Auckland Region

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Oranga Tamariki were informed that the trio left a community based remand home on 8 July.

The discovery of the explosives near a dead man closed Auckland's Southern Motorway.

Du Val is in statutory management, owing more than $300 million, and its main owners, Charlotte and Kenyon Clarke, are in receivership.

However, the council says it will re-evaluate whether it should have done more to monitor past sand mining.

Escort Madison Ashton was meant to be a witness for the Crown during a murder trial, but did not show up.

The team is looking at retail offending in the areas around Mount Roskill, Mount Albert, Avondale, Point Chevalier and Ponsonby. Audio

YMCA North staff who work in the Auckland accommodation team say they worry about their mental health deteriorating and safety being compromised, if a proposed restructure goes ahead.

A pair of Auckland sniffer dogs who could not pass their training have had dozens of offers for new homes.

A 26-year-old man has been arrested and faces six charges of obtains by deception.

One of Auckland Council's top executives is on leave while the council investigates the insolvency of his property development company.

A neighbourhood is being warned about literal cat burglar as designer garments vanish. Audio

The Swedish furniture giant has already employed 85 of the 500 staff it needs in Auckland.

Police issued dozens of fines, impounded vehicles, and breath-tested thousands of drivers during a large "antisocial road user event" in Auckland on Saturday night.

Auckland Council impounded more than 12,000 dogs last year - more than half were euthanised. Frontline rescuers and local leaders say the crisis requires immediate on-the-ground action and law reform.

Emergency services are at the scene of a serious crash in Matakana, north of Auckland.

Hundreds of people in West Auckland were without power on Friday night after a car crashed into a power pole.

One of the vehicles was a stolen Toyota Aqua being tracked by a Police Eagle helicopter before it crashed near Wainui.

FENZ says 21 fire trucks responded to the blaze which was put out just after 10pm.

Fire and Emergency were called to the scene in Ōtāhuhu just before 6.30pm.