John Stone signs off after 38 years as an Advocate photographer
John Stone has many tales to tell after working at the Northern Advocate for 38-years.
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Large turtle washes up on North Shore beach
A large black turtle washed up on Takapuna Beach this morning is now at Auckland Zoo.
Dad: Why I'm not sending my kids to school
Takapuna dad Moueen Haddad explains why he is not sending his kids to school on Monday.
Level 2: Happiness tinged with worry as cafes reopen
Cafes are open - but are customers returning?
Mental health patient drowned 'searching for Taylor Swift'
A grieving mother questioned whether her son's privacy was worth more than his life.
Hidden history: Works reveal popular North Shore beach's secret
The surprise find will soon be buried back under the sand.
Pictures: Heated lockdown clash - locals unhappy with surfers
A surfer 'flicked the bird' at a resident who was questioning why he was in the water.
St Patrick's Day: More social than distancing
One bar will have a bouncer give out hand-sanitiser.
Coronavirus: Pilot denied haircut after Samoa trip - despite no cases
'I'd understand it if it were countries that had been infected with cases', the man said.
Auckland house price boom: Small, unremarkable unit sells for $1.4m
Even owning a small apartment is now enough to turn Aucklanders into millionaires.
Boarding school scholarship gives kids a 'new lease on life'
Boarding school helped one ex-student go from being needy to a strong young man.
Fiery fuel pump: Boatie starts blaze while filling up
A fuel pump was left scorched at a petrol station in North Shore.
Don't believe your ears: How The Bachelorette is playing with your mind
Reality shows have an especially active - and influential - musical score, experts say.
Stoked goats' eye-catching beach day
Goats Steve and DJ joined beach-goers in the sunshine at popular beach.
Surf patrols on education mission and winning Lotto numbers
Lifeguards take skills on the road; check on the winning Lotto numbers.
Heavy armed police presence on Auckland's North Shore after gun sighting
A report of a person with a firearm in Takapuna was made to police shortly before midday.
Two people seriously injured after bus collides with car in Takapuna
Serious Crash Unit and Commercial Vehicle Safety Team assisting with investigation.
Pua Magasiva's dark final days: Attack on wife now revealed
The prominent entertainer "refused to acknowledge his history of domestic violence".
Ready, set, swim: Seven-year-old lines up with ocean swimmers
The King of the Bays ocean swim event is back, and young Kyla's signed up.
Search for missing woman called off after body found
Police have found what they believe to be her body at Lake Pupuke, in the North Shore.
'Significant concerns' for missing 25-year-old
25-year-old woman last seen wearing a black "Mickey Mouse" hoodie and black trousers.
Paul Cornish: Confessions of a local body candidate
Comment: "The first candidate meeting at Sunnynook and I arrive at the wrong location..."
Chinese ghost scammers target Auckland's North Shore
Victims told to put valuables and cash into bag for blessing to remove evil spirit.
'Just nuts': $2.6m concrete upgrade to 800m cycle track
A cycle-friendly upgrade to an Auckland track beside a sensitive estuary is under fire.
Luxury penthouse seller paid $7m, not budging on $11m asking price
It has an Auckland Council rating value of $8.1m, but the owner says $11m minimum.
Interactive: Auckland rentals more expensive in South and North, cheaper in East
New rentals are more expensive in South Auckland and the North Shore.
Work to begin on Auckland's Korean Garden project - 10 years after its launch
Korean Garden Trust finally granted resource consent last month.
Top Auckland rugby school rebuked over student 'exploitation'
Takapuna Grammar told to stop practice of letting rugby players live with staff.
Auckland school choice set to tighten
Housing infill will force zoning schemes at 103 of Auckland's 140 unzoned schools.
61 new schools planned, one new one funded
Government plans 61 new schools; funding announced for one at Milldale.
Best of 2019: Rich-listers spend $10m on school to suit son's needs
'We believe childhood should be happy and joyous, not boring and tedious,' founders say.
Unruly tourist admits trying to leave NZ on brother's passport
The man's lawyer says the British national can leave the country in three days.