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.

Bad weather that lashed the North Island yesterday left thousands without power and put the bite on the Taste of Auckland Festival.

A woman has been seriously injured in a fire 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.

Vets are warning dog owners to be vigilant after a spate of dog poisonings, including at least one incident believed to be deliberate.

Dog owners at some of Auckland's most popular beaches are baffled as to why anyone would lay deadly slug bait indiscriminately in a public area.

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.

A woman convicted of bigamy and setting her car on fire for an insurance scam has narrowly avoided prison.

Terminally ill Troylane Tetai didn't have much time left, and he wanted to use the little he had to fish. But his life came to an end sooner than anyone was expecting.