A senior fire fighter was "grasping at straws" as he asked a power company engineer to cut electricity to an Auckland suburb as they tried to reach a dying man.

The rescue of a man was delayed by about an hour by live power lines, a coroner has heard.

The death of a 6-year-old girl in a house fire in Auckland today has led to calls for matches to be kept away from children.

A crane was needed to clear an on-ramp at Onehunga yesterday after a rubbish truck and trailer overturned, spilling debris across the motorway.

Watercare Services Ltd has been fined $81,000 and ordered to pay $315,000 in reparations over a fatal gas explosion in Auckland.

The worker whose blow torch is believed to have sparked a fatal explosion in an Auckland water main has described carrying out "just a normal job".

You know how much you're prepared to pay, so why take so long to lay your cards on the table? Bruce Morris ponders the slow-coach tactics of the auction room.

We came here because we'd heard the food and the service were fantastic, so we wanted to see if it was worth adding to our list of local favourites

Irishman Eoghan O'Sullivan tells Elisabeth Easther why the central Auckland suburb is a grand place to live.

We came here because we often stop for some of their great takeaway coffee en route to the train station at the south end of the Mall and have been meaning to come back for a sit-down meal for a while.

Onehunga blast victim, Ian Winson spoke publicly today for the first time since the June explosion that took his legs.

Why have one team, when you can have two? Danielle Wright finds adopting a team is adding to the excitement, as well as providing international visitors with a feeling of familiarity and somewhere to celebrate.

Donna McIntyre puts her best foot forward and takes the scenic route through Auckland on a Coast to Coast walk.