A drug bust which prevented $7 million of methamphetamine from reaching New Zealand has led police to a large cannabis growing operation on Auckland's North Shore.

We came here because we're enjoying the vibe and Melburnian intent of this new Ponsonby development and have been slowly ticking off its eateries.

An outpouring of support for the 80-year-old business to stay on the waterfront included 4500 followers on a Facebook page and a petition with 2037 signatures.

Shoppers took to the Boxing Day sales with gritted teeth yesterday, battling full carparks, queues and crowds to snap up bargains.

The East Coast Bays coastal walk is a lovely summer ramble, discovers Cate Foster.

A public inquiry into boosting the number of protected trees on the North Shore has been called a farce by residents whose nominated trees were rejected..

A young man is in an induced coma in Auckland hospital following a stabbing at a North Shore address last night.

Thousands of athletes have been training for the State Harbour Crossing in Auckland and tomorrow it's time to put that hard work to the test.

Pete Taylor tells Elisabeth Easther what he loves about living in Takapuna and why, despite the occasional yearning for a block of land, he reckons Takapuna is an ideal place to live.

Sixteen-year-old Dita Donaldson tells Elisabeth Easther why Glenfield is a great place to be a teenager.

Good mate and fellow junior world championship gold medallist Michael Brake dips out and will not be back for the next school year.

Danielle Wright cheers up her weekend with a visit to the Devonport Bunker for a folk club ukulele jam.

The warmth of the welcome is sadly not echoed by the food presentation — or the dining room.

The owners of several apartments in a luxury hotel complex on Auckland's North Shore are allowed to continue their battle to sue the old North Shore City Council.

Relationship with Auckland council on right path as mayor deals with old political divide

A change is as good as a rest, but, as Dionne Christian and Danielle Wright find out, you don't always need to travel out of town - across town sometimes works too.