Auckland Region

"People were wandering around the ward looking for water," one patient at Auckland Hospital says.

The water was shut off in one of the main buildings while a leak in ward 38 was fixed. Audio

Soaring over the Hauraki Gulf, this Kiwi-built electric ferry is on its maiden voyage. Audio

The water is off while a leak is fixed.

The man was in a group of swimmers who got into trouble on Tuesday afternoon.

The 31-year-old faces charges of aggravated assault, reckless driving, failing to stop, and unlawfully taking a motor vehicle.

Residents are being told off for inadvertently causing rubbish truck fires.

Police have arrested two 16-year-olds after an armed robbery in the Auckland suburb of Panmure on Wednesday morning.

The British musician will perform his debut album Back to Bedlam at Spark Arena in October. Audio

Five other swimmers have been rescued.

The incidents took place over almost a year.

A man has been arrested after residents in Onehunga recorded what appeared to be a car chase involving a dozen police cars.

The Southern, Eastern and Onehunga lines were all affected.

Celebrations kick off this weekend as Asian communities prepare to ring in the Year of the Snake.

The chicks were born in Shakespear Regional Park's Open Sanctuary this summer following a major translocation project last year.

Auckland FC manager Steve Corica said their strong first season in the A-League is down to the club's culture. Audio

Damaged homes still dot the streets in one suburb, marked for demolition after being inundated in January 2023. Audio

Questions are being raised about blocks in the foundations of four state houses damaged in the Auckland Anniversary floods. Audio

"We just really want this to stop," residents earlier said.

Law changes are coming - but more than one in 10 homes consented over a year in Auckland sat on a flood plain. Audio