It's not just beggars who are coming in for attention - the Auckland Council is also considering changes to the rules around charity collectors, who approach people on city streets asking for donations.

Children from a small school north of Auckland were the first to break the ice at Aotea Square's annual winter wonderland celebrations.

Prime Minister John Key has confirmed that Government will back a city rail loop in Auckland, but will delay the start of construction by five years.

By the time she was 5 months old, baby Jhia Rolleston had been punched, thrown and shaken by her mother's partner.

An arrest has been made, but police say the elderly in Auckland still need to be vigilant about their personal security after a series of home invasions.

Neighbours of a woman who was viciously attacked in her own home have described the horror of seeing her bound, half-naked and her face covered in blood.

Auckland motorists are being asked to avoid Ponsonby Road while emergency services mop up an oil spill.

A crash on Auckland's Southern Motorway has killed a man and caused chaos for commuters.

My happy place is seeing the Matariki constellation rise for the first time in the Maori New Year.

John Constable, of Constable Hurst Architects on collaborating with the Kingsland Business Society on a video about running a business in the area. He has created a hub for creative businesses at his building, 6 Kingsland Tce.

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".

The so-called debate on Auckland's draft Unitary Plan has become disconnected from the big-picture narrative that it serves: that contained in the overarching Auckland Plan, which aims to transform Auckland into the "world's most liveable city".

It was built as the pinnacle of luxury and outstanding architectural design but is now at the centre of bitter battles, as residents lurch from one scrap to the next.

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.