An Auckland doctor has accepted he breached appropriate professional boundaries, but denies misconduct and forming a sexual relationship with a patient.

Most parts of the country are in for a dry but cloudy few days as a week of wild weather comes to a close.

Two students at AUT's cooking school were being treated after the oven they were using exploded during class this morning.

Elisabeth Easther, paddle in hand, checked out Waitawa Bay, Auckland's newest regional park.

We've rounded up some interesting facts about Auckland's lovely parks.

Two people were rescued after their boat caught fire in the Hauraki Gulf this morning.

A norovirus case at Auckland's Baradene College has prompted a warning to parents, but the school says no further cases have been reported.

Affordable housing will be impossible in 85 per cent of Auckland if new planning rules come into force.

Labour is promising to join forces with Auckland Mayor Len Brown and make an immediate start on the $2.86 billion rail link if it wins this year's general election.

Neighbours rushed to the rescue of an Auckland woman's home as rubbish piled up in the backyard burst into flames damaging the next-door property this morning.

Some Aucklanders say a new skyscraper in downtown Auckland is a blot on the landscape. Others think it's a landmark building that will revitalise the area. Anne Gibson reports

Auckland's favourite Chinese festival is celebrated this weekend around the city.

A temporary headquarters has been set up to manage massive crowds expected in Auckland this weekend for the NRL Auckland Nines, Rapture and the Lantern Festival.

Relaxation is what a Waiheke Island escape is for, writes Elisabeth Easther.

Dressed in expensive suits and designer frocks, they make a beeline for Britomart bars like Tyler Street Garage and 1885.

A man will appear in court this morning charged in connection with a central Auckland bar fight that left a 25-year-old man fighting for his life in hospital.

Billionaire developers behind a new five-star Viaduct hotel jetted into Auckland this week for confidential, last-minute negotiations.

Whether you're holidaying at home or visiting Auckland for the last week of the school holidays, take your children to where the wild things are. Danielle Wright checks out dinosaur-themed activities in Auckland.

All the action from Auckland Anniversary Day's annual regatta.

He's one of Auckland's best-known street musicians - but he's been silenced by the theft of his $3800 guitar taken from the back of his car.

The noise from major construction is upsetting patients at Auckland City Hospital, who are being offered earplugs to block out the banging and crashing.

This year presents exciting possibilities to deliver on the goals of the Auckland Plan, writes Auckland's Mayor Len Brown.

Symonds St is a nasty place for cyclists. It should have "cyclists not welcome" signs.