Auckland Region
Arrests after reports of man with gun in Auckland
The men face charges of threatening to kill, burglary, and possessing drugs for supply.
Polkinghorne trial: Jury hears details of trusts held by couple
Philip Polkinghorne was the one in the relationship to deal with finances, his former accountant has told the jury.
Vandalism causes widespread internet outage in Auckland
The internet went down around Māngere Bridge and Onehunga early on Monday and still hasn't been fixed.
Primary school locked down over man shooting pigeons
Police say a man had been shooting pigeons at his home - which borders the school - with a BB gun.
Man killed in Onehunga named
Police have released the name of the man killed in Onehunga on Saturday night.
South Auckland tops list for worst cases of roaming dogs
South Auckland has the highest number of roaming dogs in the region, figures have revealed.
Waiheke Island loses its only after-hours medical clinic
Patients were told on Friday the Oranga Urgent After Hours clinic was shutting immediately. Audio
Police spend millions on station they moved out of five years ago
Staff left the Auckland station in 2019 - but the bills have continued mounting up.
Patients queue before dawn to see low-cost GPs
Local Doctors Otara says the long lines each day are a "sign of desperate times" in primary healthcare. Audio
Muriwai mussel collectors have lucky escape after being trapped in cave
The group headed out at low tide and thought they had time to get back to the beach.
Polkinghorne trial: Blood-like marking could have been contaminated
There was contamination of a blood-like marking in the home of Philip Polkinghorne in the two years between tests, Crown prosecutors have suggested.
Mt Wellington death: Pair accused of murder granted name suppression
A man and woman charged with the murder of a man in Auckland's Mt Wellington on the weekend have been granted interim name suppression.
Man charged with murder following Auckland shooting appears in court
The 32-year-old was granted interim name suppression and remanded in custody.
Arrest made in Onehunga homicide investigation
A man has been arrested after the death of a man in the Auckland suburb of Onehunga on Saturday night.
Two charged over fatal Auckland stabbing
A 23-year-old man has been charged with murder after a person was stabbed in Mount Wellington on Saturday afternoon.
Orewa to Warkworth highway could get 110kph speed limit
A 110kmh speed limit has been proposed for State Highway 1, from Orewa to Warkworth.
47kg of meth seized at Auckland Airport
Officers located 46 packages of "Prince Durian" food packets which concealed a total of approximately 47 kilograms of methamphetamine.
Polkinghorne trial: Pauline Hanna's sister makes claims of earlier suicide attempt
Tracey Hanna was called as the first witness as Philip Polkinghorne's defence got underway in Auckland's High Court.
Stores fear loss of business under Auckland's new liquor curfew
Some South and West Auckland liquor stores fear they could lose up to 40 percent of their business under new liquor sale rules. Audio
Dilworth teacher loses registration over conduct towards students
Paul Artus formed an inappropriate relationship with a 14-year-old student in 2000 when he was 36 and a housemaster, the Teachers' Disciplinary Tribunal said.
