Ngati Whatua of Orakei did Auckland proud yesterday. Their invitation to the Prime Minister was well-timed.

Labour leader Andrew Little will attend Waitangi celebrations in both Australia and Waitangi this year.

Kiwi superstitions' seem to be stretching into real estate, with research indicating addresses with no.13 are of lesser value in certain suburbs and regions.

A woman who was charged an $80 cleaning fee by Uber was sent a photo of beer bottles as proof of the mess left behind.

Here are extracts from the five new faces on Auckland Council.

People using Park and Ride have been pinged for more than $1 million in fines in the past five years.

Looming lapse of the affordability rule in up to half of special housing areas sparks land-banking accusations.

A member of the public came across a body in Auckland's Orakei Reserve off Tamaki Drive this morning.

The richest local board in Auckland is fuming at a decision by transport officials to make it pay $2 million for an access-way to a $43m shared path.

Neighbours in one of Auckland's most exclusive suburbs are at war over a dog permit application, which is now under investigation by the police.

Auckland Transport has done a 180 on more than two dozen fines issued in a 2am parking blitz.

Auckland Transport should have exercised discretion before ticketing 27 residents at 2am for parking with two wheels on the kerb of a narrow Auckland street, says the Automobile Association.

Residents of two narrow Auckland streets are furious that council parking wardens fined 27 of them in a 2am blitz on cars with two wheels on the kerb.

Neighbours in Auckland's prestigious Paritai Drive are fighting moves to tag their properties with a Maori heritage designation.

Auckland iwi Ngati Whatua has confirmed it will seek a judicial review of Government’s plan to sell off Crown land to private developers.

Government and Auckland iwi are headed to court over plans to sell off up to 500 hectares of surplus Crown land to private developers.

Tribes have decided to go to court to challenge the Government's interpretation of "right of first refusal" in light of moves to free up land for private housing developments.

Police say information came in overnight, allowing them to identify a woman found floating just off a popular Auckland beach.

The Matariki festivities held around Auckland near their end today with one of the biggest events — the Manu Aute Kite Day at Orakei Marae.

A three-level mixed use Orakei commercial building fully leased to 10 tenants on a large site with future development potential is for sale for the first time in nearly three decades.

A man has been arrested following a shooting in the Auckland suburb of Orakei.

Auckland's most influential tribe is planning a massive new residential project on the edge of its hard-won Bastion Pt land, where up to 6000 whanau could eventually live.

A woman was dragged to safety by neighbours when an Orakei home exploded in flames last night.

Total price tag for 11 houses expected to reach at least $50 million in seller's market as locals, immigrants, returning Kiwis, and investors move in.

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

Tenants of New Zealand's most expensive state house - with sweeping views over Auckland's harbour - have been ordered out after one was convicted of benefit fraud.

The New Zealand Transport Agency (NZTA) says four key areas of work are now underway to get the new northbound Newmarket Viaduct on Auckland's Southern Motorway ready to open for traffic.