A debrief will be held after five workmen went missing in an underground tunnel in Auckland last night.

A 9-year-old girl was led 50m away from her school by an abductor - one of at least two incidents that have alarmed schools and police.

Not even a $2.86 billion rail tunnel will stop morning traffic in downtown Auckland from grinding down to half its current speed within a decade, a study says.

An Auckland motorway tunnel has reopened after a truck crash forced its closure earlier this afternoon.

Two people were sent to hospital and Auckland's Northern Motorway was completely blocked after a truck crashed and rolled at the entrance of the Victoria Park tunnel.

A few weeks ago, an injured kaka was rescued from a Queen St gutter and is now in a new home at the Auckland Zoo.

If the weather gurus are right and summer is a sunny one, it will be extra tempting to jump in the car and take the family to one of the many fantastic festivals on around the North Island.

A woman suffered moderate injuries after she was impaled on a spiked fence at a central Auckland church this morning.

The world's largest global milk processor and dairy exporter wants to move into New Zealand's best new building in four years.

The sex industry is expanding in central Auckland, with approval yesterday for the Chow brothers to build a 15-storey brothel and hotel building.

With a gun pointed in his face, a security guard swung a bag containing $200,000 into an armoured vehicle, leaving would-be thieves empty-handed.

Auckland has a choice if it wants to open up more of its waterfront - let the port expand into the Waitemata Harbour or lose cargo to Tauranga and Northland.

With the annual Farmers Santa Parade due to make its way down Queen Street tomorrow, we take a look back at some highlights from recent years.

A long-standing eatery lives up to its reputation for excellence.

What hope for the CBD in 30 years when Auckland is home to another million residents and still tunnel-less? Brian Rudman on Auckland transport.

Tasting menus take the stress out of choosing.