カテゴリー: Auckland
In an age dominated by T20, New Zealand’s long-form Plunket Shield is a throwback to another time and retains a small group of committed fansFrom the spot where Helen Julius spread her arms across the peeling, sun-flecked green paint of the pavilion’s …
In New Zealand’s largest city, no-shame early eating has become entwined in a dining culture where booking a table past 8.30pm is a rarityIt’s 5pm on Auckland’s Karangahape Road, and the tables spilling on to the street outside Coco’s Cantina are full …
Second victim in a stable condition after shots were fired when fight broke out in city centreOne of two people who were shot in downtown Auckland on Thursday night has died in hospital, police have confirmed.Police were called after receiving reports …
Commuters were travelling to work and World Cup fans were streaming into the New Zealand city when a gunman attacked At a glance: what we know so far about New Zealand shootingChristina Tuala had just finished making a delivery of joinery supplies for …
This blog is now closed. You can read our full story on the shooting in Auckland at the link below:Full report: two dead and six injured in Auckland after shooting at building sitePrime Minister Chris Hipkins has cancelled a trip to the city of Hamilto…
Police said shooter had history of family violence and there was no reason to delay World Cup opening matchTwo people have been killed and six injured after a shooting in Auckland city centre on Thursday morning, hours before the Women’s World Cup kick…
Residents of New Zealand’s largest city say people are ‘heartbroken’ at fresh damage wreaked by stormAuckland, New Zealand’s largest city, has been hit by a tornado, two months after the wider region was devastated by Cyclone Gabrielle and three months…
This blog is now closedFull report: cyclone devastates North IslandMinister delivers furious speech about ‘lost decades spent bickering’ over climate crisisCyclone Gabrielle batters New Zealand – in picturesTell us: have you been affected by Cyclone Ga…
Damaging storm causes wind gusts up to 160km/h. This blog is now closedCyclone Gabrielle wreaks havoc across New Zealand’s North Island as evacuations continueRain and wind expected to intensifyThe approach of Cyclone Gabrielle is bringing particularly…
Worst of the storm could coincide with Monday’s midnight high tide, with people in some coastal communities and low-lying areas urged to leaveNew Zealand prime minister Chris Hipkins has warned the worst is yet to come as Cyclone Gabrielle sparks evacu…
Thousands without power in North Island, red weather warnings issued for rain and wind, schools closed and flights cancelled in AucklandFollow the latest New Zealand storm updates liveEvacuations are under way and tens of thousands of people are withou…
As rain and flooding eases, attention turns to assessing the scale of the damage after four people were killed by unprecedented extreme weatherInsurers say devastating flooding in Auckland was the “biggest climate event” in New Zealand’s history, as ra…
While rainfall has been below average across the South Island, unusually wet patterns across the north have scuppered post-Christmas holidaysThey have not been the hoped-for, hazy days of New Zealand summer. Auckland’s beaches were slapped with no-swim…
After a series of high-profile robberies and ram raids, the owners of Sandringham’s dairies say something has changed in New ZealandOutside Rose Cottage Dairy, layers of flowers are drying on the footpath. Store-bought arrangements are mixed with jasmi…
Residents of the wider Auckland region, closed off in August as the city tried to contain an outbreak of Covid-19, finally allowed to leaveCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageThere were tears of joy, long embraces and sighs of r…