Five of the best: Public libraries
The best thing to come out of Auckland's Super City amalgamation is that you can borrow 3.5 million items from 55 libraries from Wellsford to Waiuku. Here we choose our favourite handful.
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For a breather from the city, explore the pockets of bush and wetland nestled in suburbia.
Swinging into action on Auckland's fairways
For a day of fresh air and fun, golf can't be beat. Graham Hepburn visits Auckland's courses.
Search launched for missing 68-year-old
Police are searching for a 68-year-old man missing overnight in the New Lynn area of west Auckland.
Success: Luxury strategy scoops out a market
Boutique ice cream maker shows that customers are prepared to pay top dollar for quality products.
Party brawl witness tells of crowd charge
A witness to a huge street brawl has described how crowds armed with big pieces of wood charged at partygoers at a 21st birthday.
Man on life support after 21st party brawl
A 22-year-old West Auckland man is in a critical condition following a brawl outside a 21st birthday party.
My Auckland: New Lynn
Catherine Smith talks to a couple who went West and are loving the lifestyle.
Fire at childcare centre being treated as arson
Police are hunting an arsonist after a fire gutted a childcare centre in the Auckland suburb of New Lynn yesterday.
Childcare centre fire brought down, asbestos found
About 45 firefighters battled a "major" blaze at a childcare centre in the Auckland suburb of New Lynn.
It's a jungle gym: Auckland's best playgrounds
We sent our two experts out to find Auckland's best playgrounds. Diana Clement reports back.
The early sitting
A new book documenting New Zealand's restaurant history busts the myth that dining out is a recent Kiwi hobby.
Man shot by police was 'playing a joke'
A man shot by police after allegedly presenting an airgun at them last month says he thought he was playing a joke on his brother.
Stolen air rifle pointed but not fired
Police have admitted a man they gunned down pointed a stolen air rifle but never fired before they started shooting. And the man's brother says it wasn't loaded.
Man shot by police appears in court
Shannon Lawson, 38, who was shot by police in west Auckland on Sunday, has been remanded in custody after a brief appearance in court today.
Gunman armed with stolen rifle
A West Auckland man seriously wounded when police shot him was armed with an air rifle he had allegedly stolen from a neighbour.
Police fired at man 'a number of times'
A formal police investigation is underway to determine if a man gunned down by police last night fired the first shot.
Robbers leave shop worker tied up in toilet
Robbers tied up a woman shop assistant in a toilet and ransacked a New Lynn store last night.