Airport fuel crisis: Kauri log digger damaged pipeline
An initial investigation by the Marsden Point oil refinery has found a digger driver searching for swamp kauri caused the critical damage to the fuel pipeline months ago.
Auckland
National's $2.6 billion plan to fix Auckland's traffic
National's $2.6 billion plan to fix Auckland's traffic
National has come up with a whopping $2.6 billion election transport package for Auckland that includes a new highway alongside the Southern Motorway for $855 million and a Northwestern Busway costing $835m.
Greens pledge to fast-track CBD-airport rail line
Greens pledge to fast-track CBD-airport rail line
The Green Party will fast-track the building of a new rail line to Auckland Airport to be completed in 2021, in time for the next America's Cup, if the party is in Government after the election.
Man injured on train now in intensive care
Man injured on train now in intensive care
A man critically injured trying to board a moving train has yet to be identified.
One dead, one injured while fleeing police
One dead, one injured while fleeing police
A man is dead after a car doing burnouts fled police and crashed into a group of shops on a residential South Auckland street.
Kiwi Uber 'hero' drove US couple 650km
Kiwi Uber 'hero' drove US couple 650km during cyclone
An American couple's business trip to New Zealand was saved by a "hero" Uber driver who drove them more than 650km from Auckland to Wellington.
Man killed near beach was dad and teacher
Man killed near beach was dad and teacher
The man who was killed after reportedly being struck by a Ports of Auckland pilot boat while swimming near a popular North Shore beach was a teacher at a nearby school, a husband and dad of two young children.
Police investigate death after party
Police investigating death following birthday party
Police are continuing to investigate the death of a man following a birthday party in West Auckland, yesterday.
Half-million dollar supercar crashes into ditch
Half-million dollar McLaren supercar crashes into ditch
A half-million dollar sports car is upside down in a ditch in west Auckland after the driver hit a median barrier and flipped off the road on a motorway on-ramp.
Pilot boat probed over swimmer's death
Pilot boat probed over swimmer's death
A Ports of Auckland boat is under investigation in relation to the death of a swimmer whose body was found floating in the harbour yesterday.
Warriors involved in sea rescue mission
Warriors involved in sea rescue mission
A Warriors' team fishing trip turned into a dramatic rescue mission when the players rushed to the aid of a young man who went missing in the water off an Auckland beach.
Closed business school 'failed to meet standards'
Closed business school 'failed to meet standards'
A private training school in south Auckland has been shut down after the qualifications authority found it had failed to meet crucial standards.
Hammer attack husband jailed
Hammer attack husband jailed
An Auckland man who previously escaped a conviction for beating his wife with a hammer has now been handed a jail term.
Train hits 2-tonne container blown on to track
Train hits 2-tonne container blown on to track
A shipping container weighing about 2.3 tonnes was blown on to the main trunk railway from a container stack at Otahuhu in the weekend storm - and was hit by a train just after midnight.
Watercare boss concerned about stormwater
Watercare boss concerned about stormwater
Auckland Council is allowing developments to occur knowing there is no adequate stormwater system and this will result in more frequent harbour spills, says Watercare chief executive Raveen Jaduram.
13 in car, only 2 wearing seat belts
13 in car, only 2 wearing seat belts
Police in Auckland pulled over a vehicle carrying 13 people and found only two wearing seat belts.
Bittersweet arrival at Auckland Zoo as one giraffe twin put down
Bittersweet arrival at Auckland Zoo as one giraffe twin put down
The rare birth of twin giraffes at Auckland Zoo came with a bittersweet blow after one of the calves had to be put down.
Filipino woman fined over underpaid restaurant workers
Filipino woman fined over underpaid restaurant workers
A Filipino woman has been fined $10,000 and ordered to pay $5000 in emotional harm to five migrant workers who were overworked and underpaid at her sushi restaurants.
Pig cell Parkinson's trial passes milestone
Pig cell Parkinson's trial passes milestone
A New Zealand medical trial involving injecting specially encapsulated pig-derived cells into human brains has passed another milestone.
Bleak Christmas for some in MSD housing scheme
Bleak Christmas for some in MSD housing scheme
A group of Auckland families are facing a bleak Christmas in cramped motel rooms that are costing taxpayers thousands of dollars each week.