Catherine Smith looks at some of the new facilities and activities on offer in Auckland's regional parks.

A 27-year-old man has been arrested over a brutal assault in Central Auckland which left a trainee teacher on life support.

A trainee teacher on life support after a brutal assault in central Auckland is being described by friends as a kind and gentle person.

A police officer has been accused of hiding behind a pole to catch drivers who travelled just over the speed limit in an Auckland street over Labour Weekend.

In need of an extensive paint job and a garden makeover, this run-down three-bedroom Grey Lynn villa has sold for $1.215 million.

A fully leased industrial property with a solid long-term tenant in the popular Church St area of Penrose is for sale for only the second time since the property was developed 15 years ago.

A controversial image of a strike-breaker will be removed from a waterfront history panel and replaced with a wharfie.

Waiheke is New Zealand's most densely populated island with 83.58 people a square kilometre, and is the third most heavily populated after the North and South Islands.

Two modern office tenancies in a high profile Newmarket building only one block back from Broadway are being marketed along with signage and naming rights.

Join the Indian community as it celebrates the renewal of life with an explosion of colour, dance and food, writes Catherine Smith.

Wild winds are reported to be lashing Auckland city, with reports of windows shattering and roofs lifting.

It's sunny, it's windy, it's rainy. It's a typical Auckland spring. Take advantage of the longer days and milder weather to head out to our favourite spots.

A quick arrest's been made after an attempted bank robbery in Auckland's central city suburb of Ponsonby.

The Auckland police officer stabbed in the face yesterday has been discharged from hospital today, while the man accused of attacking him has appeared in court.

A colleague of the Auckland constable stabbed in the face this morning has praised his commitment to his work.

Power is being restored to a small pocket of Auckland's central business district after an isolated fault this morning.

No-mow councillors make u-turn and call for roadside cutting to continue until local body elections are over.

Soaring debt, hefty rate increases and a blow-out in the wages bill have marked Len Brown's first term as Mayor and Treasurer of the Super City.

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.