Franklin/Manukau rural rents rose the fastest last year, up 5% in the year to December, with an average $691 a week for a three-bedroom place. This area had been one of the more affordable previously.

Three people were injured after a vehicle crashed into a building on Auckland’s North Shore this afternoon. The crash on Beach Rd in Mairangi Bay was reported to emergency services shortly after 1pm.

Police have arrested a 16-year-old suspected of being involved in two recent robberies in Whangārei. The youth was taken into custody and was due to appear in the Whangārei Youth Court today, police ...

Contractors removed a large melia tree in Palmerston Rd alongside the Eastern Institute of Technology (EIT) yesterday morning that posed a “safety risk”, but Gisborne District Council has no plans to ...

Traffic is expected to worsen as holidaymakers travel for Auckland Anniversary weekend, with heavy congestion predicted. MetService forecasts rain and strong winds for central and northern regions on ...

Madison Keys fought back from a set down on Thursday to shock Iga Swiatek in a nail-biter and set up an Australian Open final against two-time defending champion Aryna Sabalenka.

James Fisher-Harris is gutted someone has stolen his 2021 NRL premiership-winning boots from a Hokianga rugby club. The Warriors’ recruit is deeply connected to the Motukohu Rugby Clubin Kohukohu, ...

A group of Auckland pupils on a school camp came to the rescue of a boat stuck on rocks in the Hauraki Gulf, using brute strength to refloat the stricken vessel, then stopping it from drifting back ...

Sir Ben Ainslie has confirmed his intention to continue on with a challenge in the 38th America’s Cup, but says he was ‘astounded’ by the announcement that Ineos would not be backing it.

Mexico erected sprawling tents on the United States border as it braced for the effects of Donald Trump’s mass deportation drive. In an empty lot in Ciudad Juarez, which neighbours Texas, cranes ...

Chris Wood has signed a new contract with Nottingham Forest, keeping him at the club until the English summer of 2027. The 33-year-old says he is “very excited” for the years ahead.

At UFC 313 in Las Vegas in March, the Kiwi lightweight will meet American Justin Gaethje in a five-round co-main event – Hooker finally getting “the battle of the highlight reel” he called for after ...