Jessica Hopkins

Conservationists say irresponsible dog owners are to blame. Audio

If Aucklanders aren't bothered to vote, their choice should be respected, Wayne Brown says, but he supports calls to move to in-person voting in 2028.

A High Court judge upheld a ruling that a new election should be held, after 79 voting papers were cast without the rightful voter's knowledge.

The government's request for a plan would be too costly, Wayne Brown says. Audio

A new Ministry of Justice report has shown that Pacific youngsters before the Youth Court are more likely to be remanded into custody than others.

多位市议员认为邮寄选票是一种落伍的选举形式，应该采取措施提高民众的民主参与意识。

People living and working in Auckland's central city are making their opposition known. Audio

Several Auckland councillors think so, with voter turnout continuing to decline.

Justice Andrew Becroft described the case between dog owners and a local board as incredibly unorthodox. Audio

Out of 900 responses from the public during the consultation, 88 percent were negative.

西海岸居民表示，近海资源过渡消耗问题由来已久，渔政部长在推进海洋保护的同时却打"种族牌"是不妥当的。

The government has imposed a two-year ban on taking shellfish and seaweed from rockpools on Auckland's east coast.

From ants inside clothing packages from Australia to potentially deadly European hornets, Auckland has recently become a hotspot for unwanted insects. Audio

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

$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

Social media users have reported seeing a bright flash light up the sky in the early hours of Thursday morning.

Rewa is serving a life sentence for the 1992 murder of Papatoetoe woman Susan Burdett.

Lindsay Putt, who lives on Welcome Bay Road, evacuated with his wife Zoe Beck, who is 34 weeks pregnant and their three-year-old daughter Willow at about 5am on Thursday. Audio

奥克兰一居民表示，他在Army Bay看到数百人搜寻海味，几乎每天都有成群结队的人群出现。

One resident has seen several hundred people beach-combing at Army Bay, and says groups are there almost every day.

Queenstown Lakes District Council has indefinitely closed the country's highest suspension bridge, Skippers Bridge, due to safety risks.

There were a few solutions to the scorching weather over the weekend: "All of the people here are jumping into our pools half-naked because it's just too warm." Audio

It's nearly three years since the double-hit of the Auckland floods and Cyclone Gabrielle, and little progress has been made.

An Auckland woman who is self-funding treatment for her rare, aggressive breast cancer is fed up after years of asking the government to fund a "life-saving" medicine for more patients.

Sheep farmer husband and wife, Brendon and Trina Cole, were found dead at their Murumuru Road property.