A clandestine meth lab found on one of the country's poshest streets shows the drug can make its way into all communities, street resident and Auckland City Mayor John Banks says.

Two men and one woman will face drug-related charges after the discovery of a P-lab on one of Auckland's most elite streets.

Sir Edmund Hillary's home has been saved from the wrecker's ball and will be moved to the school that bears the famous New Zealander's name.

The Deli, Remuera

There has been an apparent breakdown in communication between the new owner of Sir Ed's home and the man who wants to move it to a new site.

Around 750 homes in Remuera were left without landline phones.