Auckland Region

The foundations of the tallest residential skyscraper being built in central Auckland have finally been approved after years of Investigations and repairs.

Auckland councillor Chris Darby says a legal challenge against the $1.4 billion Mill Road project by climate change advocates All Aboard Aotearoa is a sign of what's to come.

Auckland commuter train services are back up and running after cancellations and delays due to the discovery of a body on the tracks overnight.

Ten Chinese men facing deportation for staying and working in New Zealand illegally are in custody at police stations in Auckland.

A worker at Middlemore Hospital's emergency department says it cannot cope with the demand for its services, and serious staffing shortages are now impacting on the treatment of patients.

An Auckland car dealer is sounding the alarm after a newly-arrived Porsche was stolen from its front yard during the day.

Police investigating the deaths of Epsom couple Elizabeth and Herman Bangera have charged a man with murder.

A migrant workers association says it's concerned about the welfare of the 10 Chinese men who were found working unlawfully and now face deportation. Audio

The brakes might be on the long-awaited walking and cycling path across the Auckland Harbour Bridge due to fundamental technical issues.

A jury has started to decide if a well known businessman indecently assaulted three young men at his house, or if the men were spurned and made up the claims.

An Auckland councillor is calling on TVNZ to scrap the reality show Police Ten 7 over what he says are racist stereotypes.

An Eden Park executive may have let the cat out of the bag about the next act playing at Eden Park.

As the crowd went wild after the big win on the water on Wednesday, so did much of the media - triggering a total eclipse of the news. 

A man taken to hospital in a critical condition following the fatal stabbing of two people in Auckland yesterday is also in police custody.

The lawyer for a prominent businessman accused of indecent assault has told a jury the complainants wanted to bring down his client, and made up the allegations.

A man and woman were found dead with what appear to be stab wounds at an address in Epsom, police say.