Auckland

Sometimes it takes an outsider looking in, to give a full and fair critique - and a recently commissioned report by a UK firm on the state of Auckland, has given the city plenty to work on. The… Audio

There's cynicism a planned second harbour crossing in Auckland will actually come to fruition on time. The Government has agreed to the most ambitious of the proposed Waitemata Harbour plans, and will… Audio

Meet the Māori fighters of MMA: Janay Harding, Aaron Tau, Navajo Stirling, Kieran Joblin, Hakaraia Wilson, and Jay-Jay Wilson. Video

Aaron Tau. “Tauzemup.” XFCAustralia. The Combat Academy. Auckland. Bantamweight. 7-0-0. Ranked as the #5 pro men's bantamweight in Australia & New Zealand. Aaron fights to heal generational trauma. Video

Navajo Stirling. City Kickboxing. Auckland. Light heavyweight. Two-time King of the Ring champion. 1-0-0 in pro MMA. Navajo has learnt to stand in the face of fear and tackle it head-on. Video

Kieran Joblin. “Stonecutter.” City Kickboxing. Auckland. 23-13-0. Holds the Shuriken and World Kickboxing Federation Oceania Lightweight MMA belts. Kieran stands a little taller in his journey. Video

The APO's Opera in Concert for 2023 is 'Die tote Stadt' by Erich Korngold - the story of a man paralysed by grief after the death of his wife and his transformational encounter with a theatre dancer… Audio

Mould removal companies are being kept busy in Auckland, handling double the number of calls this year, to treat mouldy houses.

Experts say the wet weather has provided ideal conditions for mould… Audio

Auckland's dilapidated St James Theatre has been given a cash injection from the government - but the city's mayor says a matching Council payment won't be made unless construction is underway by next… Audio

A busy central Auckland road has been closed because of a large sinkhole.

College Hill is cordoned off between Scotland and Wood Streets and Auckland Transport says a detour is in place.

Three bus… Audio

Auckland Pasifika community mourns loss of victims. Audio

On a day when Auckland was the focus of the biggest story in world sport and the Football Ferns ended up making history, deadly shootings a stone's throw from football teams' hotels and the fan zone… Audio

If there was ever a niche in the world of stationery - well a maramataka dairy would fit just perfectly, in 2018 Geneva Harrisona and Mihi Tibble saw a gap in the market and Tuhi Stationery was born… Audio

Stuff Senior Auckland Affairs Journalist Todd Niall takes us behind the bus drivers strike in the city and talks about the complex funding formula in which the budget constraints at Auckland Council… Audio