Latest from Auckland

'Fix the cracks': Auckland man claims home damaged by roadworks vibrations
AT is conducting vibration tests after complaints about noise and shaking.

Lotto: Powerball not struck, one First Division player $1 million richer
Time to check your Lotto numbers to see if you are $1 million richer.

Landslides, flooding, fallen trees: Nelson-Tasman residents urged to stay home
The upper South Island has been slammed by severe weather yesterday and today.

'Gonna whack it': Ex-gang member with hitman aspirations finally named
The conspiracy to kill lasted only 29 hours before it was thwarted by fellow gang members.

'My moment': NZ-born boxer becomes first Māori to be crowned undisputed world champ
In her debut at Madison Square Garden, the 30-year-old produced a 'total beatdown'.

Autistic man indecently assaulted by rapist who had served 33 years behind bars
Mark Williams wore a balaclava and entered the man's home in December 2023.

'You weren’t sure who you could trust’: Sue Wood's time in ‘snake pit' National Party
Ex-National Party president Sue Wood to revisit Muldoon's 84 snap election in new memoir.

'Small localised landslide': Muriwai homes evacuated as road drops
Occupants of at least two evacuated properties have been given the all-clear to return.

New World customers warned after ‘password spraying’ attack
New World's parent company Foodstuffs says none of its systems were breached.

Home build dream shattered after business hacked and woman launders couple’s $150k
Sophie Winchester-Krishan earned $5k for laundering the couple's scammed money.

Auckland retiree faces eviction as ground rent jumps 344%
The Dilworth Trust increased the annual leasehold fee from $45,000 to $202,000 per year.

Dai Henwood on performing live comedy with stage four cancer
No cameras, censors or lawyers, as TV team prepares for 'rule-breaking' national tour.

Steve Braunias asks Polkinghorne if the eye surgeon killed his wife
Steve Braunias called the Polkinghorne murder trial "the apex of a very long career".

‘Fire sale’: World-renowned artist’s work to be sold against his will
Yaacov Agam is alleged to owe $6.8 million to a NZ-based printing company.

Kumeū crash: Police identify teen who died after vehicle crashed into house
The vehicle fled police, crashed and flipped upside down before hitting a house.

Gregor Paul: How Wellington's woes are reshaping NZ Rugby's HQ strategy
OPINION: NZ Rugby considers relocating its headquarters, questioning Wellington's future.

'Dirtiest-minded young woman in NZ': Dame Fiona's lifetime of flouting convention
New doco is a psychological study of the Wellington writer who flouted convention.

Sailing greats steer water polo towards LA Olympics
The White Caps aim for their first Olympic water polo appearance.

Fran O'Sullivan: New Zealand must move on from Ardern criticism to get real benefit from Covid inquiry
OPINION: Covid response should be examined dispassionately so NZ can learn for the future.

Woman awarded $500k after deceitful sale of rotting Auckland house
One defendant used a dehumidifier to falsely claim the house was dry.

'The public have a right to know': Judge denies man with cache of child abuse files anonymity
'I must denounce your conduct in the strongest possible terms,' the judge told him.