The end of a three-year affair with a Dunedin businessman allegedly led an Auckland woman to harass her former lover's wife.

The fires occurred at Bankside Cottage, which is more than 130 years old, and the George Courts building.

Police have released images of a man and three women allegedly using a bank card that had earlier been stolen from a victim at Starship children's hospital.

The dog show is part of the celebrations for the Auckland Pride Festival.

Police want to speak to two men in a taxi who may have witnessed a fatal crash on Auckland's North Western Motorway early this morning.

Significant delays, or even gridlock, are predicted when traffic lights are installed to enter Auckland's $1.4 billion Waterview tunnel connection project.

The entire hotel was evacuated while the source of the smoke was located.

Auckland's "top 20" suburbs have been revealed in new data that shows dramatic price growth across the city over the past 14 months.

With a week to go, the Mt Albert byelection is shaping up as the quietest and most inconsequential on record.

Truck driver who smashed into overbridge says overheight load warning signs were not in place.

A property developer is one of four people charged by the SFO for allegedly using forged documents to get a $40 million line of credit from ANZ.

Church says students welcome for as long as they need sanctuary.

COMMENT: The visa applications of the Indian students sheltering in an Auckland church are fraudulent and the law is the law.

A "critical" need for trained principals has spurred a programme to give school leaders key skills for the job.

Glimpsing a photo in the New Zealand Herald in 1972 ledlead to Harry Sangl's decades-long obsession for painting kuia with moko. On

A 30-year-old man has been remanded in custody after appearing in Auckland District Court over the alleged abduction of a woman in broad daylight.

Nine Indian students facing deportation orders for visa fraud have been told no action will be taken against them today.

COMMENT: Govt's answer to failure to conquer city's rising crisis? Friendlier data .

Denise Roche has won the Green Party nomination for Auckland Central over newcomer Chloe Swarbrick.

Police have reassured the public after a terrifying incident in which a young woman was allegedly abducted in central Auckland.

The High Court has found that the independent panel acted lawfully when it recommended allowing more intensive housing.

He stayed clear of the stage, unlike his predecessor John Key who was booed off last year's event.

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.