Auckland Region
Family had no warning home was on a flood plain before storm
Kelly Dey's state house tilted dangerously and flooded on the night of a major storm. She says she was assured it was safe. Audio
Officers stomp on handcuffed man in 'gratuitous, excessive' assault
One of the custody officers was charged with common assault, and neither works for the police anymore.
Unfinished apartments 'a blight' on suburb
Steel bars have fallen off the building and rats are flocking to the area as locals wait for a project halted five years ago to be finished or knocked down. Audio
SkyCity casino shut down after vulnerable player loses $1m: 'We made mistakes'
The casino is closed for five days. Audio
Auckland Gulf Harbour ferry service back to full schedule
It comes after years of frequent cancellations and reduced timetables. Audio
Children caught in the mud after fleeing helicopter - police
A 12 and 13-year old were caught when their vehicle became trapped in mud after they tried to run from officers in Auckland, police say.
Teen accused of Grey Lynn murder gets name suppression, despite police objection
A 19-year-old charged with murdering another teen in Grey Lynn can not be named yet.
Arrest made after Auckland supermarket assault
Police in Auckland have arrested a 21-year-old after an assault at a supermarket.
Bus drivers threaten to stop work after attack by passenger
Rajnish Trehan needed stitches and dental work after being punched by a man who didn't pay. Audio
Man arrested after bus driver punched in face
Rajnish Trehan needed stitches and dental work after being punched by a man who didn't pay. Audio
Only two children remain at preschool in wealthy Auckland suburb
Parents had threatened to remove their children from Ponsonby's community preschool after a fiery feud with upper management last month.
Auckland bus driver 'badly shaken' after being attacked by passenger
An Auckland bus driver is "badly shaken" after being punched in the face on the job on Saturday, leaving him with stitches and a broken tooth, a union says.
Call for safer crossings: 'Our children are not skittles'
Auckland Transport is being urged to rethink its approach to a roundabout that has seen 50 crashes in five years.
Locals probed in search after Auckland shooting
Police will be talking to residents of the Auckland suburb this weekend as they investigate a neighbourhood dispute that escalated into a fatal shooting.
70-year-old with ruptured ear drum can't see doctor despite five visits
Waiheke Island resident Alison made five visits to her local GP, but was unable to see a doctor in person.
Indian households in South Auckland reveal rising concern over safety
Crime in Takanini, Papakura, Papatoetoe, Manurewa and Manukau Central grows 7.8 percent in the first eight months of the year.
Polkinghorne trial: Defence pathologist would conclude death a suicide
If someone had been strangled by another person, Dr Stephen Cordner said more often than not, there would be additional injuries to the body which indicated an assault.
Four shot in 'neighbourhood dispute'
A man was killed and three wounded in Auckland's Grey Lynn, in what police say was a fight between two groups that started as broken windows and escalated.
Man killed, three wounded in Auckland shooting
Armed police have closed off a road and three people are in hospital with gunshot wounds.
The $9.90 trend: Chinese restaurants embroiled in 'destructive' price war
Chinese restaurants are offering set meals for less than $10 to attract customers - but need to sell hundreds just to break even.
