A man has fled to the safety of a police station after saying another man tried to abduct him tonight.

Landowners on three Auckland sites who were told to hurry up or lose fast-track building rights 16 months ago have sat by while land values have skyrocketed.

A fire that engulfed an Auckland home this evening has now been extinguished.

Elisabeth Easther takes a journey back in time to a small town steeped in history.

It's a short drive from the city but Helensville is a world away from the demands of Sarah Ell's children.

An adventurous or possibly hopelessly lost seal gallivanted about on a farm Helensville yesterday, prompting a police call-out.

A postie who stockpiled nearly 2000 pieces of mail at his house has been sacked from the job.

Live updates from the first public debate in the Epsom electorate, where National is urging its supporters to give their electorate votes to Act.

A packed crowd has turned out to see Prime Minister John Key take on some of his arch political rivals head-to-head tonight at an debate in Kumeu.

On the second anniversary of the discovery of Jane Furlong's remains, detectives investigating her murder say they are still receiving new leads in the hunt for her killers.

Police believe a property in Onehunga may hold clues that could assist a murder investigation more than 20 years old.

Two skydivers jumped from a plane shortly before it crashed into a line of trees.

Police have had a good response to the $50,000 reward posted for information leading to the killer of Jane Furlong.

Police have confirmed that the driver killed in a crash at Helensville with her young nephews yesterday did not have a licence.

Two children - a baby and an 11-year-old boy - and their young aunt were killed in a crash that also left their 6-year-old sister and a man fighting for their lives.

The boyfriend of murdered teenager Jane Furlong has refused to speak to police since her body was found, but the officer in charge of the investigation hopes a $50,000 reward will "loosen" others who hold important information.

A woman, an 11-year-old boy and a baby have died and two other people are seriously injured after a two-car collision near Auckland.

Why not saddle up and take the kids on a horse trek these school holidays?

These historic spots on the city's fringe will take you back in time.