Auckland news

Live: ‘Just get on with it’ - Crunch day for Auckland stadium debate, showdown meeting under way
Two proposals will go before councillors today.

$1.3b Future Fund: A new era for Auckland’s financial strategy
The Future Fund will return $68m annually, $42m more than airport shares.
Voices from the Pacific

Moana Pasifika’s European captain on unique journey in Super Rugby
Savage, the only European player, finds performing the team's haka terrifying.

Excavating a historical waka found by father and son, and the story that goes with it
Over 450 pieces of the waka, including timber and sail, were found in the sand dunes.

How Polyfest shaped a generation of Māori and Pacific youth
In 2025, around 100,000 people are expected to attend the event.
Auckland Property news

Builders of Auckland’s abandoned 57-level Seascape tower win $33m claim
Judge: 'I order Shundi to pay the sum in the statutory demand within five working days.'

Graeme Hart owed over failed housing venture
The billionaire put a caveat over a St Heliers property now up for mortgagee sale.

Inside Seascape: New photos show state of abandoned Auckland apartment tower
Plywood in some areas has been damaged, report says replacement with steel is recommended.
Auckland Sport news
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How Synthony became New Zealand’s biggest one-day festival
The concert started out with an orchestra playing dance bangers. How did it become so big?

How Auckland can leverage its Asian community for economic growth
Lisa Li highlights the untapped potential of Asian trade markets.

Watch: Anti-vax ex-Māori All Black questions Efeso Collins’ grieving widow
Fia Collins wants a coroner to hold an inquest into her husband's death.

‘Inappropriate and offensive’: Auckland RSA president axed from national body
Auckland RSA president Graham Gibson axed from national body after three women complained.

Notorious criminal Dean Wickliffe released from prison, stops hunger strike
The 77-year-old prisoner has been on a hunger strike for over two weeks.

Jeanswest parent company enters administration, hundreds of Australian jobs at risk
But the New Zealand arm is not in administration.