Auckland Region

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.

Some secondary schools in alert level 3 areas do not want their Year 9-10 students back until senior students have left for exams.

In an effort to get more Pacific people vaccinated, a group of doctors have taken to TikTok and Instagram to get the message out there.

West Auckland police are asking for public help to find a suspect in a homicide investigation.

The Hamilton to Auckland commuter train will travel direct into central Auckland once the service resumes.

It's day one of alert level 3, step 2 for the city and retailers are flinging open their doors for an expected rush of pent-up demand, while many museums, zoos and libraries are gradually re-opening.

When health authorities asked if she would like to go into MIQ, she said she declined because she did not know much about it and did not want to leave her family without support.

A Covid modeller and an epidemiologist have different views over when Auckland should move to the Covid-19 Protection Framework. Audio

In a post on Facebook, the centre says the person was tested on Waiheke last last week, and close contacts have been notified.

Some businesses are welcoming the news while others still unable to open aren't impressed with the rules under alert level 3 step 2. Audio

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern says vaccination rates in Auckland will be taken into consideration when assessing whether restrictions in the city can be further loosened. Audio

The family of an Auckland 2-year-old are "devastated" by her death as inquiries continue into her suspicious death.

The government's process for dealing with people in self-isolation is not practical, says an Auckland councillor.