Stories by Finn Blackwell

The central city business association says a police station downtown is still necessary to crack down on crime.

Police say the victim, who was abducted in Beach Haven, is in hospital.

The council says without sufficient funding, there will be more expensive fares, a 30 percent drop in services, and increased congestion at peak times.

Supermarket shoppers are still holding out for savings on fruit and vegetables, after the announcement that prices have fallen.

The transport minister says he will work with Auckland Council to give it the power to set its own 10-year-plan for the city's transport network.

There were nearly 20% more reported victimisations of stores than the year before, new police figures show.

The coalition will ban single-use vapes as part of a crackdown on youth vaping, aiming to have all the changes in place by the end of the year.

The Dairy and Business Owners Group is calling last year a law and order disaster, after data from police revealed nearly 150,000 crimes reported at retailers across the country in 2023. Audio

Court documents explain how the former Green MP stole clothes from shops in Auckland and Wellington.

Janak Patel grabbed a hockey stick and chased his knife-wielding attacker outside, court files show.

Dairy worker Janak Patel was killed outside the Rose Cottage Superette in Sandringham.

There are indications some of the incidents may be linked. The pattern is hugely concerning, police say.

Some councillors believe the cost of the project is the government's responsibility.

Auckland Council has removed nearly 1500 rubbish bins across the city in a cost-saving measure which has left some locals fuming.

The government has revealed plans to revive revive the Mill Road corridor project and the East West Link - both costing billions. Audio

Owner Sanjai Bagia says he and his staff have become grimly familiar with being victims of armed robbery.

Private messages from Wayne Brown to the transport minister show him asking for a list of consultants on the harbour crossing study - all so they could be blacklisted.

A group of senior Newshub journalists will meet next week to discuss a proposal to save the news outlet.

Political leaders and members of the community have been gathering in Auckland to pay respects to Fa'anānā Efeso Collins, who died last week.

A meeting on rates rises in Auckland is under way as part of the council's 10-year budget.

Residents reportedly left in tears after the owner of Gulf Harbour Country Club closed the course last year.

A former world champion athlete has pleaded not guilty to drug charges in Auckland District Court on Friday.

Future ratepayers will pay the price if critical unfinished transport projects are canned now, an Auckland councillor is warning.

A resident of a storm stricken Auckland beach says the community has been given a life raft, a year after being hit by the deadly Cyclone Gabrielle.

Auckland Council has voted to temporarily increase the amount of debt funding for its water infrastructure company.