Auckland Region

The 4 and a half acre block of land is nestled between the Auckland suburbs of Ponsonby and Herne Bay, the last place you'd expect to find a farm. Audio

It comes after a recent poll saw Labour come out on top as best to handle most issues.

Not enough training is given to Corrections staff working in the Intervention Support Unit, a staff member says.

Corrections officers are expected to front as the second part of an inquest into the death of a man pepper-sprayed in prison gets underway.

"Imitation is the best form of flattery, I suppose," Wayne Brown said when asked about new policies from the major parties which echoed his own. Audio

More than a dozen firefighters were called to a large house fire on Auckland's Waiheke Island overnight.

Police are investigating, after a fire broke out in the basement of a central Auckland nightclub early on Sunday.

Wood will stand again in the Mt Roskill seat at the next election.

Emergency services are still at the scene of the crash in Auckland's Epsom.

The person was part of a group that got into trouble at the west coast beach.

NZTA said a median barrier was damaged in the incident and lanes cannot be reopened until the barrier is made safe.

Students and parents pay tribute to Kevin Hu, a much-loved maths teacher who died in a diving accident in Fiji.

Forrest Tan says he's still to receive a cent of that though from the owner of the abandoned project in Auckland's Epsom

Bags of potentially asbestos-laced children's play sand is being dropped off at designated centres around Auckland.

Alongside keynote speakers and hundreds of presentations, discussions over the week-long hui have centred on kotahitanga and shared strategy.

Fire crews were called to the airport just after 3pm after an "engine shutdown" was reported.

Company director Ashik Ali's truck rolled backwards when its brakes failed hitting roadworker Johnathon Walters.

Dr Jacob Goldenberg and his company, Total Health Dentistry, face 21 charges.

Kevin Hu, a maths teacher at Takapuna Grammar School, died earlier this week.

Police have confirmed a person died at the scene following a crash in the Auckland suburb on Thursday morning.