Auckland news

'It's not a sad place': The Kiwi cemetery that looks like a Disney movie

Pacific culture has lit up Manukau Memorial Gardens cemetery in South Auckland.

Dame Karen Poutasi, first female Director-General of Health, dies aged 76

She later headed NZQA for 14 years and briefly chaired Health New Zealand in 2023.

Tokelauans in NZ to work more closely with communities back home

A broken sea cable has forced Atafu onto costly, fragile satellite internet.

Quakers Hill stabbings: Man charged with murder of two people in home

Police say the alleged killer is the woman's former partner.

‘Cautiously optimistic’: Property prices tipped to increase 5% in 2026

Prices are still 17.6% below the early 2022 peak, with Auckland notably weak.

From CRL to Costco: The mega projects that will change 2026’s skyline

Te Waihorotiu Station and the CRL promise to transform central Auckland travel.

How do architects design homes when they are for themselves?

Could architects say they are the 'perfect client' when they design their own new homes?

NZ's billion-dollar builders revealed as new king of construction emerges

The country's busiest commercial builder secured $1.2 billion of work last year.

Hundreds gather in Northland to remember the Battle of Ruapekapeka Pā

The 180th anniversary events commemorate the final engagement of the 1845-46 Northern War.

Chardonnay and fancy cheese: What's it like in a corporate box at the tennis?

OPINION: Nathan Limm details the best and worst of the wine, food and faulty furniture.

'Duped and conned': Toxic fight over failed housing project leaves landowner $20m in debt

Failed project could leave multiple parties with tens-of-millions of dollars in losses.

Serious crash shuts Dairy Flat road as Auckland motorways hit by chaos

Police shut all northbound lanes at Greville Rd from about 10.50am.