Animals are blessed at the annual SPCA Auckland Blessing of the Animals, held at St Matthew-In-The-City, Auckland

The Kingsland Business Community commissioned a film to help promote the inner Auckland area as a place to work and run a business.

It's a $15 million renovation, an award-winning heritage vision and a blueprint for urban renewal in downtown Auckland. And judging from the all-day crowds, it's still the place to be seen drinking coffee.

A young man who helped his friend spray-paint swastikas on Jewish graves at an Auckland cemetery has been told he is "staring down a sentence of imprisonment".

A man accused of spraying swastikas on Jewish graves said he was drunk when he and a friend decided to go out tagging and he is not anti-Semitic, a court has heard.

Police are searching in Parnell for a man who led officers on a chase before dumping his motorbike and fleeing on foot.

Twelve months ago I asked the question, "When were NZTA going to put reflectors on the moveable median barrier of the Auckland Harbour Bridge".

Firefighters raised a record $471,000 for Leukaemia & Blood Cancer New Zealand by racing up 51 flights of stairs to the top of the country's tallest building.

Ngati Whatua o Orakei is preparing for a big Auckland real estate development push, after its treaty settlement and commercial restructuring.

At the bottom of Vulcan Lane sits a man dressed in tight black jeans, a purple jacket and a brimmed hat (complete with jaunty feather). He is belting out some killer riffs on an electric "jellybean" guitar and feeding them through a homemade amp.

Auckland rhymes with walkland, and with good reason. If you don't believe us, try some of these top trots.

Celebrant Jan McCallum tells Elisabeth Easther what she loves about living in St Marys Bay. The friendly folk, abundant local parks and the wonderful Mercy Hospice where she volunteers are just a few of her favourite things.

A helicopter which went down in Auckland's Waitemata Harbour was the first of its kind and was due to feature in a helicopter expo in Russia in a few days.

A male cyclist was taken to hospital with minor injuries after being hit by a car in Auckland's Herne Bay this morning.

Donna McIntyre and kids glide across the ice at Mission Bay.

So, you think your child's funny? Danielle Wright talks to the kids comedy industry to find out how you can encourage your children to make people, other than their mum and dad, laugh.

Dave Watson tells Elisabeth Easther what he loves about living in Mt Eden - and asks not just what his community can do for him, but what he can do for it.

Auckland Mayor Len Brown has been a key player in withdrawing - and reinstating - funding for the two historic trams in Wynyard Quarter, official papers show.

Should we protect the views, writes Brian Rudman, or slip in a few apartments as some act of reconciliation. Is it any wonder the majority of councillors have doubts.

A house has subsided after a sewage drain is suspected to have collapsed during heavy rain in Grey Lynn in Auckland this morning.

Ivan Davies tells Elisabeth Easther what he loves about living in Burswood, a little known gem in East Tamaki's crown.

Auckland's economy grew by 2.8 per cent last year, ahead of its 10-year average and powered by finance, professional services and