Auckland Region
Mayor Wayne Brown on the Auckland Floods
Kim Hill talks to Auckland Mayor Wayne Brown about the devastating flooding that hit the city. Audio
Auckland flooding: What you need to know
Auckland Emergency Management says staff are out assessing flooding with reports of people being rescued from their roofs and MetService has issued its highest level heavy rain warning for the city.
Black alert at 11 Auckland beaches due to wastewater overflows
Eleven Auckland beaches have been given black flag alerts as heavy rain causes overflows on the sewage system.
'I'm not going to write the Budget or a tax policy on day two of the job'
After meeting with business leaders, Prime Minister Chris Hipkins says he won't get ahead of decisions that still need to be made.
The Warehouse Group proposes Auckland support staff restructure
The Warehouse Group is proposing to cut 190 jobs at its Auckland support offices to cope with economic pressures.
Auckland mayor Wayne Brown grants two interviews, of 108 media requests
Auckland mayor Wayne Brown gave two direct interviews to journalists in his first month in office, of the 108 requests made by media. Audio
'Overwhelming' response to postie's book about dogs on his run
An Auckland postie's idea to write a children's book dedicated to dogs on his run has turned into an unexpected success. Audio
Plea for more lifeguard funding: 'Our need is increasing across the country'
As the country's drowning toll mounts rapidly, Auckland beachgoers want more lifeguards on duty - meanwhile, Surf Life Saving says it needs more money to cover more beaches.
Better to 'bite the bullet' and get rail work done now, Michael Wood says
Auckland's rail network is "neglected", says the Transport Minister, who was given a guided tour of the south Auckland sites today.
Police name person who died in water-related incident at Manly
The man died at Big Manly Beach on Auckland's Whangaparaoa Peninsula last week.
Beachgoers keen for more lifeguards as drowning toll rises
Auckland beachgoers want more lifeguards on duty as the drowning toll mounts.
Over the weekend, six people died in the water in and around Auckland. Surf Life Saving says over the past 48 hours… Audio
Chinese celebrating new year wish for Covid ease back home
Lunar New Year festivities kicked off over the weekend in Auckland, as members of the Asian diaspora usher in the Year of the Rabbit.
Woman, 21, missing from West Auckland found safe
A young woman who has been missing from her Titirangi residence since Sunday morning has been found.
Person dies following another water-related incident in Auckland
Another person has died following a water-related incident in the north of Auckland.
Waiheke's Surfdale Sausager: 'That's when I knew it was a serious problem'
A Waiheke resident is fed up after being tormented by mysterious sausages in their mailbox for almost a year.
'Absolutely shocked': Five Auckland drownings within 48 hours
An Auckland swim instructor says the number of water-related deaths over the summer period has left her shocked.
Bus crashes into Newmarket shops
A bus crashed into a block of shops in central Auckland early today.
Ex-police officer sentenced over drink-driving crash that killed cyclist
A young former police officer has been sentenced to home detention over the fatal 2021 crash.
Two dead in separate water-related incidents
There have been two deaths in separate water-related incidents this afternoon.
Man charged after daylight assault at Tōtara Park
A 27-year-old man has been arrested after a woman was sexually assaulted at an Auckland park in a daylight attack earlier this week.
