Blair Cole even displayed the Licensed Building Practitioner logo on his business card, despite not being licensed.

Holiday traffic is set to build from 9am as Aucklanders make a break for the regions.

A person was arrested after their erratic driving sparked a 45 minute police hunt.

A recreational Auckland beekeeper has died after having a severe anaphylactic reaction to bee stings.

Some Mangawhai residents are out of water and facing longer delays to replenish their tanks after WaterCare turned off the taps at their closest filling stations.

Staff have been evacuated from a Countdown supermarket at Warkworth north of Auckland, because of a chemical leak.

Police have released CCTV footage of an aggravated robbery at an Auckland golf club in which three men pointed held the club manager at gunpoint.

A technical issue at NZME's print plant has affected production of several newspapers today.

A diesel spill and heavy holiday traffic is making it slow going north of Auckland.

One dead after tractor rolls on farm north of Auckland.

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A two-car crash is causing heavy congestion on State Highway 1, south of Warkworth.

Police are still puzzled by an alleged kidnapping from Sylvia Park in September.

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

A woman was airlifted to hospital in a critical condition after falling down stairs near Auckland yesterday.

Julie Denham thought her precious heirloom brooch was gone forever. She didn't count on the efforts of a motorway maintenance crew.

Teen from Kaiwaka fell from the top of stairs and slid down and hit the concrete at the bottom.

The median price of properties in Mission Bay has doubled in the six months from February to June to more than $2 million.

A passenger was killed and the driver flown to hospital after the car they were in drove off the road and hit a tree in Kaipara Flats.

A developer has backtracked on its plans to move a beachside carpark.

Elisabeth Easther takes a journey back in time to a small town steeped in history.

Dean Comber has warrants for his arrest on a raft of charges including threatening to kill, wilful damage and disorderly behaviour likely to cause violence.

Elisabeth Easther makes some scaly, slithery new friends.

It is no wonder stand-up paddle boarding has taken off as a way to enjoy the ocean: it's fun, it's great for you and it's relatively simple to get the hang of.

Novice kayaker Debbie Griffiths and kids go down a lazy river.

Elisabeth Easther's love for lighthouses wasn't dimmed after a trip to Tiritiri Matangi's 150-year-old beacon.

At just 47km from central Auckland on the Hibiscus Coast, Waiwera is a doozy of a day trip.