What better place than a race track to indulge in some precious father-son bonding, finds James Coleman.

Dionne Christian checks out activities on offer during Auckland's Heritage Festival.

Stephanie Chamberlin rides again.

Concerns have been raised for an Auckland teenager who has been missing for a month.

The dejected crowd at Shed 10 graciously clapped Oracle Team USA over the finish line at the end of Race 14 of the America's Cup, followed seconds later by huge cheers for Emirates Team New Zealand.

Fans gathering at Shed 10 on Auckland's waterfront are settling in for a wait as bad weather delays the start of America's Cup racing.

The liquid is spilling from a large container at the police weighbridge station on Churchill St at the bottom of Constitution Hill.

Wynyard Quarter and a wharf extension to Halsey St are shaping up as the preferred waterfront locations should the America's Cup come back to New Zealand.

Metropolis apartment owners were at one another's throats on the eve of today's crucial meeting to decide the central Auckland tower's fate.

Farm paddocks are not there to sprout houses, Franklin Local Board chairman Andy Baker told a meeting to wrap up the new planning rulebook for the city this morning.

A new heritage rule that controls the demolition of pre-1944 houses has got the nod from the Auckland Council.

Ima’s homespun ambience offers a relaxed, cheerful evening among friends.

A man who shook, smothered and repeatedly punched a 5-month-old baby has been sentenced to just over three years in prison.

Fire investigators are trying to establish the cause of a large blaze at an Auckland factory last night.

A man shot in the leg and then abandoned in a car in the Auckland suburb of Glen Innes this morning is believed to know his shooter, police say.

Dionne Christian explores a refuge for endangered wildlife.

One man was taken to hospital overnight after a car, which was believed to be stolen, crashed into a power pole in Auckland.

A police inquiry has been upgraded to a homicide investigation after a homeless man brutally assaulted in central Auckland on Wednesday died in hospital.

Police and fire inspectors are investigating a suspicious primary school fire in Auckland today.

A 17-year-old youth will appear in Auckland District Court tomorrow morning charged with the brutal assault of a homeless man in the city's CBD on Wednesday.

A building caretaker has spoken of the horror of finding a homeless man fighting for his life in an Auckland alleyway after a brutal assault.

A year after Auckland Mayor Len Brown promised to crack down on central city alcohol issues, booze-related assaults are "bog standard".

Several youths were arrested after a drunken brawl erupted in central Auckland overnight. Three people remain in Auckland Hospital with minor injuries.

Under-estimating the dining treasure in Auckland’s suburbs can be a huge gaffe, as we discovered.