Auckland Region

Inspector Danny Meade says people should think twice before using air guns in populated areas.

The businessman and former mayoral candidate's name suppression has lapsed.

Staff have had their way of life changed by news of the closure,its chief executive says, but have all been offered relocation to another centre in their current roles.

Perfect pass rates, a bar full of redheads and a new dark sky park for the South Island are among this week's feel-good stories.

An Air New Zealand flight has landed back in Auckland after an unscheduled overnight stop-over in Guam.

Storms and strong wind that caused power cuts and traffic snarls are expected to ease overnight between Saturday and Sunday, MetService says.

There was a heavy police presence outside the Quest Hotel on Queen Street on Saturday morning.

Data from Auckland Transport shows attacks on bus drivers have more than doubled in the last two years.

A family who lost everything when their home was destroyed in a Māngere church fire say they are doing good, and in the process of finding a new permanent home.

A family business that started out as a cattle farm has turned itself into a picturesque sunflower patch - and made one of Auckland's most popular tourist destinations this summer.

Police have named the man who died after an e-scooter crash in Auckland as Ryan Taylor.

The rebrand by Bunnings Warehouse has left DIYers scratching their heads.

Tairo Puangi could not be buried on his family plot in Rarotonga because of how long it took to find his body.

Emergency services were notified of a person found unresponsive in the water just after midday.

Police were called after the vehicles were seen "driving dangerously and seemingly crashing into each other".

Businesses say they've traced 40 incidents back to nearby apartments.

Norman Flounders' fight has been before JPs, the District Court and the High Court - and he's not done.

Up to 100 pigeons, ducks, sparrows and pūkeko were found in varying stages of paralysis at Auckland's Sherwood Reserve last week. Audio

A new species of gecko discovered on the west coast of Auckland at last has its own official name: The Korowai. Audio