The man charged with a home invasion on the North Shore is to appear in court.

As traffic nears its annual peak, Auckland Transport adds buses and trains.

A date has been set for an inquest into the death of Auckland teen Christie Marceau.

No charges have been laid following the incident, but inquiries are continuing.

A Warriors' team fishing trip turned into a dramatic rescue mission when the players rushed to the aid of a young man who went missing off an Auckland beach.

A man in his sixties has been charged over an assault that's led to the death of a Rodney woman.

The man who offered a boy a lift to school on Wednesday morning had ''no sinister motive" police say.

Parents have been told to talk to their children about stranger danger after Wednesday's suspected abduction attempt in Northcote.

Congestion on Auckland's motorways is worse than usual after two breakdowns and a crash at rush hour.

Avondale and Mt Roskill could be next in line for large-scale housing projects, the Government says.

GemLab founder Paul Nilsson reflects on his business' 30-year history and explains how it has overcome a huge hurdle.

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Emergency services are at the scene of a crash on Auckland's northern motorway this afternoon.

The man was pinned by plasterboard weighing up to half a tonne, police said.

Benjamin had been calling Devonport Library home for more than a decade.

Three men are in custody after a robbery at a North Shore petrol station this morning.

Three people are treated for smoke inhalation after fire engulfs a home.

Stricken paddleboarder plucked from Auckland's Waitemata Harbour after losing his way home.

The search for Auckland woman Carissa Avison has been suspended, a week after she was last seen, amid reports she bought a gun.

Blair Cole even displayed the Licensed Building Practitioner logo on his business card, despite not being licensed.

Police are at a street on the North Shore this afternoon following reports of a person with a firearm in the area.

Bar owner convicted and fined after patrons light up in non-smoking areas.

About 60 people - including police, firefighters and defence personnel - are continuing to search for an elderly Auckland woman who has been missing for six days.

The dog's owner said her one-year-old pet was shot by someone hiding in the bushes while it was chasing a stick.

A woman's dog has been shot while she was walking it in an Auckland park.

The search for missing Torbay woman Pat Wearn has continued throughout today and will continue until night falls this evening, police say.

Patricia Wearn has Alzheimer's and hasn't been seen since Monday.

The new school year is weeks away but schools are struggling to find teachers.

Elderly Torbay woman has not been seen since Monday afternoon.

Police have asked the public to check their sheds, garages and other places of shelter for an elderly North Shore woman with Alzheimer's missing since lunchtime yesterday.