The Sky Tower has been lit in rainbow colours tonight to honour those who died in Orlando yesterday.

A child became stuck in a tree at Favona Primary School in South Auckland this afternoon.

Fire crews are in attendance at a house fire in the Auckland suburb of Ellerslie.

Police have launched a plea for information over two attempted robberies in South Auckland.

The Sky Tower is glowing orange tonight until Sunday, in support of Kiwis doing the 40-hour famine to raise money for World Vision this weekend.

Loss of Mercury Plaza food court rocks musician, who wrote a song about the rough-and-ready eatery.

The Herald can reveal detailed plans for "Customs Residential" - a 50-storey building in the heart of the CBD.

COMMENT: Auckland feels like a boom town. Its shortage of houses, hotels, roads, schoolrooms and tradies dominates the conversations.

If the railway works as its planners intend, it will make Auckland a more compact city, boosting its CBD and attracting more dense development.

Five councils - Auckland, Tauranga, Hamilton, Queenstown and Christchurch - will be affected by new policy released by the Government this afternoon.

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Tomorrow ground will be broken on the biggest construction project New Zealand has ever seen.

The first parts of what will be New Zealand's largest musical instrument have arrived at Auckland's Holy Trinity Cathedral.

There's nothing like hitting the hometown hard to rediscover Auckland's charm, writes Verity Johnson.

Auckland's only downtown shopping mall closes its doors today after 41 years.

A driver who suffered a medical event this morning, crashed his car into a building.

Auckland Airport says taxi fares to the city should drop by up to $30 when a new system takes effect next month.

A Wellington crash has closed one lane on Happy Valley Rd in Brooklyn.

An Auckland man has described the "horrendous, phenomenal sound" of lightning striking his house during a thunderstorm this afternoon.

Construction cranes are not often objects of pictorial celebration but they should be.

Homes in west Auckland are without power after a car hit a transformer.

An elderly couple had to be freed by fire crews after their car became trapped between two buses.

Two Auckland passenger trains were just 800 metres from colliding on the same line when one of the drivers drove in the wrong direction.

Cameron Brewer says he is 'unlikely' to stand at this stage, but would consider it if he had the right support.

Council's decision to use "rainy day" is a big concern, says mayoral candidate Victoria Crone.

Police are looking for a 37-year-old man after he shot a woman in the leg in a central Auckland apartment.

Concerns are growing for Richard Ngata who has not been seen since leaving Auckland's SkyCity Casino two months ago.

Police are searching for a man who stole a day's worth of bank takings after he robbed a security van while armed with a gun in central Auckland.