Two teenagers snapped hanging their legs over the side of a multi-storey car park have been criticised for putting their lives at risk.

Monique Poirier, who is running for the Albert-Eden-Roskill local board, was walking past the local Countdown with former mayor Christine Fletcher when they saw a fight taking place around 6pm on Tuesday.

Inspired by street artists Banksy and others, Gabriella Lidstone White was given free rein to create a giant masterpiece on the library.

A good deed had a sour ending for a family visiting Auckland from Melbourne last week.

Ateed warns of a decline in visits unless these ships can be accommodated. It must be possible, without further compromising Auckland's prime attraction.

A truck driver is being hailed as a "bloody hero" for managing to safely stop after his brakes failed as he drove up Queen St on Monday morning.

New Zealand's longest leaky building trial - and potentially most costliest - is due to start this month.

A cowardly attack in Auckland's CBD could have easily left an 18-year-old dead, police say.

A plan is being drawn up to sell land earmarked for a waterfront development on the shores of the Manukau Harbour for a new motorway.

Auckland's St James Theatre is on the road to restoration thanks to heritage visionary Steve Bielby - combining his passion for quirky heritage with business smarts.

If the race for Auckland's mayor was won on social media, Chloe Swarbrick would leave everyone else in her digital dust.

They're not old enough to vote, but schoolchildren are having their say at the ballot box in order to learn more about how elections work.

A motorcyclist has died trying to flee from the police in a chase in Auckland this morning.

A rush hour breakdown on Auckland's Harbour Bridge has left traffic heading north moving at snail's pace.

A shipwreck is getting a second lease on life nearly a month after she hit rocks in the Waitemata Harbour before running aground in Herne Bay.

Building the $35 million ASB Waterfront Theatre has been the biggest challenge yet for Auckland's 'Mr Theatre' Alun Larsen.

An Auckland man has been found guilty of setting his dogs on a man employed by Housing New Zealand to test properties property for

The planned cycling routes are in the inner west suburbs of Westmere, Grey Lynn and along Great North Rd, and will also include bus and footpath safety improvements.

A multi-car crash on the Maioro St off-ramp of the Southwestern Motorway near Dominion Rd has now been cleared.

Laura McGoldrick updates us on today's cracker Paralympics medal score!

Aucklanders may have to stump up extra $300 million for City Rail Link after confirmation the cost has blown out to between $2.8 billion and $3.4 billion.

In a major milestone for Auckland City, the Government will today officially stump up half the cost of the long-awaited city rail link.

Bruce Springsteen is playing his first ever show in Christchurch on the eve of the quake anniversary.

The Hits has turned into Bruce FM for the day to announce the return of Bruce Springsteen to NZ on a very special date! Laura talks to Flynny about what he has planned for the 6th anniversary of the Canterbury quakes.

An Auckland man who had a drunken brawl with a homeless man in a park, leaving him unconscious, has been found guilty of manslaughter. After

An Auckland man who snuck into a woman's apartment and violated her has been jailed for two and a half years.

Tristram Clayton talks to Political Reporter Isaac Davison about the plain packaging for cigarettes that's on the way after legislation passed its final hurdle in parliament last night.

The Tirikat ferry is stuck in Devonport after breaking down this afternoon, forcing another of Fuller's ferries to return to Auckland with passengers still on board.

Auckland's economic growth is far outstripping the rest of New Zealand's. Here's why.

A fault has sparked major disruptions to Auckland's train service this morning.