Auckland Region

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.

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.