Four out of five customers now choose to pay for their public transport trip with the travel card.

Violent attackers labelled "cowards" by police are still being sought after three people were knocked out in one punch assaults.

Flyers were delivered to almost 2000 properties which included the wrong dates for the Auckland Council's new inorganic collection.

The report which spurred AT's decision to rule out heavy rail between the city centre and Auckland Airport is "deeply flawed" advocates say.

Residential building consents fell 11 percent in July, partly reversing a spike higher in June.

The median price of properties in Mission Bay has doubled in the six months from February to June to more than $2 million.

Police are looking for a man who showed Auckland students 'something they didn't want to see' while they were waiting outside during a fire drill.

No one can escape Sunday chores, such as cleaning the car - unless perhaps you're the Prime Minister's son.

Man dies after being hit by train in Penrose

An armed robber wearing a hi-vis jacket has made off with cash from an Auckland branch of Kiwibank.

Offender showed no remorse, denied it was him, blamed it on the alcohol and tried to blame one of his victims, according to a pre-sentence report.

A man punched outside an Auckland city bar says he found out about the king-hit that knocked him to the ground via Facebook.

Health service finds "evolving number" of people were exposed to measles virus in four diffrent city locations.

A shocking video has emerged online of a man - allegedly a bouncer - punching another man in the face causing him to fall to the ground.

'The Real Housewives of Auckland' star Louise Wallace remembers a wonderful childhood of trespassing and playing rounders in the city's dress circle.

"We're not a free charity at all but we try to bend the rules sometimes for the animals' benefit and when the owners are doing the best for their animal."

As fire fighters were trying to open the door, the boy's father returned to the car at the Tepid Baths car park.

Three people collapsed in a stuck lift in Auckland today. They were among a group of 12 people who were trapped.

Leanne Prichard and her daughter, 16-year-old Bella, can't wait to start their new life in New Zealand in the perfect girls' pad - House 1 from The Block.

A car is slowly racking up thousands of dollars worth of fines as it sits on the side of an Auckland street.

A block of art deco-style flats in central Auckland have kept heritage protection in a new planning rulebook for the city.

Police say a man and woman are in custody after the vehicle they were in crashed in Remuera.

Auckland Council says 25 names were left off its candidate list for the upcoming local elections due to an "administrative oversight".

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There are 17 people in the running for the Auckland Council's top job.

Thailand is New Zealand's sixth largest source of international students, with about 3000 students arriving here every year.

Four new candidates have joined the Auckland Council mayoralty race, with less than 24 hours to go until nominations close.

An Auckland couple who paid for a park in Wilson Parking were shocked to find a hefty fine 32 minutes before the time-limit ended.

Residents in an upmarket apartment building in Auckland Central have been without power since Sunday.

Nearly 53,000 migrants indicated on their arrival cards they intended to settle in Auckland in the year to June.