Auckland Region

The new professional Oceania Football League launches with its first game ever, in Auckland, with players and coaches hopeful it will provide more competition and talent development.

The coalition is taking another look at housing intensification plans in Auckland after pushback - but the mayor and councillors know nothing about it.

Onehunga residents can expect to see more police officers in the area, but there is no risk to the public.

Auckland deputy mayor Desley Simpson says an estimated 80-thousand fans will see him in Auckland alone

Some are saying they are surprised to see children being told off at the Norman Kirk Memorial Pool, which has been used for diving practise.

A reported tornado also damaged houses on Auckland's North Shore as heavy rain warnings remain in place for many regions. Audio

A 32-year-old man has been arrested after a bus driver was allegedly sprayed with a fire extinguisher in Auckland.

Police are asking people to avoid the crash site in New Lynn while it is cleared.

American Ben Shelton was made to work harder than the straight sets win would suggest.

Police say one person has sustained serious injuries.

With a $1 million grant, University of Auckland scientists hope to change the lives of hundreds of Kiwis who lose their lives to melanoma cancer each year. Audio

A-League leaders Auckland FC are concerned about the ongoing off-field health of the competition.

Charles Pongi was shot in an Auckland reserve in August 2023.

Moeaia Tuai is a Samoan chief, or matai, who took possession of his victims' lives and raped a victim who had been forced to give him her wages for years.

About 60 players were inside, when the fire alarm went off, but all made it out safely.

The man was pronounced dead at the scene in the suburb of Manurewa.

The building has been completely destroyed and a person seriously hurt, with flames leaping from the roof.

The 10-week-old baby died from "non-survivable injuries".

Biosecurity is confident they will eradicate the obnoxious Queensland fruit fly with officers back out in force in the Auckland suburb of Mt Roskill today.

As 2025 ticked over into 2026, Parakai Springs became Kaipātiki Hot Springs, the traditional name for the area.