A police crash expert told a court he believed Blessie Gotingco was hit by a car while she was walking along a suburban pavement.

A forensic expert has told the court blood traces found in the cemetery led him to believe Blessie's body was dragged through long grass and bush.

A glazier noticed a patch of blood while repairing a car allegedly used to mow down Blessie Gotingco before she was raped and killed.

The man accused of raping and stabbing to death an Auckland mother of three screamed as police rammed down his door and stormed his house to arrest him.

Supporters of the threatened Takapuna Beach Holiday Camp rallied in support of the seaside North Shore facility at a public meeting last night.

A three-bedroom North Shore "do-up" has earned its owner nearly $1000 a day - just shy of the salary of a High Court judge - in Auckland's red-hot property market.

Auckland Council announced that revised plans for a Yachting New Zealand centre on Takapuna Beach reserve are supported by the majority of public submissions.

Plans for a high-performance sailing centre on a Takapuna Beach reserve in Auckland have drawn solid opposition from those trying to keep the site as a camping ground.

All Hallows Methodist Church in Campbells Bay sits on prime land, just 200m from Campbells Bay beach.

Police have charged an Auckland bus driver with careless driving after he took his passengers on a shortcut on the wrong side of the road yesterday morning.

An Auckland man has described the moment he witnessed a Metrolink bus drive down the wrong side of the road on the North Shore this morning.

Watercare says water will not be fully restored in Albany until tomorrow morning at the earliest.

A burst water main has left a number of homes and businesses, including the Westfield Mall in Albany, without water on Auckland's North Shore this evening.

Swimmers are being told to steer clear of the water at popular beaches on the North Shore after water quality tests returned poor results.

Lucy Knight, the good Samaritan who was left fighting for her life after thwarting a bag-snatch attempt, has been awarded a bravery medal in Northcote today.

Devonport’s veteran Kea ferry was yesterday moved to a repair yard after crashing into a wharf on Tuesday, injuring 17 people, but remains under detention by investigators.

Unsecured seating is being blamed for the large number of passengers injured when an Auckland ferry hit Devonport wharf yesterday, jolting many to the floor.

Firefighters were this afternoon battling a blaze which engulfed a North Shore house.

Erica Hannam and Richard Tout are restoring their heritage-listed Northcote Pt villa but are concerned about the proposed SkyPath pedestrian and cycle way.

A man has been taken to hospital in a critical condition after a crash in Takapuna, Auckland today.

Firefighters were able to retrieve medals from the Auckland home of a former weightlifting gold medallist after it was badly damaged by fire last night.

The multimillion-dollar home of former Commonwealth Games weightlifting gold medallist Tony Ebert went up in flames late last night.

Fingers crossed, you will be blessed with a refreshing sea breeze as you tackle these top walks.

Champion wakeboarder Brad Smeele will tonight make a rare trip out from his care unit where he has been since returning home to Auckland in October after a crash left him a quadriplegic.

The man accused of stabbing his wife to death and attempting to murder his stepdaughter and her boyfriend in Auckland will defend the charges.

The teenager who seriously injured "Good Samaritan" Lucy Knight during a violent bag snatch committed a similar robbery only five days earlier.