Auckland Region
Six charged over alleged corruption with subcontracts
Six people have been charged by the Serious Fraud Office for alleged corrupt behaviour involving road maintenance contracts in South Auckland.
Council taken to task over abandoned Ōtāhuhu town centre upgrade
Auckland Council is being asked to finish what it started after a multi-million dollar upgrade of Ōtāhuhu's town centre was put on the back-burner.
Auckland hospital outbreak: All patients and staff on two wards to be tested
All patients and staff in two wards for the elderly at Auckland City Hospital will be tested for Covid-19 over coming days, after 13 cases were found yesterday.
Covid outbreak of 13 at Auckland City Hospital
Six staff members and seven patients at Auckland City Hospital have tested positive for Covid-19.
Womad, Homegrown, Auckland Arts Festival events cancelled due to Omicron threat
The Womad and Homegrown music festivals, as well as dozens of events at the Auckland Arts Festival, are the latest cultural victims of Omicron's impact on New Zealand.
South Auckland primary schools consider onsite vaccination clinics
South Auckland primary schools are considering whether to host vaccine clinics to help vaccinate the region's 5 to 11-year-olds.
Weather: High humidity has Aucklanders hot and bothered
If you're finding yourself clammy, sweaty and breathing heavily into your face mask when you're out and about at the moment, you're not alone. Audio
Luxon calls for Auckland fuel tax to be scrapped as prices rise
The National Party is calling for the regional fuel tax in Auckland to be scrapped to give motorists some relief in the face of skyrocketing prices.
Firefighters extinguish blaze in Auckland apartment building
Eight fire trucks attended the fire on Kingston Street this morning, containing it before it could spread to other floors.
Gun fired on Auckland street after fight at city bar
Police say they received a report of a disorder on commercial premises on New North Road, Kingsland about 9.30pm yesterday.
Recycling startup growing, despite tornado and pandemic
A plastic recycling business brought to its knees by a tornado is back on its feet, promising to transform the industry - if it can find the right investors.
Police seek dangerous fugitive who fled after funeral
Police are appealing for sightings of a dangerous prisoner who failed to return to jail after he was granted permission to attend a funeral.
One dead and four injured after Auckland crash
One person has died at the scene of a crash in Auckland last night, and four other people have been left injured.
Is it time for council to throw South Auckland some shade?
To many it might be a leafy paradise, but for those in the south of the city, Auckland can seem more like a barren, concrete-covered desert. However, as Justin Latif reports, new council funding may…
Who wants to be Auckland’s mayor?
While Aucklanders may only just be returning from sunning themselves on the beach, the race to become the city's next mayor is already heating up.
Iwi to place rāhui on Hauraki Gulf to help scallop beds recover
Ngāti Manuhiri Settlement Trust chief executive Nicola MacDonald says the rāhui will be put in place on Waitangi Day.
Covid-19: Community isolation scheme needs to be overhauled - study
New Zealand needs to overhaul its Covid-19 community isolation scheme and better fund GPs and primary healthcare workers on the front line, a new paper says.
Roadworks cause concern for locals after crashes in Franklin
A series of road diversions due to roadworks on State Highway 22 are dangerous and leading to an increase in serious car crashes, residents say.
Music Critic: Matthew Crawley
For today's music review store manager at Flying Out Records in Auckland, Matthew Crawley talks to Jesse about new music out from P J Harvey, Jake Xerxes Fussell and Roy Montgomery with Emma Johnston… Audio
Body found in North Shore's Lake Pupuke
The man was reportedly swimming with a friend on Tuesday night and got into trouble.
