Auckland Region

Two fire trucks arrived 30 minutes after a report of smoke coming from Auckland's downtown ferry terminal on Friday.

After proving highly effective against wasps, Vespex is to be trailed on the yellow-legged hornet population.

Moeaia Tuai promised two people a better life, but instead kept them as slaves for several years, police said following his sentencing.

An investigation was underway to track down those responsible.

Auckland Council is inviting Aucklanders to match with a new best friend with a tail. Audio

Nicholas Kahotea died after falling several storeys while training to step from a hovering helicopter onto a building.

Tekanimaeu Arobati's body was found on January 24 - three days after he disappeared.

Slavemaster Moeaia Tuai is a Samoan chief or matai, who took possession of his victims' lives and raped one victim.

Hundreds of goldfish, turtles and other pests are being pulled from a popular park's lake to be euthanised. Audio

Emergency services were called to the crash on Te Atatu Road around 6.30pm on Wednesday.

A panel investigating the behaviour of a judge accused of disrupting a NZ First event has heard from its first witnesses today, members of NZ First.

Hard to Find Books in Auckland was struggling to find a new location after the Catholic Church decided to sell the former convent where the shop had traded for eight years.

Construction has been mired in delays, partly caused by a massive fire in 2019. Audio

Two people were seen running from the area after a loud bang in the middle of the night.

An unsuspecting Dunedin man lost more than half a million dollars over 18 years.

Kayden Stanaway will spend at least eight years behind bars - avoiding a life sentence following a fatal shooting in 2024.

The unanimous verdict for the allegations against Commander Bronwyn Heslop came after more than five hours of deliberation.

The 15-year-old wasn't injured in the crash but did find himself in handcuffs, police say.

$10 million in abestos removal costs, paired with a loss in revenue from a months-long closure has put Auckland War Memorial Museum in a precarious financial position. Audio

Voting will open next month in a fresh Papatoetoe local board election after a District Court overturned last year's result due to voting irregularities.