Auckland Region

Phil Goff wants the region shifted down to alert level 3 this week, and says the cost to stay at level 4 is too high. Audio

Homemade exemption passes and shortcuts through paddocks are among the attempted lockdown breaches reported by police this week.

A person has died after a car crashed in the early hours in Mount Roskill, Auckland.

A couple has been arrested for using false information to pass the southern Tāmaki Makaurau border to stay in Taupo, and a group was caught fishing in Mission Bay.

A Tāmaki Makaurau businessman is gathering support for a no-vax, no-entry policy at bars, cafés and restaurants.

The Auckland terrorist's immigration history is a glaring omission in the review of events leading to the 3 September attacks, National says.

The first fleet of Covid-19 vaccine buses hit the streets of South Auckland yesterday and got off to a solid start, according to vaccinators. Audio

An anaesthetist who is volunteering as a Covid-19 vaccinator in his level 4 downtime says he is loving being part of the drive to immunise Auckland.

Police say the teenager at the centre of a homicide investigation in the South Auckland suburb of Manurewa was 16 years old.

A Mental Health Foundation CEO is predicting a growth in demand as people grapple with the pressures of the latest Covid-19 lockdown.

Māori health leaders in Auckland say today's roll-out of buses and mobile clinics are part of a long-overdue vaccination outreach programme tailored to the needs of their communities. Audio

Middlemore Hospital has begun testing new patients for Covid-19 after five patients have turned up unaware they had the virus until tested there. Audio

Thousands of school-aged Auckland children are logging on for school every day with the city now into its fifth week of level 4 lockdown.

Health Minister Andrew Little has clarified buses will tomorrow start vaccinating the people of South Auckland in their own neighbourhoods in a bid to boost vaccination numbers.

One person is in critical condition at Auckland Hospital and another has injuries after a crash in the Auckland suburb of Whitford.

Police say Rodney Khan did not hesitate to run straight towards danger during the stabbing attack at the LynnMall supermarket.

People in seven key Auckland suburbs are being encouraged to get a Covid-19 test even if they have no symptoms.

The extended alert level 4 lockdown will be a struggle for many South Auckland businesses which have been hit hard by Covid-19, an advocate says.

Auckland District Health Board will only be allowing patient visits on compassionate grounds, after a nurses union launched legal action challenging it's policy around visitors.

A homicide investigation has been launched by the police after a woman's body was discovered in the south Auckland suburb of Manurewa over the weekend.