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.

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 Auckland real estate has sold the same Remuera home a staggering five times, new figures reveal.

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.

Sydney's bumped out of the top 10 as the city of sails moves one step closer to becoming the world's best.

A Greenlane woman says a group of Auckland youths are terrorising and robbing local school children.

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.