Two men who watched a fight that left a budding rugby league star dead say the victim was backing away from the brawl with his hands up.

A teenager accused of the murder of an up-and-coming rugby league star yelled out that he had stabbed the victim moments after the alleged attack, a witness says.

The cousin of a budding rugby league star who was stabbed in the neck during a street brawl has described the chaotic scenes on the night of his death.

The lawyer for a man accused of stabbing to death a promising rugby league player has accepted her client's actions led to the fatality.

Grey Lynn business owner became 'very angry' when a man changed lanes in front of him.

A puppy found abandoned in a rubbish bin in central Auckland has been put down today.

Jesse Mulligan joins the fans of fast-rising star Tiger Burger in Grey Lynn

Power is now back on in the Auckland subub where a bird collision with a live power line caused it to go off the grid for a few hours.

Auckland is expected to be officially declared free of the Queensland fruit fly tomorrow.

From Grey Lynn's origins as a Maori stronghold to becoming one of the country's most sought-after suburbs, it has always been a vibrant and diverse part of Auckland.

People from outer suburbs are parking in Grey Lynn and effectively 'stealing' carparks - what are residents rights and what can they do?

A dilapidated villa that sold for more than $1m despite being 'unlivable' is to be transformed into a sprawling four-bedroom home.

Some households that have been in the midst of a Queensland fruit fly infestation will have restrictions on fruit and vegetables eased today.

The most popular song on Anthonie Tonnon's previous album Up Here For Dancing was Marion Bates Realty.

Auckland's Pasifika Festival is facing a backlash from those who pushed for it in the first place - with some threatening to boycott the event.

A total of 10 Queensland fruit flies have now been caught in central Auckland.

Two further Queensland fruit flies have been found in central Auckland, taking the toll to seven.

Organisers of Pasifika Festival are "confident" it will be a success this year, despite having to move venues just 17 days before the event.

The discovery of Queensland fruit flies in the Grey Lynn area has led to the Pasifika Festival relocating for the 2015 show.

One of the world's biggest Pacific Island cultural festivals may be forced to move from its home at Western Springs at short notice because of the Queensland fruit fly scare.

An intensive biosecurity operation is in progress in the backyards of hundreds of Auckland residents, but residents of Grey Lynn are continuing their lives as usual.

Researchers have been given permission to import live specimens of the pest the Ministry for Primary Industries is waging war against in Grey Lynn.

Officials battling to contain a Queensland fruit fly incursion in central Auckland have ruled out aerial spraying following confirmation of a fourth fly being discovered in traps.

A single male fruit fly was found last night in a trap in Grey Lynn, and that will mean restrictions currently in place will have to be extended.