Auckland Region

But Wayne Brown insists the city is safe, and significant work is under way to improve that in the central city.

Police say it is a 'miracle' that nobody was hurt, after a car fleeing the scene of a burglary crashed into two other vehicles.

The jury was hung on the remaining 19 charges.

The Swiss star's appearance at the ASB Classic next month will kickstart the final year of his decorated career.

Surf Life Saving New Zealand are looking for 1000 volunteers over the next three years to keep up with the growing population. Audio

The changes are a result of the government's national after hours framework, Minister of Health Simeon Brown says.

More than a thousand cubic metres of sewage overflowed from a Watercare pump station in late October. Audio

It's the second year SkyCity has handed the control over to the kids, who have a front seat view of the tower from their hospital beds. Audio

Report reveals homelessness in Auckland has doubled, but doesn't include rough sleepers in the suburbs. Audio

The 36-year-old Southern white rhino relocated to Auckland from Hamilton Zoo in 2007.

Some members of the public mistook the sword for a gun.

Josh Van Veen was Wayne Brown's deputy chief of staff just two months ago, but is now publicly criticising his former boss over the proposed rise in rates.

Bernice Louise Marychurch died on the Number 74 bus travelling through Onehunga in October 2024.

A judge has ordered a new election to take place for seats an Auckland board over manipulation of voting papers. Audio

An Auckland Funeral home has extended its deadline for loved ones to come forward to collect unclaimed ashes that date back as far as the 1930s.

Of submissions made on the trial, 78 percent opposed it.

Frederick Pou, of Coastal Roading Contractors, pleaded guilty to Serious Fraud Office charges in May 2024 to corruptly giving gifts to an agent.

The 69-year-old's death is the third homicide investigation involving inmates in double-bunk cells at Mt Eden prison since September last year. Audio

Johnathan Trubuhovich died 10 days after he was seriously assaulted in Mt Eden Prison.

Fire crews worked on the building from aerial trucks because the fire fuelled by polystyrene made it too dangerous to enter.