Auckland Region

People living on the street in Auckland's city centre tell Checkpoint it has been a "gruelling" Winter. Audio

A South Auckland community has pleaded with a licensing board not to approve the opening of a new bottle shop in their neighbourhood.

It could be a long drive home for commuters on Auckland's Southern Motorway this afternoon.

Christine Fletcher says councillors weren't on board with the original three-storey building proposal, but there's not much support among locals for an alternative high-rise proposal either. Audio

The state-of-the-art facility is being touted as one of the national carrier's most significant investments in its infrastructure.

For the past 24 years, the Toroa has been sitting on the side of motorway. Audio

The forensic psychiatrist is expected to face more questions when court resumes on Friday.

The lawyers for a woman accused of murdering her children and hiding their bodies in suitcases have called their first and only witness in her defence.

Police have made more arrests following the incident on Tuesday afternoon.

Police have found the body of Eileen 'Ella' Davenport who has been missing from Māngere for nearly three months.

Residents at a central Auckland housing complex say the planned removal of the trees from their front garden feels like a violation.

The final result shows Te Pāti Māori's Kaipara extended her majority over Labour's Peeni Henare by 500 votes.

Police were called to a two-vehicle crash in the Auckland suburb of Ellerslie.

Todd Williams was sentenced to three years and seven months in prison after a transnational investigation linked him to 8928 images and videos of child sexual exploitation.

Fire and Emergency were called to the scene about 8pm.

The man was seen bleeding from the left side of his face as bystanders outside Hobsonville Woolworths tended to him.

The government is probing local rules it thinks could be holding Eden Park back, saying it wants to see more big concerts. Audio

A night-time search off the northern Auckland coast has ended safely after a missing diver was rescued near Goat Island.

A 23-year-old man has been charged after a match ended in a fight that left a player with a broken jaw.

Priests say they will stay until the Finance Minister meets them to discuss sanctions on Israel. Audio