An extra $16 million has been approved by the Wellington City Council to fund the renovation of the St James Theatre. All councillors, including the Mayor, voted unanimously at a meeting today. The theatre, which is made up of two buildings - the...... Read More

A $6 million rebuild of Waitākere Hospital's neonatal unit will provide six more cots, allowing more babies to be cared for closer to home. In recent months, the west Auckland hospital was forced to send premature and sick babies to Taranaki and...... Read More

Manurewa Police are continuing to make inquiries after a man was shot overnight. The incident happened in Gibbs Road and was reported to emergency services at 3.45am. Police along with ambulance staff attended and the man was transported to hospital...... Read More

The mother of a teenager who died after being attacked in Auckland's CBD earlier this year has asked people to be kind and look out for one another. Her son, 18-year-old Eli Holtz, died after he was assaulted at the intersection of Wellesley Street...... Read More

Police investigating the death of a 56-year-old male following an incident in Manurewa early Wednesday morning have arrested a 57-year-old female. The woman, who is known to the victim, will be appearing in the Manukau District Court tomorrow...... Read More

Police searching for the missing Waitakere woman have recently recovered a body at a property within the search area. While formal identification is yet to take place, the body is believed to be that of Michelle Simpson, who was reported missing on...... Read More

Illegal or poorly maintained private sewage and stormwater pipes are being blamed for the large amount of human waste polluting Auckland beaches. Sewage overflow is an ongoing problem for the city and Auckland Council DNA has been testing about 20...... Read More

Residents of the new Hobsonville Point housing development fear part of the 24 hectares of green space they were promised could instead become another development. The stoush is over a former munitions area known as Bomb Point, which is slated to be...... Read More

The police search for Waitakere woman Michelle Simpson is now into its third day and unfortunately she remains missing. Michelle was last seen walking along Wairere Road at around 11.30am on Monday morning and has not been seen since. Over the past...... Read More

The man charged over the death of an 18-year-old who died after being assaulted in Auckland's CBD has pleaded guilty. Eli Francis Holtz, 18, died in hospital after being attacked in a car at the intersection of Wellesley Street and Queen Street...... Read More