Auckland Region

Some residents at an Auckland retirement village want to put the brakes on a policy that would ban more electric vehicles. Audio

The petition cites turnout anomalies, alleged issues with ballot handling and concerns about the integrity of postal voting.

COD Crown Projects Limited pleaded guilty to two charges relating to two properties on Auckland's North Shore.

The Ministry for Primary Industries says it has more than 100 staff involved in the response, including more than 20 who are focused on enhanced searches for the pest.

Ōtara rangatahi have built a digital platform making school essentials more affordable for families.

A warrant to arrest 42-year-old Paul Kyle Peekay Rehua has been issued by police, who believe he is in the wider Waitematā area.

An Auckland local board chair is astonished a bronze bell was stolen from the Japanese Garden in Henderson. Audio

Several people were injured after a man walked down a West Auckland road assaulting people he came across, police say.

Firefighters hiked 25 minutes down the Fairy Falls Track to reach the fire, which scorched an area larger than a football field.

A man charged with murdering a father and son who died in an Auckland house fire has pleaded not guilty.

Biosecurity New Zealand says it has confirmed and removed a total of five queen hornets and their nests since mid October.

Two people have been arrested, after fireworks were fired into an Auckland lawnmower shop, injuring people inside.

The acrobat stunned the audience, plunging 2-3 metres to the ground, while performing a bar routine.

But MetService has kept a yellow watch in place for Fiordland and some parts of the West Coast.

Police have confirmed a man was pulled out of the water at a beach near Auckland's Mission Bay.

Photos of the marine phenomenon show the waves glowing neon blue.

The blaze burned through 100 square metres of gorse before being put out.

Several flights have already been delayed at Auckland Airport.

Following the success of his directorial debut, Tamahori went on to direct Hollywood blockbusters and independent films.

Vandalism and unconsented interference is a regular occurrence, say the Grave Guardians, who wasted no time offering to repair the McLaren family headstones.