Auckland Region

Middlemore Hospital is apologising to patients seen by a man pretending to be a doctor and contacting each one.

A Melbourne-based property developer has a green light to build one of New Zealand's tallest residential buildings in Auckland.

Police are investigating concerns a doctor who saw patients used fake documentation to get a job at Middlemore Hospital.

Firefighters at one of the country's busiest stations say they are clocking hundreds of hours in emergency overtime while struggling with faulty equipment, long hours, and a lack of trauma training.

A 17-year-old has been arrested and charged in relation to a string of store robberies on Auckland's North Shore.

A teacher censured for "unjustified use of force" has failed to have the courts overturn his disciplinary finding of serious misconduct.

A woman was shot with an air gun in front of her eight-year-old daughter in Mt Roskill on Tuesday night.

Rain and thunder rocked Auckland last night, flooding a small town up north.

The public is being asked to help name three new train stations planned for the fast-growing suburb Drury, south of Auckland.

Waka Kotahi is looking at whether to reconsider a trial of making space on Auckland Harbour Bridge for walkers and cyclists.

National's newest MP has admitted he was kicked out of his boarding school as a teen for beating a younger student. The party knew of the incident during the candidate selection process for the… Audio

Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency is getting set to unveil a new $38 million walking and cycleway over the Manukau Harbour this month.

A person has been killed after a car crashed into a bus stop in Auckland early this morning.

A house in Papakura at which a gun was apparently fired overnight has been cordoned off while the police investigate.

Protesters blocked roads in central Auckland this afternoon for the second time in two weeks, marching past the main entrance to the city's hospital.

Eight of Auckland's 10 dams are at capacity after the country's wettest July on record. Audio

The High Court earlier ruled that Auckland Transport's 10-year plan is lawful, even though it does not reduce emissions.

Fog has disrupted flights and ferry services and an early-morning crash blocked two southbound lanes this morning.

Businesses in Auckland are bracing themselves for a planned protest led by Brian Tamaki's Freedom and Rights Coalition on Saturday.