Auckland Region

Two people who police say helped the man who opened fire in an Auckland inner-city hotel lobby evade police have been arrested.

Shellfish gathering is banned for at least three years at an Auckland beach following falling populations.

A century-old pōhutukawa in the Auckland suburb of Mount Eden is at risk after the council left it off its protected tree schedule - but it won't put it back on.

Private security company Cityguard has admitted its staff photograph children as well as anyone else involved in incidents they intervene in while on patrol. Audio

The New Zealand Spinal Trust says the announcement that the government will provide $110 million in funding for a new spinal rehabilitation unit in Manukau is fantastic news.

Health Minister Andrew Little has been told it will take more than a multi-million dollar investment for a new urgent care ward, to fix all the problems at the ageing Waitākere Hospital.

The vehicle crashed as it was heading north on the Southern Motorway and rolled into a residential property.

An environmental group's appeal against a controversial marina on Waiheke Island has been defeated by the Supreme Court.

Detectives in an international drug smuggling case pieced together information from notes and text messages to find a black rubbish bag of cocaine in an Auckland park.

Millions of people around the world may have tuned in to the live-stream of last night's history-making Six60 concert at Auckland's Eden Park.

Auckland Council is giving thousands of kauri trees in the Waitākere Ranges a full health check, in the latest bid to tackle kauri dieback disease.

A free, publicly available testing programme for syphilis needs to be made available in South Auckland to help tackle the epidemic, an expert says.

Police have named the man they are seeking over the luxury Auckland hotel shooting - but say he should be considered dangerous and not approached.

The Ministry of Health allowed a family to remain in the community for more than two days after escaping managed isolation during last year's first level 3 lockdown.

The government's planned Māori Health Authority will give Māori a greater voice in the health system, a patient says.

A new rehabilitation facility in South Auckland for people with spinal injuries now appears to be one step closer, with the government earmarking $110 million in funding for it.

The new base opened after more than two years of planning, is fitted out with new features to provide better access for the public, and can house nearly 100 staff.

A man is missing after an early morning fishing expedition at Piha and a search is underway while there are large swell conditions.