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A man has been found dead at a residential property in Freemans Bay.

Tevita Kava was lost overboard in a birthday party tragedy. Now, he's home.

Tens of thousands of Aucklanders expected to turn out for the open days.

Police have located a woman who was seen being forced into a car in Auckland.

A person was threatened with a knife this afternoon in Onehunga.

Forensic psychiatrist says Christie Marceau's killer had "no hope" of getting bail

A $699 DNA test could eliminate John Banks from a paternity claim.

Auckland high-rise residents are covering smoke alarms to avoid accidental call-out fines.

The world's biggest beauty company has opened an inner-city Auckland training facility.

Paternity proceedings have been filed against former Auckland mayor John Banks.

Charlotte Brebner was security-vigilent. But that didn't put burglars off at all.

Reporter Sam Hurley and photographer Dean Purcell followed a city police unit for a night.

Volunteers are devastated after bee park was sprayed with chemicals.

Phil Goff has released the findings of his mayoral taskforce on housing.

Mt Albert Aquatic Centre could be another casualty of Auckland's rapid growth.

Farewell party turned into a massive street brawl that has left a schoolboy in hospital

Auckland landmarks were lit up tonight to celebrate the Maori New Year, Matariki.

A two-car crash has caused congestion on the southbound Southern Motorway.

Her decision to not rescue a boy being bullied has drawn praise and ire from readers.

Red Army in awe as Lions hold kicking competition, meet the fans day in Auckland.

A community leader wants all drain covers locked after young woman's death.

Tevita Kava didn't know how to swim and hasn't been seen since falling into the harbour.

Man struck by a car in downtown Auckland this morning still in a critical condition.

The breakdown blocked lane four in the city-bound direction on the Harbour Bridge.

Glen Innes mum of six talks about the struggle of raising six kids on $250 a week.

Tutors and students said growing tutorial sizes were impacting learning.

It took the Spanhakes two months to buy the perfect house in Hamilton within their budget.

Auckland's golden quartet of $2m suburbs has lost some of its shine.

The $3.4 billion City Rail Link is making good progress, one year after work started.