Auckland Region
Lime's e-scooters back on the streets of Auckland
Lime is back operating e-scooters in Auckland after buying Jump's business from Uber and receiving operating permits from the city's council.
Police identify bones, say death is suspicious
The police have identified the body of a man found entombed in concrete underneath an Auckland villa in January - and they say his death is suspicious.
David Stanley Hart is listed as the former… Audio
Auckland library ebook checkouts soar as people look for lockdown laughs
Aucklanders who downloaded library e-books during last month's alert level 3 lockdown sought light-hearted and humorous reads.
Campervan rental facility near Auckland Airport gutted by large fire
The fire at the campervan rental facility has been extinguished, with limited damage to motorhomes but the building has been gutted.
Covid-19: Auckland principals, health services assure parents of schools' safety
Parents are being reassured it is safe for children to go back to school after attendance dropped to 50 percent at some South Auckland schools.
Kōanga festival showcasing new Māori playwrights begins online
The sixth annual Kōanga Festival, which showcases works from new Māori playwrights, begins online today, after Level 2 meant it couldn't be held in Tāmaki Makaurau theatres as normal.
Its director… Audio
DHB data shows scale of staffing shortages in mental health services
New figures released by Counties Manukau Health under the Official Information Act show its Mental Health and Addiction department has a staffing shortage of 121 positions.
Auckland schools report continued low attendance
Many schools in South Auckland are once again half empty today; as thousands of students remain at home.
The Education Minister, Chris Hipkins, has been urging parents to send their children to… Audio
Covid-19: Review ordered into testing order blunder
The Ministry of Health has launched a review into the blunder which saw hundred of thousands of Aucklanders wrongly told to get a Covid-19 test.
Union calls for end to 12 hour port worker shifts after death
A Maritime union is calling for an independent review and an end to 12 hour graveyard shifts after a stevedore died at Ports of Auckland this weekend.
South Auckland schools half empty
Schools in South Auckland are reporting low student turnout as they reopen today under Alert Level 2.
Te Aniwa Hurihanganui spoke to Tom Webb, principal of Mangere College and Vice President of the… Audio
Facemasks - Auckland's new normal
Aucklanders returning to the city arrived to a new normal today - with vast numbers of people donning masks and face coverings.
They're now compulsory on public transport, while schools and… Audio
Covid-19: PM 'incredibly angry' over wrong call for mass testing
The government encouraged hundreds of thousands in Auckland to get a Covid-19 test, but the PM says this was an oversimplification and she was "incredibly angry" about the mixed messages.
One dead after workplace accident at Ports of Auckland
A man has died in a workplace accident at a Ports of Auckland facility in Parnell.
AT to take educational approach to policing of mandatory mask wearing
Auckland Transport says authorities - rather than its own staff - will have to enforce the requirement for passengers to wear masks from midnight tonight.
Rain fills Auckland’s dams, but hose ban stays
Auckland's water reservoirs have nudged above 66 percent full, but water restrictions remain in place.
Auckland's second lockdown 'nail in the coffin' for some businesses
Auckland businesses that struggled to attract customers while the City Rail Link was constructed nearby are now hoping customers will return when the city shifts to alert level 2 on Monday.
Kai Ika project donating fish to whānau struggles with demand
A not-for-profit which donates fish parts from commercial fishers to families in need has called for help to meet the growing demand in Auckland.
Inmate organised bar tab for Mt Eden prison guards
An imprisoned gang member organised a bar tab for Corrections guards drinking at a pub after hours, in an attempt to corrupt them.
IPCA report into Alo Ngata's death 'disturbing reading', lawyer says
An IPCA report has identifed multiple failures by police officers who restrained Alo Ngata, who was on meth when arrested for assaulting an elderly man. He later died in hospital.
