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. A Fire Service spokeswoman said "half of Auckland" contacted emergency services about the fire on Upper Harbour Drive, Greenhithe, about midday. Video: Paul Alexander

Firefighters were this afternoon battling a blaze which engulfed a North Shore house. A Fire Service spokeswoman said "half of Auckland" contacted emergency services about the fire on Upper Harbour Drive, Greenhithe, about midday.

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.

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.

A serious crash brought Auckland’s motorway network to its knees with motorists stuck in grid-locked traffic for up to four hours.

The scene of a serious crash on Auckland’s Harbour Bridge has been cleared and the northbound lanes reopened.

Brent Scott appeared in court this morning wearing prison issue blue overalls. He was charged with the murder and attempted murder.

Few will have visited this quaint little Auckland suburb.

Two of the Takapuna homes featured on the first season of TV3's The Block have increased in value by more than 50 per cent, according to official figures out this week.

The country's biggest housing land developer and vendor has sold its first residential apartment site at Long Bay and the first terraced houses have gone up.

A chief executive's assistant forged her boss' signature to steal $643,000 from one of the country's biggest insurance firms.

The toddler who was killed in a crash in the Bay of Plenty on the weekend has been formally identified by police.

Danielle Wright connects with a group of special children getting active on horseback.

Thousands of people gathered in Birkdale last night to light candles and remember Blessie Gotingco.

The husband of murdered woman Blessie Gotingco says it's indescribable how awful the past week had been for his family.

The husband of murder victim Blessie Gotingco says despite the tragic circumstances of her death, the family still believe NZ is a safe country.

The brother of the sole survivor of the 2001 Mt Wellington RSA massacre says suppressing the name of the man charged with Blessie Gotingco's murder isn't fair on the community.

The 27-year-old man accused of murdering Auckland woman Blessie Gotingco will appear in the North Shore District Court tomorrow morning.

An Auckland Council survey that asked residents to rate their feelings towards Asians has been scrapped after widespread condemnation.