Auckland Region

Pip Scott said she had recently given the men two tents, sleeping bags and a pillow.

A motorcyclist has been taken to hospital in a critical condition after a crash with a car in Onehunga.

The winner will make history - either the Tactix will win a maiden title or the Mystics will win a three-peat, something no other team has done.

Firefighters responded to a large fire at a Mitre 10 hardware store in the Auckland suburb of Westgate.

The person was found dead in the water at Arkles Bay.

An Auckland recycling centre is thanking the huge community effort that helped it get back on its feet after a devastating fire earlier this year.

A motion to change Auckland's Unitary Plan has failed after councillors couldn't agree on the most successful way to get helicopters blocked from residential areas. Audio

An Auckland city cafe owner is worried for his business after the road it sits on was effectively turned into a cul-de-sac.

Last month rich-listers Anna Mowbray and Ali Williams's request for a private helipad was approved. Audio

The death of the man who was found in Highbrook on Tuesday will be referred to the Coroner.

Twenty-year-old Tyler Porter was last seen in the Arkles Bay area on July 16.

An iconic Matakana ceramics business has made the decision to close its doors after 47 years. Audio

Analysis: When a "primate city" is mismanaged, it reveals our fundamental misunderstanding of how modern economies work.

Oranga Tamariki were informed that the trio left a community based remand home on 8 July.

The discovery of the explosives near a dead man closed Auckland's Southern Motorway.

Du Val is in statutory management, owing more than $300 million, and its main owners, Charlotte and Kenyon Clarke, are in receivership.

However, the council says it will re-evaluate whether it should have done more to monitor past sand mining.

Escort Madison Ashton was meant to be a witness for the Crown during a murder trial, but did not show up.

The team is looking at retail offending in the areas around Mount Roskill, Mount Albert, Avondale, Point Chevalier and Ponsonby. Audio

YMCA North staff who work in the Auckland accommodation team say they worry about their mental health deteriorating and safety being compromised, if a proposed restructure goes ahead.