Auckland Region

A move into Papatoetoe would cut through South Auckland communities, the board chair believes.

Ralph Park was not found at the rural property.

Simon Bridges has topped a poll of possible mayoral candidates at next year's local body elections.

The teens became stranded in the dark on rocks from the shore of Narrow Neck Beach.

Alongside happiness and air quality, a new report also investigated how friendly Auckland was towards start-ups and entrepreneurs. Audio

The Trust's new board says there is a "desperate need" for the Auckland centre, which caters to people with spinal cord and brain injuries.

It is madness to have eight operating theatres sitting empty in the face of huge surgical wait lists, doctor says.

Two local representatives are pushing back against Auckland Council's proposal to combine boards to cut costs.

The man faces multiple charges in relation to nine incidents of shoplifting, mostly canned corned beef.

The investigation into the fire at Parnell's City Garden Lodge is still underway, and whether it is being treated as suspicious remains unknown.

Some are scared to go outside, while others are not walking their own dogs over concerns.

Emergency services are responding to an "ongoing incident" near Middlemore train station.

Parnell's City Garden Lodge had several areas of non-compliance, including a problematic external fire escape.

Benjamin Rees had to scramble out the window as Parnell's City Garden Lodge burned.

The council had been working with the owner of the Parnell lodge that went up in flames to sort the problems, Auckland's deputy mayor says.

A building the size of a provincial hospital is sitting empty on Auckland's North Shore and has no opening date. Audio

A person in a single-car crash in Auckland on Sunday night died at the scene.

The 32-year-old was charged after a woman was forced into a car and badly injured.

Auckland's Ramadan Night Markets returned for a successful third year at the New Lynn Community Centre on Saturday night.