Dozens of Auckland beaches have been put on high alert and some have been closed due to high levels of faecal bacteria. At least 25 beaches have been deemed high risk across the city, with ...

On 4 January, a motorbike rider was also arrested and his bike impounded after driving dangerously along the beach. Officers ...

Wastewater overflows at some beaches in north Tāmaki Makaurau/Auckland are set to "significantly" reduce, after Watercare opened a new pump station on Tuesday. The $22.5m pump station in Mairangi ...

The first half of a billion-dollar pipe that will drastically reduce wastewater overflows in the Auckland isthmus is now in ...

A pedestrian is in critical condition after an accident with a truck in Parnell, Auckland. The incident occurred on The Strand and a section of the road ha ...

The harbor sprawls from downtown Auckland and beaches like Mission Bay across to the North Shore – home to beautiful beaches and tourist spots like Devonport – and beyond. Tourists can catch a ...

While most of us have seen brown sand on beaches, some have been luckier to witness white sand. However, only a rare few have seen black sand. Here are some places where black sand is found ...

Wildfires in California, bushfires in Australia and some significant vegetation fires across Aotearoa has brought global ...

A fully functional waterproof camera has been returned to an ecstatic Auckland student more than two months after falling ...

Madills Farm has a number of sports fields already, and Auckland Council told Checkpoint that in most other parks around Auckland, you cannot have a dog off leash on a sports field so it would be ...