Auckland Region

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.

The crash, involving buses and a car, happened on Apirana Ave in Glen Innes.

Emergency services were called to a property in the early hours on Monday and the death was then treated as unexplained.

The entire school was evacuated after a fire in a two-storey classroom block at the Auckland school.

The two men and two women facing charges of the kidnapping and manslaughter of Chinese woman Shulai Wang have chosen to represent themselves.

An investigation into Dion Raymond Kainamu's death continues.

Hōkūleʻa, the Hawaiian double-hulled voyaging canoe, has reached the shores of Auckland.

An external review into the board is being commissioned.

Kahureremoa Fleur Mantell was found guilty of 33 dishonesty charges.

Wesley Talakai was killed after he struck live lines with his truck-mounted crane outside a building site in Auckland.

The 42-year-old escaped during a hospital escort 10 days ago.

Despite efforts, the man could not be revived.

Four businesses have been ram-raided or fire-damaged in Orewa in the past three months, but no arrests have been made.

Spraying to eradicate the yellow legged hornet is not currently in Biosecurity New Zealand's plans. Audio

It happened at the intersection of Cook and Nelson Streets just after 5.15am Monday.

Owners scramble to find last-minute pet sitters and boarding facilities over the holidays after bookings fill up months in advance.

Some residents at an Auckland retirement village want to put the brakes on a policy that would ban more electric vehicles. Audio