There's "something for everyone" at tomorrow's 17th annual Big Gay Out, including drag queens and an all-day dance party.

An Auckland woman says she was left looking "like a burns victim" after a botched beauty treatment at a Ponsonby salon.

Parson James has teamed up with our very own Stan Walker to bring us their version of Tennessee Whiskey.

Auckland Council is demanding the removal of children's swings on street trees.

An Auckland mother living with HIV says ending new HIV infections here by 2025 is not impossible, but it will require "an incredible amount" of effort.

An artwork mirroring a state house, on Auckland's waterfront, has been officially unveiled tonight.

WATCH: A hilarious Village People parody has appeared on You Tube warning Auckland real estate agents to watch their backs or they'll wind up before the 'R.E.A.A'.

Guy Heveldt and Laura McGoldrick dish out their predictions on who this year's Halberg award winners will be.

A Fire Service spokesman said it was a small bedroom fire and was put out quickly.

A Waiheke mansion owned by former All Black Marc Ellis has been sold for $8.2 million.

Train lines in Onehunga have been suspended because of a fault and people are being warned of delays.

Train lines between Onehunga and Penrose, in Auckland, have been suspended because of a fault and people are being warned of delays.

Vibrant Curiosity, the 85 metre super yacht owned by German entrepreneur Reinhold Wurth, has been spotted in Auckland waters this weekend.

A Mt Eden homeowner is taking legal advice after two estate agents failed to disclose the house was next door to a residential drug rehab clinic.

January is normally associated with a dip in prices but for the first time in 14 years the average and median prices paid were up.

Police have identified a man they believe is responsible for an incident last week in which a pensioner was stabbed in the neck.

New Zealand will go to the polls on September 23, Prime Minister Bill English announced this afternoon.

Opportunities Party leader Gareth Morgan has announced the party will compete in the Mt Albert by-election.

Labour and the Greens say they have dropped plans to cut electoral "deals" in marginal seats,

Auckland mayoral candidate Chloe Swarbrick will challenge sitting MP Denise Roche for the right to represent the Green Party in Auckland Central.

A group of men tried to carry a boat from the middle of the road when it fell off its trailer on a busy Auckland road.

Power to Pedal founder Eddie Jack explains where his tour company sits within the crowded tourism industry.

Today is an anniversary not just for Auckland but everywhere from Taupo north.

Andrew Little attacks Bill English, as he reveals his battle with prostate cancer left him determined to strive for a system fair for everyone.

When the sun is high in the sky and the mercury is up there too, we have plenty of cool outdoor venues, writes Alice Galletly.

Serena and Venus Williams surprised Auckland tennis organisers by running up a $33,000 hotel bill during their short stay.

Through international fame and fortune, Chris Liddell has remained loyal to New Zealand business and causes.

Police investigating a hit and run in Mt Eden yesterday evening have spoken to a 22-year-old man in relation to the incident.

Police are still searching for a young man behind the unprovoked attack of an elderly man in a park in Remuera, Auckland.

Dozens of teachers were disciplined or struck off last year for sexual, inappropriate or aggressive behaviour towards students.