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Focus: Auckland to get new community recycling centre in Onehunga
Associate Minister for the Environment Eugenie Sage and Mayor of Auckland Phil Goff announce $2.2m of government funding for a community recycling centre in Auckland’s Onehunga. Video / Leon Menzies
School of Rock
Auckland Schoolgirl, Sophie Brown's song Lifeline will be performed in the School of Rock musical at the Civic Theatre in September. Video/supplied
Back to school traffic chaos and unexpected besties
Episode Four: On today's Viewpoint NZ we meet the best friends with an almost 70 year age gap, discover the ultimate kiwi road trip and we speak to the AA's congestion expert on what the end of school holidays means for traffic on our roads. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Local Focus: Get out of your car to save the dotterel
DOC's dotterel dos and don'ts. Made with funding from NZ on Air.
Pokies ban, preparing for wildfires and Old Man's Beard
Episode Two: On today's Viewpoint NZ we explore the debate around pokie machines. Are they a harmless way to raise funds for local communities or a destructive addiction? Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Local Focus: Rhys Attwood wants a home
Family has cash to buy a home in Auckland but nobody is home. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Johnny Danger Memorial Drive through Auckland
A fleet of motorbikes left Quay Street last night to drive through Auckland to Dairy Flat in honour of Johnny Danger who died in an accident there on ANZAC Day. Video Sam Sword
Focus: Widespread damage across Auckland after winds of up to 200km batter the city
More than 100 thousand homes and businesses have lost electricity and power company Vector says it may be several days before supply is restored in some parts of the city.
Hobsonville Point construction site damaged in storm
Scaffolding and early constructions at a Hobsonville Point site has been brought down in the storm. / Video by Dean Purcell
Explosive power outage in Auckland
A sudden and explosive power outage was captured on video in Auckland during last night's storm. / Supplied by Brandon Liang
Focus: Auckland Council suing itself over seawall
It’s understood that the council’s already spent more than half a million dollars in legal fees.
Auckland bus driver refuses to open door for mother and baby
Auckland bus driver refuses to open door for mother and baby.
Focus: Auckland florist hands out free flowers to make people happy
UN World Happiness Day is today so an Auckland florist is handing out free flowers to spread the joy and put a smile on peoples faces.
Auckland farewells Volvo Ocean Race sailors
The Volvo Ocean race left Auckland on the 7th leg for Itajai in Brazil. Video / Volvo
Swan spotted on Northern Motorway
NZ Police are trying to clear a swan spotted on the Northern Motorway. Source: NZTA
New precinct for Auckland Arts Festival
Auckland Arts Festival director Jonathan Bielski's vision for a new precinct that he has dubbed the 'Festival Playground'.
Volvo boats' Auckland stopover
Auckland's waterfront will come alive as they super city of sails hosts the Volvo Ocean Race.
Pride Parade producer Shaughan Woodcock shares details on this years parade
Preview of the Pride Parade. The New Zealand Herald talks with producer of the Pride Parade, Shaughan Woodcock.
Four offenders smash into jewellery store in Mt Roskill robbery
Police are appealing for the public’s to help identify four offenders, armed with weapons who robbed a jewellery store in Mt Roskill, Auckland on Tuesday 13 February.
Focus: Auckland Pride Festival 'loud and proud'
Auckland Pride Festival returns with a jam packed line-up of colourful festivities and a magnificent and mesmerising array of outfits to boot.
King tide smashing into Cheltenham beach
Robust north easterlies and a king tide smashing into Cheltenham beach this morning. Source: Facebook / @shoreweather
Videos from around NZ
Local Focus: Mud and tutus are a good mix for tough guys and gals
Rotorua junior tough guy and gal competition. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Focus Live: Andrew Little reacts to referendum results
Justice Minister Andrew Little said voters had spoken and were “uncomfortable" with legalisation of cannabis. Video / RNZ
Focus Live: Green MP Chloe Swarbrick reacts to referendum results
Green MP Chloe Swarbrick said she was proud of the "yes" campaign for cannabis legalisation. Video / Dean Purcell
Flooding along Tamaki Drive
This morning patches of Tamaki Drive appears to have been engulfed by water.
Baby Penguin boom for Sea Life Kelly Tarlton's Auckland
The sub-Antarctic penguin breeding season has waddled off to an egg-cellent start at Sea Life Kelly Tarlton’s Auckland, with the birth of fourteen adorable Gentoo chicks. / Supplied by Kelly Tarltons
Local Focus: Our last Great War survivor
Torty the tortoise is our last WWI survivor. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Focus: Auckland City median house price down 17%
Auckland's annual house price fall is the largest since 2010
Auckland motorists warned of hailstorms, thunder
Auckland motorists have been warned of sudden, isolated hailstorms, like this one in New Lynn. / Supplied by Mohammed Shahid.
Auckland schoolgirl submits ideas to help the deaf
Auckland schoolgirl Olivia Strang's submission for MED-EL's Ears for Ideas competition included sketches of four ideas that would help people living with hearing loss.
Armistice Day memorial service at Auckland War Memorial Museum
An Armistice Day memorial service was held at the Auckland War Memorial Museum. / Jason Oxenham
Sights and sounds of Auckland Diwali Festival 2017
Aucklanders were treated to the colourful sights of Diwali at Aotea Square today. / Video by Jason Oxenham
Wind and hail hit north Auckland
Extreme wind and hail that hit Millwater, Auckland today. Source: Facebook / Farian Days
Huge hole found under Auckland's historic Ferry Terminal
Auckland's Ferry Building may have to close after a huge hole caused by propeller wash from ferries was discovered in the base of the seawall supporting the historic building.