Meanwhile North Shore locals are banding together to support affected staff members.

National leader Simon Bridges made a last bid for votes in Northcote this afternoon.

Cordons were placed after North Shore crash.

Hunter Goodsell was badly hurt when the Auckland Council hoop snapped at the base.

Man in Northcote electorate alleged to have offered woman $50 to vote for National.

Police warn against inaccurate postings on social media about children being approached.

The person went overboard from a boat on the Auckland Harbour last night.

A new home has been found for the Lemeki family near where their old one burned down.

The Lemeki family lost all but the clothes on their back in last week's Beachhaven fire.

Police investigating after a boy said he was approached by a man with a face tattoo.

As traffic nears its annual peak, Auckland Transport adds buses and trains.

Catherine Masters talks to a couple who raised the roof - and more - in their refurbished home.

At 88, Joan Lardner-Rivlin has no plans to hang up her car keys. She is one of many senior drivers doing a free practical driving session with AA.

Auckland boat owners attempting to tug their vessel back onshore somehow ended up with their car in the water instead.

An 11 year-old girl who ran away from her home late last night has been found.

Police will not give any more information about the discovery of the body of a middle-aged man in an Auckland creek yesterday.

Lisbeth Alley tells Elisabeth Easther what she loves about Beach Haven.

Craig Cooper tells Rebecca Kamm why Beach Haven is a real Kiwi town in the middle of Auckland.

This charming home has served its owners well through several life phases.

A distraught toddler was mistakenly left alone in a childcare centre for nearly two hours while her teachers and friends went for a daytrip to the park.

A patient went into hospital with an allergy and left with broken neck.