Auckland rail officials have been accused of "incompetence on a grand scale" for building a platform too short for the trains it will serve.

Police have named the woman killed when a stolen car crashed in Auckland on Friday.

A high school after-ball party with a van-load of alcohol was busted by police and liquor licensing inspectors in an early morning raid today.

Police yesterday sealed off a suburban Auckland street after a woman barricaded herself in her home and threatened to release nerve gas.

The police Serious Crash Unit is investigating the cause of a bus crash which killed an elderly man in Auckland today.

Sophie Donovan has turned her favourite headwear into a growing business sideline.

Demand for industrial-sized buildings is increasing.

A suburban eatery itches a scratch and not much more.

NZ Bus makes an amended offer to drivers, averting tomorrow's industrial action.

Bus lanes will still be a no-go area for cars tomorrow, despite up to 70 per cent of Auckland's buses being off the road.