Footage circulating on social media appeared to show a person smoking from a glass pipe, and other incidents of illicit nature were reported by some online.
Crime and Justice
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Police were called to Karangahape Rd near Pitt St around 4.20am.
Sun, Aug 9
Emergency services were called to the property on Tamaki Drive at around 2am.
New Zealand
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Auckland’s new Karanga-a-Hape Station has been brought to life by performers from the community above it, ahead of the City Rail Link opening next month.
Fri, Aug 7
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Police said a 27-year-old man is facing five money laundering charges as a result of the investigation.
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An Auckland security guard operating illegally without a license has been fined $14,000 after pleading guilty to r six charges.
Emergency services including Fire and Emergency New Zealand and St John were pictured at the scene in Red Beach.
The other two injured cyclists have been discharged.
Matthew Rogers will be sentenced in October for the offending that occurred between August 2023 and October 2025.
Police were called to Victoria Street West following reports of an altercation between two people just before 6am.
Woman became caught up in Wednesday morning's events after stopping to assist a female jogger who police say was randomly assaulted.
Thu, Aug 6
Luxury cars, jewellery and properties worth $10m have been restrained after police uncovered an alleged crime network behind one of New Zealand's biggest meth imports.
An Auckland Transport billboard in Auckland has finally revealed the date when the underground train system will open.
Speaking to Breakfast this morning, Epsom MP and Auckland Grammar old boy David Seymour said the school community was "obviously devastated" by yesterday's tragic events.
Record electricity demand and freezing temperatures are piling pressure on households, with charities reporting more people are struggling to afford heating and the basics.
Wed, Aug 5
Fire and Emergency NZ said they received multiple calls to the single-storey house fire on Taratoa St in Point England.
MetService meteorologist John Law said people would "definitely need those extra layers, those gloves, and those woolly blankets" over the next few days.
Police said CCTV vision appeared to show the driver deliberately veering into the cyclists.
The project will turn the carpark, located on Customs Street West, into two skyscrapers, three podium buildings and a new laneway network.
Emergency services responded to a report of a person seriously injured at an address on Portage Road, Ōtāhuhu around 10.30pm.
There were lines at the Blockhouse Bay shop this morning after its bacon and egg pie was crowned the country's best at the 2026 Bakels NZ Supreme Pie Awards.
The child was reported missing from his home address in Wiri yesterday evening.
Residents have compared the surrounding area to an open-air bar, with rough sleeping, drunkenness, urination, vomiting and disorderly behaviour.
Tue, Aug 4
The 32-year-old had told Customs officers she knew what was in her bag and she was not carrying any illegal or controlled substances.
An officer had to jump out of the way after the stolen Toyota Aqua mounted a berm in Auckland's Ōtara last night.
