Auckland Council 'over the top' to order removal of children's swings, say Herald readers.

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.

A scrub fire has broken out in a central Auckland suburban gully early this morning.

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.

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.

What's in store weatherwise for the upcoming long weekend?

The Auckland Central MP says her breast cancer diagnosis in September last year has been transformational.

The new school year starts next week as the number of empty teaching places in secondary schools is the highest in almost a decade.

Laila Harre has been accused of false accusations against her former Green Party colleagues by a Green Party MP, who has now backtracked.

In the past five years, 21 crashes have been recorded at this Auckland intersection - 13 of which resulted in injury.

There's no shortage of cranes on Auckland's skyline. What is in short supply is enough new homes for the growing city.

An estate agent facing meth and perjury charges broke down in tears while adamantly denying she bought or used drugs.

The fourth victim of the horrific house fire in Flat Bush will be laid to rest today.

Colombia's highest ranking diplomat in NZ woke up on Tamaki Drive following a crash.

A tertiary training school for business and management students has been closed down by officials.