Auckland Region

A south Auckland trust says many providers aren't ready to take advantage of the government's new housing scheme.

Police say they are looking at a number of prosecutions after about 1000 anti-government protesters marched onto the busy Auckland Southern Motorway today.

Auckland council is investigating after finding a mayoral candidate's website links to that of one of his rivals.

Ammunition, cash and drugs were seized in a police bust in Auckland last week.

Mayoral candidates say the number of liquor outlets in south Auckland is an issue, but disagree about how to tackle it.

Auckland Council is fighting for a controversial hotel bed tax the Court of Appeal ruled "invalid".

A house and two vehicles were shot at in Glen Innes in Auckland.

A police union president says courts need to send a clear message to anyone who attacks officers.

The hunt is on for man who carried out an aggravated robbery of a bank in Auckland's North Shore.

Hearing bursts of gunfire on a quiet suburban street was terrifying for residents, a Grey Lynn man says. Audio

A 32-year-old has been shot and seriously injured by police investigating a firearms incident in Grey Lynn.

Some schools are coming to terms with the effects of a push to introduce more school enrolment zones and amend existing ones.

Devonport ferries are to be included in Auckland's public transport network after 18 months of discussion, but fares are unlikely to change any time soon.

A 27-year-old man has been remanded in custody after appearing in the Waitākere District Court today charged with murder of two people in the west Auckland suburb of Glendene yesterday.

A man has now been charged with the murder of Maria Brown.

Members of several gangs have been arrested, with one man facing 20 charges involving armed robbery and possession of firearms and drugs.

Volunteers from the company's head office, including accountants, planners and IT workers, have been drafted in to boost numbers on the production line due to the 'unprecedented' number of workers off…

The family of a woman who died at Middlemore Hospital have a right to know what happened, advocates say.

The search began after a speeding vehicle failed to stop for officers in Takanini, Auckland.