The number of people in the Auckland region who died without any family or friends to handle funeral arrangements leapt in the last year. Read...

Flight NZ551 departed Auckland just before 3pm but returned to the airport about 40 minutes later as a “precautionary measure.” Read...

A person has been airlifted to Auckland`s Middlemore Hospital in critical condition after a vehicle rolled over in Northland. Read...

It`s Christmas and almost everyone is filling up on food and presents - but spare a thought for those working. Read...

Green MP Chlöe Swarbrick and Auckland Mayor Wayne Brown teamed up to deliver the ultimate “silly season survival guide” for Kiwis heading into the holidays. Read...

Steve Middleton and Louise Savage, both in their late 50s, will say “I do” live between races during the Auckland`s SkyCity Boxing Day Races, in front of 15,000 people. Read...

An Auckland-based Russian playgroup is helping families teach their children traditional festivities. Read...

Several accidents have snarled Auckland traffic on Christmas Eve. Read...

Auckland’s top-of-the-table Christmas clash with Sydney FC was postponed because of the “unsatisfactory condition” of Leichhardt Oval. Read...

The cars, including a Porsche, were badly water damaged in the Auckland floods but not de-registered as they should have been. Read...