Stories by Torika Tokalau

South Auckland has the highest number of roaming dogs in the region, figures have revealed.

There will soon be a two-year freeze on new off-licence applications in the Auckland CBD and town centres in areas with the highest alcohol-related harm.

Members of the public will be allowed to attend workshop meetings.

Supermarkets and bottle stores won't be able to sell alcohol after 9pm, while there will be a freeze on new off-licences in some areas.

A group tasked with protecting the Manukau Harbour wants Watercare to look at a longer-term solution for supporting the population growth in rural south Auckland.

The new policy includes stricter trading hours, meaning bottle shops and supermarkets across the region cannot sell alcohol after 9pm.

McNicol Homestead in Clevedon was once home to one of the original settlers to the district.

An Auckland councillor says the government's plan to boost housing is just more "Wellington officials determining what is right for our area".

The plan will shape Auckland's transport network in the next 10 years and public consultation ends today.

But there are still a lot more people in dire need for support, more than a year on after the Auckland Anniversary floods.

After significant flooding at Auckland Airport during the Auckland Anniversary floods, steps are being taken to ensure it does not happen again.

Auckland pedestrians will get flashing ground lights, traffic islands and other road safety measures to replace the heavily criticised raised pedestrian crossings on roads.

More than 22,000 individuals in the region provided feedback, with 2200 of those living in the south Auckland wards.

Owners of several roaming dogs that were on a cat-killing spree, terrorising a south Auckland neighbourhood, have been fined.

The antisocial behaviour was so bad residents took matters into their own hands and blocked off access to the road with a makeshift barge.

A councillor is calling on people to support the world's biggest secondary school Pacific and Māori performance festival.

Residents of a south Auckland community donated the hall to the council during World War II.

Auckland Transport is rolling out a new, cheaper approach to raised pedestrian crossings after facing heavy criticism over costly installations.

Five golf courses in in the city's south are part of a transformation project to make the green spaces havens for native birds.