Live: Auckland traffic heavy as holidaymakers escape for long weekend
Police are urging motorists to be patient on busy roads this weekend.
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'Bigger and better': Armageddon Expo returns to Auckland
NZ's biggest pop culture expo could be the biggest convention in the world this year.
How Covid spread from foreign ship to Auckland pub patron and gym-goer
There is tension in the air after a round of new Covid-19 cases before the long weekend.
Dilworth School investigation: Fourth accused loses name suppression - but cannot be identified, yet
The hearing took place at Auckland High Court today.
Special report: How did NZ's 'hero' port worker get Covid-19?
He was NZ's 1530th reported case of Covid-19. He likely also saved us all a headache.
Covering Covid's gaps: Experts warn serious health worker burden looms
Hundreds of migrant health workers have entered NZ, but experts say it's no enough.
Auckland gym closed for 5-day deep clean after Covid-infected person's visit
Customers and staff at the store on Sunday are not considered close contacts of the man.
'A really good start': Auckland Council job cuts help save $78m
The job cuts come as the council scrambles to plug a $500m hole in its coffers.
Auckland traffic: Gas leak closes CBD street at rush-hour
Motorists told to expect delays and avoid the area.
Auckland pub visited by Covid-infected patron closed for 14 days
Residents reverting to social distancing and mask use amid heightened infection fears.
'Level 1 plus': 2 new imported Covid cases; cases on Oz ship linked to NZ port worker
Ashley Bloomfield says there is a stronger emphasis on masks and the Covid Tracer app.
NZ property purchase takes Australian business to A$10b
Augusta Capital has struck a $178.3 million deal.
Auckland Council appoints head of new agency to help with economic recovery
Auckland's new economic and cultural agency group officially now has a boss.
Masks, social distancing: Residents revert to level 3
Stores are playing it safe as a wave of concern spreads across Greenhithe today.
Pub Covid case - bakery in level 3 style, patrons to 'get tested ASAP', schools warn parents
The person visited The Malt pub in Greenhithe on Friday night.
Two Lotto players split $800,000 Strike prize
But you could still be a winner, with $5 million up for grabs on Saturday.
Main road to Auckland Airport closed overnight next week
George Bolt Memorial Drive will be closed from 8pm to 5am.
Damien Grant fights for insolvency career in court
The well-known columnist served prison time for fraud and credit card offences.
Election 2020: The cost of the election pens to taxpayers revealed
More pens were ordered than the total number of people enrolled.
More enrolment zones touted as way to tackle 'white flight'
But parents will still try to get their kids into preferred school - expert.
Truck fire causes rush-hour mayhem on busy Auckland road
Smoke could be seen billowing from the burning cab of a truck.
Mum dying after multiple tests fail to detect cancer; claims of racial bias
Teresa McCarthy, 58, has declined further treatment - without which she will die.
Police appeal for sightings of van involved in motorcycle crash
The van, a light blue people mover-type with a broken rear window, fled the scene.
Developer fined $74k for over-charging at Scott Point 'affordable' homes
Last year, a director said he believed 'affordable' only applied to the house itself.
New sites suggested for Erebus memorial in Auckland
Dove-Mayer Robinson Park is favoured by the Ministry for Culture and Heritage.
Authorities testing crew on Brisbane infection ship; 1 new imported Covid case
There were zero new cases of the virus yesterday.
Bashed, burned, shot, amputated: Men jailed for torture 'like Tarantino movie'
Pair jailed after admitting kidnapping, torture of man who had pinky finger amputated.
Only six Covid testing centres open in Auckland, none on weekends
Auckland's Covid community testing centres have been dramatically scaled back.
'I have never been so scared in my life'
'A piece of me died that night and I lost my fighting spirit.'
Guns, meth, ammo and 50 cannabis plants seized in police bust
Drug bust nets 25 guns, including military style semi-automatic firearms and a shotgun.
Birth in a pandemic: 'When baby cries, I cry too'
Migrant new mothers giving birth in a foreign country without family support need help.
Port worker has new virus strain; likely infected on ship heading for Brisbane
The port worker is the first Covid-19 community case in NZ since September 24.
'It was a normal delivery, apart from being in a helicopter' - Baby born in chopper
The 8-minute journey from Waiheke to Auckland City Hospital was too long.
Covid-19: Concern over ports 'justified', expert says
New case justifies concern over sea ports being possible virus entry points, expert says.