Auckland Region

Paul Artus formed an inappropriate relationship with a 14-year-old student in 2000 when he was 36 and a housemaster, the Teachers' Disciplinary Tribunal said.

The 26-year-old, who was granted interim name suppression, was arrested on Wednesday afternoon.

New Zealand First wants to kill Auckland's transportation authority and allow council to create a new organisation.

It was spotted by the police Eagle helicopter on Thursday afternoon near Puketutu Island, where he was last seen.

The council has voted unanimously for off-licences to stop selling alcohol late at night.

The missing man's niece, Lovina Fa'ukafa, said the family "were still in shock" over the capsize.

Trio of former All Whites join Auckland FC ownership.

Entomologist Stephen Thorpe was seen in a struggle outside a tennis club before being found with stab wounds.

Police say a person has died on railway tracks in South Auckland this morning.

Auckland Council are set to decide when supermarkets and liquor stores in the city will not be able to sell alcohol after 9pm.

RNZ's Maia Ingoe takes a ride to find out what is driving the route changes.

Nu'ulua Fa'aofo is remembering her husband, Uili Fa'aofo, as a loving, hardworking father and uncle who cared for his family.

The High Court in Auckland has heard that police intercepted Philip Polkinghorne's calls for weeks following his wife's death.

Auckland Council has put its bird population under the microscope by releasing its first ever stocktake of birds around the region.

The scene was treated with a "homicide focus" as a detective worried a de-escalated approach may have missed things.

The family of Uili Fa'aofo, who was killed in the crash, say he had originally intended his nephews could travel on a bus.

Fa'aofo Uili Fa'aofo simply wanted to spend some time with his seasonal worker nephews before they flew back to Samoa.

Two people were on board, Coastguard says. One swam to shore and raised the alarm, while the second is missing.

Manukau ward councillor Alf Filipaina says there needs to be accountability, while another has questioned if the barriers were fit for purpose. Audio

Beam has been asked to deactivate all scooters one minute before midnight.