Heritage groups fight Govt in villas v apartments battle
The battle lines are being drawn in the balance between intensification and heritage.
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Auckland Council backs controversial plan for apartments to replace villas
About 30,000 character houses are in the path of the Government's intensification rules.
Stewart Island child's Covid scare; PM reveals when you can get your jabs
PM unveils vaccine rollout scheme - when you can get your Covid jabs.
'Pissed off': More Auckland vaccine rollout issues ahead of national system
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern is set to reveal details about the national booking scheme.
Covid-19: Confusion over Auckland vaccination booking waits
Some Auckland vaccination centres appeared to be booked until the end of July.
Fish and chip company linked to former real estate agent Aaron Drever liquidated
'The money just seemed to be going the wrong way.'
Contractors took two days to remove protected pōhutukawa
The felled tree is part of a protected group of pōhutukawa trees.
Auckland Council investigating loss of protected pōhutukawa
The owners' resource consent application said the trees would be fully protected.
Watch: Man steals Māori carving from complex, flees on e-scooter
Brazen thief chose a scooter as his getaway vehicle.
Playgrounds and toilets could be closed by Auckland Council
The council has already closed service centres in Birkenhead and Glenfield.
Birkenhead residents fight 'European hilltop village'
The council and commissioners last year agreed the development was "non-complying".
Delays averted after barge fixed, ferries resume
Stanley Bay services have been cancelled, passengers told to take the Devonport ferry.
Communities split over free school lunches
Full list: Which schools will get free school lunches?
Free school lunches: North Island (except Wellington)
Full list: North Island schools getting free school lunches (except Wellington).
Forget the polls, this North Shore church predicts the party vote
New Zealand has a handful of bellwether polling spots around the country.
Women loses irreplaceable items in house fire
Priceless items such as family photos with boxing legend Muhammad Ali were lost.
Kiwi unable to see dying dad until it was too late
'You deprived me of my last minute with my father.'
Live: Level 2 buzz! Hairdresser queues, NZ back in business - but bumpy road ahead
New Zealand comes fully alive again with queues already for hairdressers - and on roads.
Need a haircut? North Shore barbers to open at 12.01am on Thursday
Shortly after midnight on Thursday, barbers will reopen for the first time in six weeks.
Desperately seeking Eloi: Family of missing French teen reveal more
Family of French teen missing in Auckland since March 6 reveal more about his time in NZ.
Missing French teen: Item of interest found, police search West Auckland bush
It has been almost two months since Eloi Rolland was last seen in Auckland.
Teen missing in Auckland; distraught family stuck in France by Covid-19
"I pray every day for you, Eloi. We will find you again."
Fiery fuel pump: Boatie starts blaze while filling up
A fuel pump was left scorched at a petrol station in North Shore.
Cab driver says those in self-isolation are using taxis
"What kind of isolation is my taxi:" Cabbie asks.
Group rescued off Waiheke after vessel start to sink
A total of 13 people were rescued off a boat near Waiheke yesterday.
Changes coming after Auckland Transport reviews prices
New public transport fares nclude a $10 hike on the monthly North Shore ferry HOP price.
Man's view ruined by neighbour's Sky TV dish
Sky technician maintained health and safety rules meant it couldn't go on roof.
Carpark swept away in massive slips due to re-open
Auckland shopping centre set to return to normal two years after massive slips.
Two people injured after car crashed into house in Birkenhead, Auckland
Emergency services were called to the crash on Maritime Terrace about 5.30pm last night.
Auckland school choice set to tighten
Housing infill will force zoning schemes at 103 of Auckland's 140 unzoned schools.
Fire union and bosses in stand-off over hose test
There is a stand-off between the union and Fire and Emergency over hose pressure testing.
Backyard rat trapping brings back birds
Group aims to have rat traps in a quarter of backyards.
When wartime 'practice' bomb blew 1m deep crater in Herne Bay
Witnesses likened explosion from 'practice' bomb to sound of a car backfiring.