Chairman under fire from children’s health campaigner Dr Lance O’Sullivan is not going down without a fight, writing a letter overnight to stamp his authority on the role.

Custodians of bush and recreational areas near Auckland's Northcote Pt fear environmental degradation from a walking and cycling path across the harbour bridge.

A couple managed to escape as their parked car rolled off a wharf and into the water on the North Shore last night.

A person has been injured after a collision between a motorbike and a pedestrian in Auckland today.

"I'd say she'd probably only had maximum probably another minute, minute-and-a-half if she hadn't got out," said an officer who helped woman from car.

Two police officers who dragged a 63-year-old woman from her sinking car at an Auckland wharf believe she was about a minute away from drowning.

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

Lucy Knight, the good Samaritan who was left fighting for her life after thwarting a bag-snatch attempt, says she hopes her attacker will have time to think.

A man has been found dead in a van on Auckland's North Shore but police say the death is not being treated as suspicious.

A teenager has pleaded guilty to attacking "Good Samaritan" Lucy Knight as she intervened during a bag snatch outside a supermarket.

Husband of mother left with severe head injuries after she tried to stop a bag snatch says: "She is very sore and extremely tired."

Auckland mum Lucy Knight has walked unaided for the first time since being seriously hurt after intervening in an attempted bag snatch last week.

Hero mum-of-six Lucy Knight has asked about the welfare of her youngest children – her first brief sentences since undergoing brain surgery after a shocking daylight attack last week.

A team of firefighters is keeping watch over an Auckland school which was badly damaged in a fire last night.

A building has caught fire at Northcote College, on Auckland’s North Shore.

Northcote Pt was put into lockdown last night as police checked cars and hunted through gardens for a car thief.

An investigation is set to be launched this morning into the cause of a fire in the Auckland suburb of Northcote.

Aruna Pillay came from Fiji with her then 16-year-old son Niten six years ago. She tells Cate Foster why the North Shore suburb of Northcote has become her new home.

Walking into the Northcote Tavern is like walking back in time.

Tucked below the harbour bridge is a function venue which opens its doors to the public for a short season.

When it comes to old-fashioned arthouse cinemas, Auckland is spoilt for choice, writes Cate Foster.