From Pīhā in the west, to Cockle’s Bay in the East and from the southern side of the Auckland Harbour Bridge to Manurewa in the south, that’s the region of Tāmaki Makaurau. It includes Auckland city and Manukau, but does not include Papakura.
Labour Party's Peeni Henare is the incumbent MP for Tāmaki Makaurau.
| Current MP | Peeni Henare (LABOUR) |
|---|---|
| Majority | 3,809 |
| Total votes | 20,593 |
100% of booths reporting as at 2:12am
| Labour Party | 11446 votes – 100% | |
|---|---|---|
| Māori Party | 2352 votes – 21% | |
| Green Party | 2056 votes – 18% | |
| New Zealand First Party | 826 votes – 7% | |
| National Party | 616 votes – 5% | |
| Advance NZ | 311 votes – 3% | |
| Vision New Zealand | 248 votes – 2% | |
| ACT New Zealand | 202 votes – 2% | |
| The Opportunities Party (TOP) | 201 votes – 2% | |
| Aotearoa Legalise Cannabis Party | 184 votes – 2% | |
| New Conservative | 104 votes – 1% | |
| HeartlandNZ | 68 votes – 1% | |
| ONE Party | 39 votes – 0% | |
| NZ Outdoors Party | 12 votes – 0% | |
| Sustainable New Zealand Party | 7 votes – 0% | |
| Social Credit | 4 votes – 0% | |
| TEA Party | 3 votes – 0% | |
| Advance NZ | 0 votes – 0% | |
| MANA | 0 votes – 0% |
International flights have resumed at Auckland International Airport after the facility was closed due to flooding on Friday.
The airport reopened to international travellers at midday on Sunday with the airport cautioning that "airport processes may take longer over the next few days" and asking the public for "understanding".
"Only come to the international terminal if you have a flight booked and scheduled," Auckland Aiport said.
Residents of a Pukekohe rest home were among those rescued during the worst of Auckland's flooding on Friday evening.
Thirty residents were evacuated from the rest home as flood waters rose and threatened the facility.
Police were called to the premises about 9pm where water was gushing down a driveway and into the building putting the elderly residents inside at risk.
MetService is warning of further rainfall for Auckland with 'severe' impacts expected, although nothing to match the past 36 hours which it says was the "wettest ever day" recorded in the country's largest city. The heavy rain is forecast to be an issue this Sunday, from 6am until midnight.
Alrie Meleisea is already in training camp for the 'fight of a lifetime' with Lani Daniels (Ngāti Hine, Ngāpuhi) for the IBF world heavyweight title in May in Auckland, her manager and trainer Vasco Kovačević says.
Auckland Airport’s domestic terminal re-opened for arrivals and departures at 12pm today following the airport’s closure on Friday caused by heavy rain and flooding.
Air New Zealand's chief operational integrity and safety officer, Captain David Morgan, says as the airline works to process the backlog of customers and flights the priority is to get domestic customers who need to travel urgently to where they need to go.
Auckland residents are being advised to stay home and avoid driving through floodwaters following severe rain on Friday.
It comes after a state of emergency was declared across the region on Friday night, with Auckland airport closed and State Highway 1 restricted.
Two people are dead and another is missing after severe weather conditions in Auckland, where a state of emergency was declared late Friday evening.
Prime Minister Chris Hipkins is on his way to Auckland.
A man was found dead in a flooded culvert in Wairau Valley on Auckland's North Shore about 7.30pm.
Police said another man was found deceased about 12.30am - also in Wairau Valley - after they were called to a flooded carpark on Link Drive.
One Love has been cancelled for the first time due to extreme weather conditions across Tauranga and the rest of the country.
Just before 9am today, organisers made an announcement on their Facebook page saying, “The rough weather last night and this morning has caused chaos, and there is no sign of it easing up over the weekend.
Residents in flood-prone areas of West Auckland are being advised to prepare to evacuate as torrential downpours trigger power outages and car accidents across the region
A new $3 million, one-of-a-kind purpose-built Māori performing arts venue has opened in West Auckland
Eleven Auckland beaches have been given black flag alerts as heavy rain causes overflows on the sewage system.
Illegally dumped rubbish at Ihumātao, one of Auckland's most archaeologically significant sites, has been piling up as high as the trees.