Young man fatally shot by police last night was a junior kickboxing champion.

Auckland's Viaduct Harbour has finally got some green space with a $1.2 million makeover of Waitemata Plaza.

A chopper flight gives photographer Mark Meredith an inspiring new perspective of the City of Sails.

Three people were injured after a crash in south Auckland early this morning.

Auckland is undergoing one of the most rapid transformations in its history, says a leading architect.

From seaplanes to DC3s to stunt planes, Sarah Ell finds myriad ways to see Auckland from the skies.

The street of restaurants is already famous, it doesn't need to be tagged with an inaccurate brand, writes Brian Rudman.

Faulty software has been blamed for a pay machine in Auckland's Downtown parking building gobbling up a motorist's $50 note and leaving her with a "credit ticket".

Two real estate bosses have now backed a foreign buyers' register.

The Herald understands the injured man is affiliated with Black Power. However, the altercation that led to his injuries were not thought to be gang-related.

WATCH: Water gushes through supermarket ceiling and leaves shoppers in the deep.

City's quest for more money is nothing new...but a better answer would be to stop throwing it around.

A 17-level, 3073sq m apartment/office block is planned for 38 Fort St in Auckland's CBD where a low-rise building now stands.

If city commuters are ever to be enticed to leave cars at home and use public transport, it will take more than a petrol tax or road toll or a congestion charge.

A select audience with a head for heights got a close-up view of the Melbourne Cup as it was taken around Auckland's Sky Tower Skywalk yesterday.

A cluster of Chinese restaurants does not make a "Chinatown", much as some people might wish it to be so.

Ports of Auckland is set to spread more into the Waitemata Harbour for cargo handling operations with a planned extension to the Fergusson Container Terminal.

A 12m-wide sliver of land wedged between two houses is up for sale in Ponsonby.

Police received a call reporting a homeless man carrying a firearm in the central city area.

A fire has destroyed a home in an upmarket Auckland suburb this afternoon.

A family are livid at a $4725 rates rise for their elderly mother and say it points to a fundamental problem with property rates.

A 30m blue whale kite and two smaller "baby" ones measuring 8m and 16m will take to the skies at the Manu Aute Kite Day in Auckland tomorrow.

Modified foot patrols in the Waitemata police district have been instructed to stand still to increase visibility.

The New Zealand Superannuation Fund is sniffing around Auckland's red-hot housing market for investment opportunities.

Residents of 10 houses have been affected by flooding after a water main burst in St Heliers this morning.

Tourists and freedom campers are causing serious health and safety concerns at Silo Park in Auckland's Wynyard Quarter.

'C'mon, let's find the secret chamber.' Dionne Christian's youngsters race ahead of her on this special mission.

It's being heralded as "the world's smallest gelato store" but it might also scoop the title of nation's smallest shop.

Work on the controversial SkyCity convention centre could start before the end of the year.

SkyCity Entertainment Group's stock has avoided a 15-20c hit after it was decided the NZ International Convention Centre does not need resource consent to be publicly notified, according to an expert.