Singing, tears and laughter marked the opening of a new space at University of Auckland.

Gunak Lee, 23, was jailed for 14 months after an undercover DOC sting exposed his role in a planned international gecko-smuggling operation.

Despite years of challenge from political parties and established schools, the construction of the New Zealand Graduate School of Medicine was marked off with a groundbreaking ceremony.

A chemical detergent was mistakenly poured onto a slide, leaving five children and two adults with injuries.

The long-postponed Beers at the Basin has been scrapped, with organisers blaming sluggish ticket sales and reduced spending.

Cordons were put in place, after "an item" was found on a nearby property.

Tarapirohe are endangered, with an estimated declining population of less than 10,000 birds.

The staff cuts will see reductions to emergency management, pandemic preparedness and Māori health.

A man suffered multiple stab wounds during a confrontation with a group of people in the Auckland suburb.

It comes after a number of international airlines banned the use of portable power banks during flights due to safety risks.

Residents there, as well as Waitangi, Ōpua, Haruru and Te Haumi have been told to boil tap water for at least a minute before drinking it or cooking with it.

Andrew Mercer was driving erratically and aggressively when he swung onto a road and his partner jumped off the trailer.

It's estimated the war against the yellow-legged hornet in Auckland is costing about $1 million a month.

Police located a stolen vehicle full of stolen merchandise in front of the store in the Auckland suburb of Albany.

On Thursday, an NZTA spokesperson told RNZ it had paused $6m worth of police funding until the matter was resolved.

Paul Myburgh says Mo will be 'spoilt rotten' after their reunion.