Pukekohe Hospital in Auckland's Pukekohe. (Source: Google Maps)

Newborn with 'non-survivable injuries' dies in hospital, pair charged

The 10-week-old boy was taken to Pukekohe Maternity Hospital in a critical condition on January 2.

4:47pm

Fire damage to Pita House in Auckland's Pakuranga.

Family devastated after loss of 'life's work' in Pakuranga blaze

The blaze broke out at a specialty grocer in the east Auckland shortly after midday, as professional firefighters were taking part in industrial action.

2:21pm

2:32

Alleged thief charged after bid to disguise herself with clothes off rack

Alleged thief charged after bid to disguise herself with clothes off rack

Police were called to a Henderson sports store at around 3pm on Thursday after staff confronted a woman allegedly trying to conceal nearly $200 of baseball caps.

9:26am

Ukraine’s Elina Svitolina celebrates winning her singles match at the 2026 ASB Classic Women’s Tennis Tournament.

'Refreshed and hungry' Svitolina into final eight in Auckland

Top-seeded Elina Svitolina has again relied on her "fighting spirit", beating wild-card entry Katie Boulter 7-5, 6-4 to reach the quarterfinals of the WTA tournament in Auckland last night.

8:18am

Police arrested four people following a shoplifting incident at a liquor store in Sunnynook last night.

Alleged thieves flee on bus after Auckland liquor store robbery

Three offenders allegedly entered the store in Auckland's Sunnynook shortly before 9pm, with two people stealing boxes of alcohol.

7:50am

Female Dog Walker Walks Her Jack Russell Terrier Dog In Summer Park, Leads It On Leash.

The biggest headaches at Auckland's regional parks

To make the most of the parks this summer, visitors are being urged to plan properly.

Thursday 5:47pm

A still of two people diving off the Auckland Harbour Bridge.

'High risk': Pair filmed jumping off Auckland Harbour Bridge

The men could be seen leaping into Waitematā Harbour from a maintenance walkway under the bridge.

Thursday 4:39pm

A Croatian tennis fan was made to turn his shirt inside out by security staff at the ASB Classic.

Tennis fan bats away explanation for Croatian shirt incident

Spectator says multiple fans from different countries were told to cover national shirts, disputing organisers’ account of one overzealous security guard.

Thursday 4:32pm

Person dies following crash in north Auckland

Person dies following crash in north Auckland

Emergency services were called to the two-vehicle crash on Pine Valley Rd, Dairy Flat just before 1pm yesterday.

Thursday 7:27am

A fruit fly (file image). (Source: Supplied / Biosecurity New Zealand)

Fruit fly found in Auckland suburb; restrictions in place

Legal restrictions are now in force on moving fruit and vegetables out of the area it was found.

Wed, Jan 7

Police were called to the Kerr St address around 11pm on January 1 to discover a person dead at the scene.

Unexplained Devonport death: Police seek group who used pool

A person was found dead at a property in the Auckland suburb on January 1.

Wed, Jan 7

Officers were called to the area near Greville Rd shortly before 11am.

Auckland's SH1 heading north reopens after incident resolved

State Highway 1 northbound was earlier closed at Greville Road as police responded to a serious incident.

Wed, Jan 7

nus Williams of the US prepares to serve to Magda Linette of Poland during her singles match at the ASB Classic Women's Tennis Tournament in Auckland. (Source: Photosport via AP)

Venus Williams out of ASB Classic but shows she's still competitive

The tennis star lost to No. 52-ranked Magda Linette, who was only 2 when Williams played her first professional singles match.

Tue, Jan 6

Child, 11, among trio arrested after alleged Auckland robbery

Child, 11, among trio arrested after alleged Auckland robbery

The group allegedly took a number of items before being stopped by police.

Tue, Jan 6

A control tower at Auckland Airport.

Homeless woman allegedly had 20kg of meth in luggage at Auckland Airport

The woman was arrested at Auckland International Airport after arriving on a flight from Singapore on Sunday.

Mon, Jan 5

CCTV stills of two men sought following a mass brawl on Auckland's Karangahape Rd on December 28. (Source: NZ Police)

K' Rd mass brawl: CCTV stills released of men sought

Around 50 people were involved in the mass disorder on the Auckland street on December 28.

Mon, Jan 5

A person has died after their car collided with a tree in Papatoetoe just after 10pm on Sunday.

Person dies in Auckland crash

The death in Papatoetoe brings the provisional number of road deaths for the 2025/2026 Christmas holiday period to seven.

Mon, Jan 5

Two lanes on Auckland's southern motorway were closed after truck, carrying a small house, collided with an overbridge.

Lanes reopen on Auckland motorway after house collides with overbridge

Earlier, NZTA had described traffic in the area as "very heavy".

Sun, Jan 4

Joshua Auina-Anae admitted attempting to import methamphetamine

He went to collect 200kg of meth, but police and Customs were way ahead of him

2025’s most read: The West Auckland man was expecting a shipment of the drug in granite blocks.

Sun, Jan 4

Surface flooding in the Gisborne region.

Flash flooding in Wairoa, Gisborne motorists warned over wild weather

Severe thunderstorm watches were in place for Coromandel, Bay of Plenty, Rotorua, Waikato, Auckland, Northland and Hawke’s Bay, with heavy rain warnings for Gisborne and northern Hawke’s Bay.

Sat, Jan 3

Police were called to the Kerr St address around 11pm on January 1 to discover a person dead at the scene.

CCTV appeal after unexplained death in Auckland's Devonport

Emergency services were called to Kerr St at around 11pm on January 1 to discover a person dead at the scene.

Sat, Jan 3

Lulu Sun has withdrawn from the 2026 ASB Classic tennis tournament.

Kiwi tennis star Lulu Sun withdraws from ASB Classic

The 24-year-old has not played competitively since reaching the final of China’s Guangzhou Open in October.

Sat, Jan 3

Some heritage train parts discarded along the Glenbrook Vintage Railway.

Thieves strip heritage trains in 'extensive' burglary at Auckland railway

The theft stripped heritage trains of irreplaceable parts, with replacements only possible by painstakingly recasting, remoulding or engineering them from scratch.

Sat, Jan 3

The Waitākere Ranges' Zig Zag Track.

Frustration as Auckland's storm-damaged tracks still shut off

Nearly three years on from the devastating floods of Cyclone Gabrielle and Auckland Anniversary Weekend in 2023, many of the region's walking and hiking tracks are still closed due to damage.

Fri, Jan 2

Catherine Cooke sold her business to pay out of pocket for Keytruda for her aggressive breast cancer treatment.

'I want to sit down with her': Cancer patient demands meeting with Willis

An Auckland woman who is self-funding treatment for her rare, aggressive breast cancer is fed up after years of asking the government to fund a "life-saving" medicine for more patients.

Fri, Jan 2