Auckland Region

Auckland is preparing to open for business and tourism hotspots are looking forward to travellers from the region. Meanwhile, providers in South Auckland are still working to boost the vaccination… Audio

Auckland's Waitemata District Health Board is looking for 133 extra staff, including 21 intensive care nurses, to help it cope with Covid-19 next year.

Police in Auckland say they do not believe there was any foul play in relation to the disappearance of Sandringham woman Cindy Li who was missing for 12 days before being located near her home.

The man was dropped off at a Takanini medical centre about 12.45pm with critical injuries and was taken to Middlemore Hospital where he died shortly after.

A woman who went missing from her home in Sandringham is now in intensive care at Auckland Hospital.

Three people have died in single vehicle crashes in Auckland and Northland.

The Mental Health Foundation says reports the police are cancelling, or not responding to, half of all mental health callouts is disturbing.

An Auckland hairdresser says salons have been thrown into utter chaos by the possibility of a return to work next week.

Motorists can expect a high police presence around the Auckland border over the summer period, after travel restrictions ease from 15 December. Audio

Travel will be allowed into and out of Tāmaki Makaurau when the boundary loosens on 15 December but tourism experts predict an exodus is coming.

Police have upgraded charges against a 31-year-old man, in relation to a death in west Aucklander over the weekend.

Private farm walks are taking a financial hit due to cancellations from Aucklanders unable to travel, with some losing 40 percent of their bookings.

Two primary schools in Manurewa are taking different approaches as pupils return for the first time in three months, with one expecting only a third of the usual number to turn up. Audio

Aucklanders will find out this afternoon when they will be able to leave the city, but the hard boundary will likely be gone by the middle of December.

The Counties Manukau DHB estimates the Ministry of Health has underfunded it by $300 million over the past decade due to inaccurate data about its population base.

A child has been taken to hospital in critical condition after being hit by a vehicle in south Auckland.

Rescuers were unable to save a person who has drowned at Te Henga Bethells Beach in Auckland this afternoon.

Public health experts have expressed disappointment after discovering the government didn't discuss their advice to prioritise vaccination efforts in the area.

Police have charged a man with murder and a woman with manslaughter over the death of a toddler in South Auckland.