Police are investigating the incident at Auckland Region Women's Corrections Facility.

Pair allegedly found with methamphetamine and $11,000 at Auckland prison.

Police have arrested a 39-year-old woman after intense house fire.

Inside the workplace explosion that saw a worker thrown 130m to his death.

Bill English's plan for key infrastructure didn't include the ruptured pipeline.

A digger trying to lift swamp kauri damaged the oil pipeline from Marsden Pt to Auckland.

Air travel out of Auckland looks set to be disrupted for days after fuel supply was cut.

Power is out and traffic is stopped from travelling along a major South Auckland road.

Fifteen fire engines have been called to a factory fire at Hellers sausage factory in Wiri

A major investigation has been carried out at Auckland South Corrections Facility after concerns were raised about the level of violence within the prison and inmate and staff safety and "non-compliance" of the internal complaints process.

Auckland Council are promising singletons they will never be alone again if they adopt a dog from one of the three Auckland Council animal shelters in Silverdale, Henderson and Manukau.

A person is in a critical condition in hospital after a serious crash in South Auckland this afternoon.

A shipping container weighing about 2.3 tonnes was hit by a midnight train after it was blown onto the main trunk railway at Otahuhu in the storm at the weekend.

Two days ago the base ingredient for shampoo spilled on the road. This morning, it rained.

The family of Vicki Letele has been pleading for the fraudster to be let out of jail early so she can be with her family.

A fight between Wendy's and Auckland Council over the resource consent for driveway changes is heading to the Supreme Court.

Burger chain operator Wendy's has won a Court of Appeal fight for driveway changes at one of its restaurants.

Three people were inside the building at the time fire broke out.

Firefighters were called to a large blaze at a tow-bar and automotive accessories factory in Wiri tonight.

Burger chain Wendy’s has failed to get a High Court judge to revoke resource consent for a development next to one of its restaurants where a Carl’s Jr is planned.

A decision to name New Zealand's biggest new private prison a place to "move out of the mist" is being called "potty" by justice campaigners.

Wendy's has gone to the High Court at Auckland after a development of a rival fast-food restaurant blocked an exit from one of the burger chain's Auckland stores.

Big deals in the past six months are generating confidence, say brokers

Bill English's musings on the prison system are welcome. His economic strategy less so.