Auckland news

How Jonah Lomu’s boys are turning heartbreak into hope for other kids

The Jonah Lomu Foundation will support Kiwi youths who have lost a parent.

Horror crash that killed trio was preventable if highway barriers up to standard, coroner finds

Three men died in the crash and a survivor suffered lifechanging injuries.

'The living dead': Poet Serie Barford on slipping over the horizon

The Ockham-nominated writer faces the end of her long battle with cancer.

Vanuatu and Fiji on alert as tropical depression set to become Cyclone Urmil

Forecaster Stephen Meke says central and southern Vanuatu face near gale winds.

Demolish, convert or finish: The high-stakes choices facing Seascape’s receivers

The giant's fate hangs in the balance as people in the sector ask what will happen next.

Foreign buyers jet in as $10m luxury Queenstown, Wānaka homes surge under new rules

Overseas buyers in Southern Lakes rose from 6.5% to 13% in a year.

$650m Hunua quarry fast-track expansion bid aims to secure Auckland's aggregate supply

About 28% of Auckland's current aggregate supplies come from the existing quarry.

Big-name creditors line up in scramble over failed builder Teak Construction

Businesses on the Personal Property Securities Register could be first in line for money.

'I feel like a Māori': Argentinian Uber driver wears full-face mataora

Diego Acuña shares Māori stories with his passengers in San Carlos de Bariloche.

Delivery drivers dodge debris to keep Gulf fed under Iranian attacks

Iran’s missile and drone barrages have struck airports, homes and bases.

Dame Val Adams taught me how to shot put – here's how I measured up

Plus, how I performed against NZ's 400m sprint record holder. Spoiler: not well.

Warriors NRL forecast 2026: Brutal start, big questions and a finals finish

The Warriors face a brutal early draw with four heavyweight teams in seven weeks.