Auckland news

'Breach of trust': NZ extends pause on Cook Islands payments

NZ$29.8m in funding remains on hold across two financial years.

Samoa issues measles advisory, memories of deadly outbreak remain

Last time there was a measles outbreak in NZ, it spread to Samoa, where 83 people died.

'Would not be where I am today without her': Sisters win Kawerau council seats

The Tongan-Māori sisters are the eldest of eight raised in Kawerau.

'Your daughter is deaf': How measles caused woman to lose hearing as a baby

Sign is Rosie's children's first language 'because that's my language and I'm their mum'.

Chopper rides and country music: Inside Calder Stewart’s 70th birthday celebration

One of NZ's largest industrial landowners and biggest builders has reached a milestone.

Faradays plans $30m luxury department store on Queen St by 2026

The ambitious downtown project will transform the heritage Milne & Choyce site.

Auckland Council's $320m plan to transform Wynyard Point: Park, offices, apartments

John Fillmore Contracting won the job for earthworks at Wynyard Point, starting in April.

'Incredibly weak period': No end forecast to falling rents

National rents have dropped 1.1% annually – one of the first falls since 2009.

'All I saw was blood': Bus driver left distraught after violent Manukau station attack

Police say a teenager has been charged following Monday’s assault.

‘I don’t feel like my career has hit a dead end’: Mikey Havoc on what comes next

From Push Push to choir halls, Havoc’s next act is full of surprises.

Air New Zealand beer, Gold Coast restaurants and other trending travel news

New heights, stays, and markets waiting to be discovered.

What it's like at Tahiti’s new annual yoga festival

“With everything happening in the world, I feel we need the space."