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.

An artwork depicting controversial strikes on Auckland's waterfront 100 years ago has been covered up ahead of its removal this morning.

Empty city shops and buildings could soon get a new lease of life if the Auckland Angel Landlords Trust gets its way.

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.

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.

A police officer has been hospitalised after being stabbed in the face in Auckland this morning.

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.

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.