Auckland Region

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.

Police are continuing to scour central Auckland suburbs to find a woman missing since last week.

Police are investigating after a woman was found with a serious gunshot injury last night in New Lynn, west Auckland.

Auckland's Covid-19 outbreak is on track to reach a peak by the end of November, latest modelling suggests, but other pockets of the country are warned they might be in for a bumpy ride.

Gardenia Lemoa is a year 12 Māngere College student among the thousands of senior high school pupils across Auckland who returned to school last month. She recounts what it's been like to be back.

Aucklanders are already planning their escape from lockdown with the number booking baches outside the region more than doubling this week.

A family overdue from a fishing trip in Kawakawa Bay south of Auckland yesterday has been found safe and well.

With growing numbers of Covid-19 positive people self-isolating at home, GPs say they are facing increased workloads and need more clarity over how they get paid for monitoring them.

Tangata whenua, environmentalists, and native bird experts on Waiheke island are outraged after the death of a kororā - little blue penguin - found near the site of the opposed Kennedy Point marina.

An investigation is underway after a person was found dead at a house in the west Auckland suburb of Swanson this morning.

Over the past three months, the demand for Te Tāpui Atawhai Auckland City Mission's services has been the highest in the organisation's 100-year history.