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.

An 11 year-old girl who ran away from her home late last night has been found.

One person has died after a a car and truck collided north of Auckland. It is the first road death of the long weekend.

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.

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.

A surf boat crew will stage a symbolic row down Auckland's North Shore tomorrow, as they prepare for a commemorative international race in Turkey next year.

If you're in your 20s and about to buy a house, you're best off in Wanganui and worst off on Auckland's North Shore.

Pranksters who put a wheelie bin atop a 40-metre Norfolk pine tree in Auckland's North Shore have been slammed for wasting fire service resources.

Thieves are targeting custom-made car transporters and are thought to be using the vehicles to hide stolen cars.

Auckland's Asian community, MPs, the Prime Minister and Auckland's Mayor descended on Northcote's town centre today to celebrate the Chinese and Korean New Year.

A man who sparked a three-hour siege in a North Shore suburb after appearing to shoot at a police helicopter was trying to get police to kill him, a court has heard.

North Harbour Stadium will host the final of football's under-20 World Cup on Saturday, June 20 in 2015.

Strong winds have caused significant but localised damage on Auckland's North Shore this evening.

A former North Shore City Council employee has been sent to prison after signing off more than 150 invoices for road and berm maintenance work that was never completed.