Auckland news

NRL bans Tonga doctors over handling of Eli Katoa head knocks

The NRL has hit four officials with breach notices after completing an investigation.

One of Papua New Guinea's conjoined twins dies

The two-month-old boys were flown from Port Moresby to Sydney on Thursday.

'Massive stress': Parents asked for more than $1800 in 'voluntary' school donations

Parents are not legally required to pay donations and can claim a 33.3% tax credit.

Rare Polynesian spears saved from UK garden, up for auction

The two spears have estimates of up to £15,000 each (about $34,660).

Two lenders owed $71.7m on troubled Beachcroft Residences project

The Auckland apartments are nearly finished, but now the scale of the debt is revealed.

Sale of Du Val sites will not cover mortgages – PwC

Statutory managers have sold three more projects but still seek a buyer for the fourth.

Property Insider: How much did retailers Anne and David Norman pay for ex-Beca House?

The last 2025 column, reporting on the billionaire Normans and a big building deal.

Take a tour of Auckland's sorry sites: Abandoned, shelved, never built, unsold

Have we become more a city of fails than sails, given the city heart's sorry state?

Ronald McDonald House fears it won’t be able to house sick kids’ families this Xmas

Ronald McDonald House Charity has only 154 rooms nationwide and is relying on motels.

ASB Classic field confirmed: Star power and rising talent highlight 2026 event

The women’s draw features 22 players ranked from world No 14 to No 92.

Auckland entertainer charged with sexually abusing three girls

The girls he is accused of abusing were aged 13, 14 and 15.

New World attack: Fork stabber named after meth experiment ends in 'nasty' rampage

Two judges have now denied his bids for permanent name suppression.