Auckland Region

Mayor Wayne Brown hopes Auckland can set itself apart from California's Silicon Valley.

There were delays and cancellations on the Southern and Eastern train lines during the morning commute.

Peter Te Kira, 61, was found with injuries at a bus stop in Papatoetoe, before dying three days later.

A 59-year-old man is facing a charge of careless driving causing injury after a bus crashed into a tree in South Auckland earlier this month, injuring five students.

Ponsonby Rugby Club faces losing its home at Auckland's Western Springs Stadium if the space becomes the new base for the city's football team Auckland FC. Audio

Four crews were engaged at the peak of the fire.

Kick Back co-founder and manager Aaron Hendry said The Pink Hoodz would walk up and down K Road, giving out food and connecting those who need it.

Chorus says apparent vandalism that took hundreds of Aucklanders offline a few days ago has been fixed.

A man has been charged with aggravated robbery and a second suspect is still on the loose after police swarmed Auckland's LynnMall on Saturday.

Enquiries are ongoing to locate a second suspect.

Healthy Waters received its first alert of heavy rain around 10.29pm Friday, but Emergency Management didn't alert the public until 12.42am Saturday.

Vaughan Subritzky's longstanding antipathy towards police and past traumatic events were said to be factors in the attack.

An economist says it could push up prices in the Auckland's central suburbs.

Over 900 homes in Auckland's North Shore had lost their internet connection, after a widespread network outage late on Thursday night.

On 11 May, Health New Zealand announced that it had identified a measles case in Auckland which was linked to overseas travel.

The recycling centre that burnt down on Auckland's North Shore last month has found a new site to accommodate staff.

Emergency services were called to the crash in Takanini last night.

Police received reports a student was assaulted in the North Shore suburb of Torbay.