1+ hour, 43+ min ago   (867+ words) Heavy rain is falling across the top of the North Island today, soaking an already flood-ravaged Northland, while motorists travelling across the Auckland Harbour Bridge face restrictions due to high winds. More than 200 properties are also without power in Northland…...

19+ hour, 31+ min ago   (86+ words) Jason Pine and Michael Burgess review the latest A-League matches for Wellington Phoenix and Auckland FC. Both Phoenix sides win 2-0 on the road against higher-ranked opponents, the women away at Canberra and the men at Sydney FC. But Auckland FC…...

1+ day, 19+ hour ago   (112+ words) Police are investigating a suspicious early morning house fire that left one person hospitalised. Fire and Emergency New Zealand was called to the address on Potter Ave in the central Auckland suburb of Wesley at about 4am today. Police said there…...

2+ day, 4+ hour ago   (302+ words) On Friday just before most of us came back to work Auckland Transport announced that public transport fares on the rise from February 1st." They're going up by 5.1% which is higher than inflation, but they claim transport costs have risen by…...

2+ day, 15+ hour ago   (377+ words) Typically, we think not much real news happens in January, but there's normally one big story which grabs our attention - be it wild fires, the Jan 6th Capitol riots or Jacinda Ardern's resignation." I presumed the story this January would be…...

3+ day, 7+ hour ago   (78+ words) "Exciting": New pro football league could be "hugely significant" for Auckland FC'Newstalk ZB Follow the podcast on Oceania's first professional football league has finally arrived. The OFC Pro League is kicking off today with two clashes, one between Vanuatu United…...

3+ day, 7+ hour ago   (106+ words) The Twinning Project was originally launched in the UK in a bid to rehabilitate prisoners with the power of sport, and it's now making its way to New Zeala ... Follow the podcast on The Twinning Project was originally launched in…...

3+ day, 20+ hour ago   (372+ words) One person is critically injured after a firearms incident in a central Auckland suburb. Armed officers are blocking several roads in Onehunga, including one metres from the busy Dress Smart outlet mall. The incident occurred on the nearby Arthur Street....

3+ day, 20+ hour ago   (854+ words) Almost 18,000 lightning strikes have been recorded over the past 19 hours as severe thunderstorms continue to rumble across the North Island." MetService says between noon yesterday and 7am nearly 18,000 strikes were registered between Northland and Manawat" and surrounding waters." Taranaki and Waikato…...

5+ day, 3+ hour ago   (1098+ words) The Government is poised to water down controversial planning rules in Auckland that allow capacity for two million homes over the coming decades." In a column in today's Herald, political columnist Matthew Hooton said a U-turn could come as soon…...