Auckland Region

Police have named the man who died early on Saturday following a shooting incident in Avondale.

The parent of a baby in the neonatal intensive care unit at Auckland City Hospital has tested positive, the Ministry of Health says.

A 24-year-old has been charged with murder after a man was fatally shot in the Auckland suburb of Avondale yesterday.

The protest hosted by Destiny Church leader Brian Tamaki yesterday was "a slap in the face" for Aucklanders who were complying with level 3 rules, the prime minister says.

Two people have been charged following the death of a man in Avondale in Auckland this morning.

A large crowd of gang members and other mourners were moved on by police from a funeral home in West Auckland this afternoon.

A man has been charged after yesterday's dramatic police chase across Auckland.

Some people becoming ill with Covid-19 have never engaged with the health system before, says Minister for Pacific Peoples Aupito William Sio. Audio

Aucklanders are being told even if there's a shift in alert levels next week, the regional boundary will likely remain along with some other restrictions.

After being highlighted as known Covid-19 hotspots with known clusters and unlinked cases, how many people are actually getting tested in Auckland's seven "suburbs of interest?"

The latest spike in cases could be a sign elimination is not working and Delta is spreading in vulnerable communities, experts say.

In two separate incidents, a high-ranking police officer and a junior navy sailor are being investigated for breaching the Auckland boundary without exemptions to attend funerals.

Four people have been charged with breaching Covid-19 rules since Auckland moved to alert level 3 last week, police say.

Policing in parts of Auckland has been disrupted after an arrested woman tested positive for Covid-19.

Two women who were missing in the Hunua Ranges in east Auckland have been found.

Four locations of interest have been added to the Ministry of Health's Covid-19 contact tracing list this morning, all in Auckland.

Auckland police are seeking information about a white station wagon, in relation to the murder of Lena Zhang Harrap.

Some patients affected by the Covid-19 case at Waitakere Hospital have been discharged and are now being followed up by public health staff.

An incident in which a police officer was injured by shattered glass and another had a hammer thrown at them has now been wound up.