Auckland news

Labour candidate leads rerun after court found irregularities affected Papatoetoe result

The rerun saw Vi Hausia top the provisional poll with 2788 votes.

Passengers 'spewing in the aisles' as flight to Fiji diverted after three attempted landings

Around 80 stranded passengers are now being put up in a Nuku’alofa hotel.

In search of winter sun: Swap Fiji for this quiet island escape

Empty beaches and no crowds.

'Beautiful, happy soul': Family remember 9yo girl killed in crash at traffic lights

The schoolgirl was in a car struck by another vehicle while waiting for a green light.

High-rise horror no more: Cintra gets new cladding in leaky building fix

The entire tower was covered in shrink wrap for months during the huge building project.

Body corporate broke law on Newmarket cladding levies, tribunal finds

How the body corporate allocated costs to reclad the huge buildings was central to case.

Plumbers warn of cost squeeze after pipe prices to rise 25%

Plumbers have tried to buy pipes in bulk to stockpile and delay having to pay more.

Real estate agents censured over early access, family ties and deposit failures

House keys, relationships, trust accounts, leaky homes and roof age were complained about.

Tenant stops rent over rotting, leaky, mouldy home, landlord hit with $25k compo bill

One wall of the Dairy Flat house was so rotten that there was a hole to the outside.

AI casualty: NZ-founded Soul Machines found to owe at least $19.6m

Start-up raised more than $225m but now KPMG is looking for a buyer.

Police probe three suspicious fires in Manurewa overnight

Police were called to the first house fire on Deveron Road about 9pm.

Her fight goes on: Fund backs families of kids with deadly lung disease

The new fund honours Esther-Jordan Muriwai who was 24 when she died of bronchiectasis.