland liquor store
Three youths have been arrested after a Glenfield liquor store on Auckland's North Shore was robbed with an air rifle on Saturday night.
'Hair-raising experience': Royal Oak roundabout still a sore point
Royal Oak residents are still dissatisfied with the state of their roundabout, despite a safety upgrade after 61 crashes over a four-year period. Audio
Manukau building fire doused, residents allowed back in
Fire crews have extinguished a blaze in a South Auckland apartment block.
Efeso Collins could scoop Molloy votes - analyst
A political analyst says people who would have voted for Leo Molloy in Auckland's mayoral election may now turn to Efeso Collins, because both candidates have working-class appeal.
Papakura-Clevedon road closed after fatal crash south of Auckland
South of Auckland, Papakura-Clevedon Road remains closed after an accident early this morning.
Novice paddleboarder died after using wrong safety leash
A swimming coach who drowned while stand-up paddleboarding for the first time wasn't able to untie the safety leash attached to her ankle.
Dolphins head back to sea after stranding
Eight of the dolphins which had been stranded on Waiheke Island are heading back out to sea.
Cash, drugs and firearms seized as gang crackdown continues
Police have seized $34,000 in cash, drugs and firearms as part of the Operation Cobalt inquiry.
Molloy speaks after ending Auckland mayoralty bid: 'I'll run again in 2025'
Auckland businessman Leo Molloy has spoken to media after pulling out of the Auckland mayoralty race when polls suggested he would not win the election. Watch it here.
Auckland mayoralty candidate Leo Molloy quits race
Molloy says polls suggest he couldn't win the Auckland mayoralty race and withdrawing is the right thing to do.
Police descend on suburban street in Auckland
Multiple police officers are attending an incident in the Auckland suburb of Clendon Park.
Two teenagers charged after woman shot in Mt Roskill
Two teenagers have been arrested and charged after a woman was shot earlier this week in central Auckland.
Middlemore 'deeply sorry' over employment of person being investigated by police
Middlemore Hospital is apologising to patients seen by a man pretending to be a doctor and contacting each one.
Central Auckland rat infestation 'out of control'
Usually we think of rat infestations as being out of sight and underground. But if you go into a central Auckland suburb right now, you'll see big sewer rats out and about in broad daylight. Audio
