Auckland Region

"Everyone needs to have a high degree of personal awareness when they walk around the city, especially after dark," the deputy mayor says. Audio

Auckland mayor Wayne Brown is pouring cold water on talk of his council's rubbish going north to a proposed $730 million Kaipara waste-to-energy plant.

The feather has broken the record for the most expensive ever sold at auction - and will remain in New Zealand. Audio

The torrential rain kept residents on edge as the rising Te Ararata stream again spilled into their streets.

A government agency is moving out of Auckland City because its staff members do not feel safe there.

A video shows the 50-year-old man jump from a boat towards two orca. DOC says it is "extremely irresponsible".

"It just kept getting bigger and bigger and bigger," a neighbour says.

60-year-old Ronny Okeke was last seen in April.

Such violent behaviour is "unacceptable and will not be tolerated", police say.

An Auckland suburb has been plagued by unruly youths causing trouble at transport hubs, with a spike in crime at bus and train stations over the past month.

Police searched a central city convenience store and found more than 50 blocks of chocolate taken from a supermarket earlier that day.

Ronny Okeke was last seen in the Mt Roskill area at the end of April.

The 25-year-old, who had been missing since 9 May, has been found "safe and well", police say.

The Greens are taking aim at the coalition government's policies, saying they lack genuine care.

Police are appealing for sightings of a woman who has been missing from her Ōtāhuhu home for over a week.

The government wanted sovereign control of sensitive data, but also a bargain when planning for a high-security data centre in Auckland, documents show.

The Auckland woman's mother died on a tarpaulin after going up to 15 days without food.

A local resident saw the blaze from his bedroom window and says the flames kept "getting bigger and bigger".

The trial of a temporary ferry connecting the Wynyard Quarter to Auckland city will continue for the next two weekends under extended hours.

Pokie machines raked in over $20m in profits from Ōtara-Papatoetoe, Manurewa and Mangere-Ōtāhuhu in the December quarter of 2023.