Auckland Region

A petition is calling for something to be done about packs of dogs harassing people in Ōtara, but local politicians say the problem runs deeper than just animal management.

Six people have been injured - two seriously - when a number of rounds were fired at a property in the Auckland suburb.

Food banks are under more pressure than ever due to the cost of living, but one South Auckland social service questions whether they're the only way to help.

When the government announced public transport fares would be half price for three months, it was unclear whether ferry services would be covered. Audio

Papakura residents say action needs to be taken before someone is killed at a notorious intersection which has been the scene of a number of serious crashes.

Auckland Zoo has announced the birth of a baby Bornean orang-utan to second-time parents Melur and Charlie. Video

Auckland University says it made mistakes in responding to a student's allegations of sexual assault.

An Auckland man waded through flood waters with a live electric current to rescue a woman who had suffered an electric shock. Audio

There are likely weeks of clean up ahead for some homes in Auckland and Northland after the violent storm that hit the region yesterday morning.

An Auckland nurse says a lucrative incentive payment has not fixed the city's dire hospital staffing shortage. Audio

Plans to build 10,000 new houses in Māngere may help solve Auckland's housing shortage, but many fear it will gentrify the suburb in the process.

A massive manta ray with a wingspan over 6m-wide has been spotted in Auckland's Hauraki Gulf, and marine scientists are asking boaties to report sightings of the giant fish for conservation records.

An indoor aquatic centre, a covered cycling velodrome and a synthetic athletics track are all options on the table as part of a planned redevelopment of Manukau Sports Bowl.

Demand for food parcels and support is so overwhelming a Māori health provider in Auckland says it's forced to turn people away.

There are strong signs Auckland is passing its peak for Covid-19 case numbers, a modeller says, but hospitalisations and other regions' cases are not there yet.

Multiple people were discovered injured after shots were fired in the Auckland suburb of Mt Roskill last night.

Auckland health authorities remain cautiously optimistic that the Omicron outbreak may have peaked in NZ's biggest city, even though 601 of the 856 people in hospital with Covid-19 are in Auckland.

A number of Auckland's lowest socio-economic areas have been hit hard, facing rates rises of about 13 percent.