The owner of eight sheep killed in a two-pronged pit bull attack says if the dogs are not contained the chances of a child being attacked is “very high”.

A bus passenger and a driver of a van have been injured in a serious crash in East Auckland this afternoon.

The Government is handing over the ownership of about 2800 Tamaki state homes to the Tamaki Redevelopment Company in a move Labour are calling "reckless".

Parents and pet owners in east Auckland are being warned to look out for dangerous objects after a tennis ball spiked with sewing needles was found near a park.

"Fun police strike again," wrote one social media user as word spread a flying fox in an Auckland housing estate has been disabled for being too noisy.

Kiwis should have more disposable cash as petrol prices fall around the country, but consumer groups say the amount we fork out at the pumps should be lower still.

A woman is dead after a car crashed into a pole on Auckland's southern motorway this morning, while a man died after crashing his motorbike on sand dunes at Port Waikato.

Land slips have forced the closure of Waitawa Regional Park in east Auckland.

An elderly man has died after falling down a lift shaft at a home in East Auckland.

Almost 35,000 people took part in today's 42nd Ports of Auckland Round the Bays, including 1180 teams, several firefighters and one gorilla on wheels.

An east Auckland man facing 19 charges of assaulting four children, including punching a child in the face and assaulting another with an air gun, has appeared in court

The Queensland Court of Appeal has dismissed suggestions the death of NZ man Brent Dumper at his daughter's house-warming party on the Gold Coast was an accident.

It's sunny, it's windy, it's rainy. It's a typical Auckland spring. Take advantage of the longer days and milder weather to head out to our favourite spots.

Dionne Christian checks out activities on offer during Auckland's Heritage Festival.

I've lived in this city for 36 years and for the last 20 the quality of life has ebbed through traffic conditions no one should have to put up with, writes John Minto.

Danielle Wright finds a game of snakes and ladders the perfect lure for her family along the Pakuranga Rotary Walk.

Ivan Davies tells Elisabeth Easther what he loves about living in Burswood, a little known gem in East Tamaki's crown.

A developer has paid $2.41 million for a five-bedroom family home in Epsom, with plans to knock it down and build two new townhouses.

The days of tiny "shoebox" apartments in Auckland could come back if a new rule in the unitary plan is passed.

A man has been found guilty of the murder of New Zealander Brent Dumper at his daughter's house-warming party on the Gold Coast.

A house-warming party fuelled by alcohol and drugs led to a New Zealand man being shot in the back and killed, a Brisbane court has heard.