Auckland Region

Police were called to to the incident in Auckland on Sunday evening.

Aucklanders are being asked to keep away from a list of maunga this Guy Fawkes to prevent devastating fires caused by fireworks.

Analysis - In the end it was a trouncing. Aucklanders had a clear choice between two distinctly different mayoral candidates in Wayne Brown and Efeso Collins, and resoundingly went Brown's way.

Wayne Brown has claimed victory in the Auckland mayoralty race and says he is privileged and humbled to be the city's new mayor.

They were three unlikely activists: Old enough to collect the pension but so passionate about their message on climate change that they were prepared to be tried for their actions.

The government has serious questions to answer after the latest raid on a drug rehabilitation centre, National says. Audio

Drugs and a semi-automatic pistol have been seized in a police operation targeting the Headhunters motorcycle gang in north Auckland.

A woman who had to wait three weeks to see her doctor after contracting the flu says such delays have become far too common for many south Aucklanders.

Several thousand university staff walked off the job today in support of their claim for an eight percent pay rise.

The man accused of the hit-and-run killing of a former child actor turned 501 deportee can now be named.

Two teenagers have been arrested following ram raids on a petrol station and a store in Auckland.

A Michael Hill store has been ram-raided in Auckland, the latest in a series of break-ins targeting the chain.

The fallout from the cancellation of the Auckland Armageddon Expo has continued, with some vendors losing out on thousands of dollars. Audio

There is shock and concern among commuters and businesses in parts of Auckland faced with being side-tracked when several train routes are temporarily closed from 2023.

RNZ reporter Jonty Dine talks to Auckland residents ahead of the mayoral election, which has effectively come down to a two-horse race.

Two-term Auckland mayor Phil Goff reflects on his time in office as he fast approaches the day of "anticipated liberation" where he will hang up the chains.

Aucklanders who commute on trains are being warned parts of the network will be temporarily closed from next year for a major rebuild.

The headmaster of the school says the $150 million worth of farmland will help more youngsters to get hands-on experience in the food and fibre sector.