Auckland Region

Auckland Council is continuing to whittle down its staff, making 23 employees redundant at a cost of $1.1 million between June and September this year.

It's being suggested that introducing or altering 135 enrolment zones in Auckland could result in a lot less "white flight" from lower-decile schools.

Fire and Emergency says the house in Cockle Bay was well-alight when they arrived just before 7pm.

Two Auckland property companies have been fined $74,000 after getting consent to build seven affordable homes, but billing customers for driveways and landscaping.

New Zealand needs to change how it fights the scourge of diabetes, which is costing the country millions every year to treat, a Middlemore Hospital specialist says.

A plan to introduce or amend 135 school enrolment zones in Auckland looks set to have a huge impact on where tens of thousands of children go to school. Audio

Police found 25 firearms of various calibres, including a large number of prohibited military style semi-automatic firearms, a shotgun and a pistol.

A baby has been delivered safe and well on board an emergency helicopter in Auckland.

Rents for Auckland apartments have softened, which is being attributed to a drop in demand due to international students being largely shut out of the country.

Auckland Zoo's most recent arrival is a baby girl baboon, adding to a clutch of new spring babies, including kiwi, otters, and a rhinoceros.

The Māori community in the Auckland suburb of Te Atatū are one step closer to having a marae in their neighbourhood after a long and fraught battle, dragged out over 30 years, to secure land to put it…

Police are appealing for information after the death of a woman in South Auckland earlier this year.

Auckland mayor Phil Goff says a $14m road upgrade starting this week is an important step forward in rapid transit to the airport. Audio

Auckland's city centre business association has attacked Auckland Council, claiming it's not doing enough to get its workers back into the CBD and supporting the local economy. Audio

Four men in their 20s have been arrested today in connection with the death of a 21-year-old man in a Manurewa park 11 days ago.

Auckland Council has voted to keep its sinking lid policy for pokie machines in the region.

Six people across Auckland have been arrested and millions of dollars' worth of properties and luxury vehicles have been seized, after a year-long police investigation into money laundering.

A woman is facing three charges in relation to managed isolation compliance.