Auckland Region

A 32-year-old woman has also been charged as an accessory after Kyle Whorrall was killed in a "senseless attack".

The Transport Minister is welcoming NZTA's approval of the investment case, saying the new road would improve safety and cut congestion.

Auckland Zoo has welcomed a group of new arrivals from across the Tasman this week, with a mob of forester kangaroos settling into the Australia Bush Track. Audio

"I would not be surprised at all to see, over the next few years, at least a few new species described and named in Kyle's honour". Audio

Charnze Nicoll-Klokstad recently marked 50 games with the Warriors.

Parts of Auckland received 200 milimetres of rain when ex-cyclone Tam hit.

The Blues are drawing inspiration from the Anzacs ahead of their trans-Tasman clash on Friday night.

The woman told the Beach Haven resident she was doing a storm damage check for the council.

Ernestina Bonsu-Maro's Auckland talent agency failed to pay one of her models, then fired her and claimed she was never employed.

St Patrick's Cathedral in central Auckland is expecting to conduct 350 baptisms on Easter Sunday, says religion expert.

A 39 year-old has been charged with two counts of presenting a firearm-like object and unlawfully getting into a motor vehicle.

Police were called to the scene on St Johns Road on Saturday about 10pm after reports of a person being assaulted by multiple people.

While those opposed to his reinstatement have accepted it, they called for Xi Chen to apologise.

Auckland councillor and residents say there was a concerning delay in notifications before Easter Friday's flooding and intense overnight storms. Audio

Police and whānau are urgently looking for a man who vanished from Auckland Airport after checking in for a flight and clearing security but never boarding his plane.

The fire broke out in a three-storey residential building.

Health NZ "should be ashamed of itself" for failing to recognise years of unpaid and involuntary overtime by Auckland theatre nurses, the nurses union says.

Esme Barber said her young daughter and babysitter had just stepped out of the car when the tree fell.

At the peak, about 10,000 homes in the region were left without power. Audio

The three men appeared in the Auckland District Court, where a trail date was set for May next year.