Auckland Region

A man has been arrested after assaulting a police officer on Auckland's Karangahape Road overnight.

Sightseers are being told to stay away from South Auckland's tornado-damaged areas this weekend by Civil Defence.

Police say they are confident they have identified the person behind a daylight robbery this week in New Lynn, west Auckland.

The amount of repair work already underway shows the strong community spirit in tornado-hit Papatoetoe, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern says.

Two survivors of sexual abuse at Auckland's Dilworth School say it should face repercussions for allowing the abuse of children to continue for three decades. Audio

Three men have been arrested in relation to a ram raid at an electronics store in Pukekohe earlier this month.

Police are investigating threatening messages sent to a North Shore high school student via Snapchat.

A former Child, Youth and Family carer has been sentenced to 10 years and two months in prison for sexually violating and indecently assaulting young boys in his care.

Shirley Corles-Davis is still angry at being asked by a property developer if she wanted to sell her house just 24 hours after it was damaged in the Papatoetoe tornado.

An innovative business accelerator programme is not only helping people get a foothold into the hospitality industry but is also changing the way South Aucklanders think about their local cuisine.

Auckland's ASB Showgrounds - one of the country's biggest venues - has gone into liquidation.

Fishing industry figures, environmentalists and mana whenua have come out largely in support of newly announced plans for expanding marine protections in the Hauraki Gulf. Audio

A large shipment of flu vaccines has been ruined and thousands of Papatoetoe patients are without their medical clinic in another tale of destruction from the weekend's tornado. Audio

The government will largely remove trawl fishing in Auckland's Hauraki Gulf, and create 18 new protection areas, in a major new environmental plan.

An Auckland family is mourning the loss of their father and husband after he was killed in the devastating tornado that hit South Auckland on Saturday. Audio

Three people are at Auckland Hospital in a critical condition after appearing to have reacted to inhaling an unknown sustance.

One person has died and power lines have been damaged after a single-vehicle crash in Waitematā on Sunday afternoon.

Acting Minister for Emergency Management Kris Faafoi has announced plans to support those affected by Saturday's tornado.

Council teams are going house to house in South Auckland today, inspecting the damage from yesterday morning's tornado.