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.

A manager of one of Auckland's top hotels has appeared in court accused of stealing more than $118,000 from the hotel's management company.

The days of the Takapuna Beach Holiday Park on the North Shore of Auckland may be numbered.

We came here because we're enjoying the vibe and Melburnian intent of this new Ponsonby development and have been slowly ticking off its eateries.

An outpouring of support for the 80-year-old business to stay on the waterfront included 4500 followers on a Facebook page and a petition with 2037 signatures.

Pete Taylor tells Elisabeth Easther what he loves about living in Takapuna and why, despite the occasional yearning for a block of land, he reckons Takapuna is an ideal place to live.

A police traffic officer has been charged with careless driving after he crashed his patrol car into a tree.

Car parks behind one of Auckland's finest beaches could be turned into an expanded public reserve under a council plan.

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

Latin American colour comes to Takapuna.

A new arrival to Takapuna is a revelation in delicious food.

A bistro in a new restaurant complex sports an ambitious choice of meals, complete with glossary.