Auckland Region

Since launching in 1993, Pasifika Festival has grown into a major cultural event, drawing large crowds each year.

Pacific and Māori learners are reconnecting with ocean voyaging knowledge while building confidence on the water in Auckland, the programme founder says.

He died at the scene, police say.

A letter obtained by RNZ shows the Indian Consulate supported visa applications for a "cultural delegation" that attended a Holi event in Auckland.

The man was facing charges of abducting for sex, along with impeding breathing and injuring with intent.

Around 12 to 15 crew responded to the fire on Short Street.

Rush hour traffic is a familiar sight to most in the city, but some routes are more snarled than others.

Coach Tana Umaga lashed out at their crosstown rivals ahead of the Super Rugby Pacific derby clash.

The person died after a suspected medical event, police say.

The body of 70-year-old Shulai Wang was discovered by a fisherman, wrapped in black plastic bags, in March 2024.

Law and order targets are being met, but wait times in emergency departments are getting further from the mark.

Sarah Clark was killed when a car mounted the footpath and went into a cafe in Auckland.

Tne Northern Motorway is closed for northbound traffic between Silverdale and Orewa, NZTA says.

The discovery comes after searches began for a man reported missing last Friday.

Auckland's Cornwall Park is opening its gates for 'Farm Week' from Saturday.

"It's forcing people riding bikes, expecting the protection of a cycleway, to be forced out into the traffic."

Her pornographic side hustle left her classroom smelling of urine which the school originally put down to rats and mice.

"It will end up with a city which looks like a city, not the world's largest suburb," Wayne Brown says. Audio

Conservationists say irresponsible dog owners are to blame. Audio

It comes more than a year after Tim Jago was sentenced for his crimes.