Auckland Region

New Dame Judy Kilpatrick is humbled to have been awarded her honour, paying tribute to the hundreds of "extraordinary people" she has worked with during her nursing career.

Planning that began almost 20 years ago enabled F&P Healthcare to be well prepared for the onset of a global pandemic, its new knight says.

A fire investigator will this morning be looking into the causes of the massive blaze at a car yard in South Auckland yesterday.

The massive blaze in a car yard in the South Auckland suburb of Papakura has been brought under control by firefighters.

A fatal crash in the Auckland suburb of Waterview brings the Queen's Birthday weekend road toll to one.

A cycling advocate says building an entirely new Auckland harbour bridge is unnecessary and a trucking leader reckons a new harbour crossing for vehicles should be first.

A detective says the injuries on the defenceless baby were horrific and she suffered broken bones throughout her body.

Auckland's overheated property market has been blamed for the massive cost blow-out of Auckland's Mill Rd project.

The announcement of a second harbour bridge in Auckland is a kick in the teeth considering other projects have been cancelled, National Party leader Judith Collins says.

Tougher restrictions on the advertising and marketing of alcohol are needed in Auckland to reduce the harm caused by the liquor industry, public health officials say.

A South Auckland principal has rejected the government's school lunches, saying it does nothing "for people's mana". Others say it's the village raising the child. Justin Latif reports.

Auckland's water agency says it does have some sympathy for the Aucklanders whose water costs will double in the next 10 years, but says it is a necessary pill that must be swallowed.

Another person has been arrested in relation to a firearms incident in the Sofitel Hotel in Auckland's Viaduct Harbour in April, bringing the number of arrests so far to 11.

Aucklanders' water bills will increase by 7 percent from 1 July, in the first of yearly rates hikes for the next 10 years.

A west Auckland GP clinic has been trying to recruit a registered nurse since last July, but efforts have so far failed.

Waka Kotahi is investigating the possibility of converting a traffic lane on Auckland's Harbour Bridge to a cycle way, but cannot say how far off a decision is. Audio

It could take two days to evacuate more than 300,000 Aucklanders, if a volcanic eruption is imminent, according to new research.

Police have located the dinghy belonging to missing Waiheke man Erno Bedo.