Auckland Region

Hakyung Lee, accused of murdering her two children and hiding their bodies in suitcases, has made a rare in-person court appearance.

Auckland entertainer, Cole Thomas Johnston, is facing charges of indecent assault and sexual violation against a girl aged 12 to 15.

Golfers are not giving up on efforts to save the Takapuna course, as Auckland Council plans to turn a large section of it into a wetland.

The 27-year-old woman appeared in North Shore District Court on Tuesday afternoon.

Maps for the over-budget and over-time City Rail Link were revealed at Britomart Station on Monday. Audio

North Shore Hospital's ward six provides care for for people who are effectively medically discharged, have nowhere to go for lower level care. Audio

Robert Norman Fitzpatrick died after an incident at Mt Eden prison in June, while a 32-year-old has been charged with murder.

A 27-year-old woman has appeared in court after a two-year was left in a suitcase in a luggage compartment for nearly an hour.

Ronny Okeke, 60, was missing for 52 days before police found his body in the Kaimai Ranges.

A person has been taken to hospital after the crash in Auckland's Onehunga,

Some have spent weeks in a 20-bed ward set up for patients who were effectively medically discharged but had nowhere to go. Audio

So far, 1189 houses have been deemed eligible for buyout.

A 19-year-old man has been arrested, after the death of a man injured in an Ōtara street fight on Friday night.

Police have arrested a man alleged to have stolen an estimated $2 million of property from Auckland houses over the past two years.

A 17-year-old has been charged, after two pedestrians were hit by a car on Auckland's Queen Street on Sunday morning.

Derek Cossey has received two infringement notices, because plate-recognition technology doesn't recognise mobility permits.

The age and true identity of the man, who also entered a sham marriage, remain unknown.