Sunset-chasers and their cars have been locked in Auckland's Mt Eden Domain again - despite a council apology last month to people stranded there by an earlier closing time.

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Neighbours have failed to stop Ryman Healthcare getting consent for a $100 million-plus village between Greenlane and One Tree Hill.

No city in the world has managed to pave its way out of congestion. Auckland will not be the first to succeed but it may be the last to try, writes Mark Bracey.

Anti-social behaviour at an inner-city apartment block partly owned by Housing NZ has led to 42 complaints, two assaults and a near-fatal stabbing in two years.

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Residents in Auckland's Herne Bay found a crashed driver "spread-eagled" over a steep slope about 10m below an entrance to the Harbour Bridge around 2am yesterday.

Auckland Council has apologised to visitors whose cars were locked in the Mt Eden domain for two hours after closing and who were asked to pay a $40 release fee.

A high-flying professional is on trial accused of exposing himself in a central Auckland reserve.

Fire crews are decontaminating a plane at Auckland International Airport after a vial of blood was spilled.

Trams could be heading into Auckland city again, almost 60 years after the original tracks were torn up.

The masked pair that spooked a young film crew in an Auckland park say they had no idea their lunchtime prank had sparked an armed police call out.

Auckland's booming property market is running out of student accommodation. At one inner-city property this week, up to 150 desperate renters queued up at an open home.

Auckland mayor is struggling to put together a budget that will accommodate his magnificent obsession, the $2.5b underground City Rail Link, Brian Rudman writes.

A new special housing area for up to 90 apartments is approved - but the tenants will potentially have to tolerate years of a quarry being filled up at their back door.

A man has died after being hit by a train in Auckland. Auckland City police, fire and ambulance services filmed at the scene of a train versus pedestrian fatal crash in Morningside Drive. The incident occurred at a barrier controlled road, rail and pedestrian crossing.

An agent who failed to make sure potential buyers were aware a property had tested positive for methamphetamine has been found guilty of unsatisfactory conduct.

Chefs create culinary magic in the best debut since Orphans Kitchen opened.

The spirit of Auckland is alive around the Waitemata, finds Sarah Ell.

The weather came to the party yesterday as three days of celebrations to commemorate the City of Sails' 175th anniversary kicked off in glorious sunshine and temperatures in the high 20s.