Police are urging a woman inappropriately approached from behind by a man while pushing a pram in Auckland's Mt Eden on Friday to contact them.

Plans for Auckland's first high-rise brothel will move a step closer this month when Wellington's Chow brothers face those opposed to the plan.

A three-level office, showroom and warehouse building is being marketed for sale as a redevelopment add value opportunity.

The Auckland Council wants to save $3 million by cutting out the time-honoured practice of verge cutting, writes Brian Rudman.

More than 45,000 cheered along the Auckland Marathon in the sunshine yesterday for events ranging from a full 42.2km to a 5km run and walk.

Auckland's Dominion Road is to undergo a $47 million upgrade, which will include continuous bus lanes and new cycle routes.

The mother who left her five children in a van in a SkyCity Casino carpark while she and her partner gambled hopes to become a social worker.

A mother who abandoned five children in a van in the SkyCity carpark wants to become a social worker, a court has been told.

Editorial: It is hardly surprisingly that many state-house tenants in Glen Innes are angry about being asked to leave homes they have inhabited for years.