Hundreds of Takapuna parking spaces could soon become homes and businesses in a major project being lined up for Auckland's North Shore.

Former America's Cup skipper Chris Dickson upsets neighbours by cutting down mature pohutukawa - just days after the trees lost protection.

The campaign to turn Takapuna's caravan park into a marina has more outrageous plot twists than a soap opera.

Supporters of the Takapuna waterfront camping ground turned out in force last night in a bid to push for its long-term lease on public reserve and a facelift.

An Auckland multi-millionaire has won year-long legal fight over a driveway gate with his rich-list neighbour.

A bus and a car have crashed in Takapuna, Auckland but no one has been injured.

Police are “following strong lines of inquiry” to find the teen who sent an Auckland building manager tumbling 2m down a flight of stairs yesterday.

Aucklanders could soon be able to enjoy a beer or a wine legally while picnicking at Takapuna Beach.

Auckland Council announced that revised plans for a Yachting New Zealand centre on Takapuna Beach reserve are supported by the majority of public submissions.

Plans for a high-performance sailing centre on a Takapuna Beach reserve in Auckland have drawn solid opposition from those trying to keep the site as a camping ground.

Olympic rowing champion Joseph Sullivan will be among 1,600 competitors taking part in the King of the Bays event at Takapuna Beach on April 18.

A man has been taken to hospital in a critical condition after a crash in Takapuna, Auckland today.

Fingers crossed, you will be blessed with a refreshing sea breeze as you tackle these top walks.

A $470k upgrade of the swimming pool, barbecue areas and outdoor entertainment zones of Takapuna apartments The Sentinel has been finished for summer.

The general manager of one of Auckland's top hotels has described the sentencing of one of his senior staff members as a "slap on the wrist".

The Takapuna Beach Holiday Park, which has been running on a month-to-month basis since its lease expired in March, is allowed to take bookings for this summer and possibly longer.

The iconic Takapuna Beach camping ground is doomed and an $8 million high-performance sail training centre proposed in its place faces an uphill struggle for consent.

An elderly woman faces losing her home after letting her son keep a total of $11 million of alleged drug money in her lounge over a 14-month period.

A former Takapuna Grammar student, who migrated from Malaysia 12 years ago, has just completed one of this year's biggest commercial property deals.

Danielle Wright meets young ocean swimmers competing in the 10th King of the Bays event at Takapuna Beach.

Thousands of people of all ages, down to toddlers in pushchairs, swarmed across Takapuna Beach yesterday for one of Auckland's largest community sports events.

If you were looking for a school that lives and breathes North Harbour's biggest annual community sports event, then look no further than Willow Park School in Hillcrest.