Heavy rain led to foamy water flowing on to beach.

Takapuna Beach was closed after stormwater flowed into the swimming area.

Raw sewage flowed between the flags.

Remember when some people thought sport and politics shouldn't be mixed? How about music?

An arborist was called in to rescue Space Teddy, who was stuck up a tree on Waiheke Island

Drone was used to film parents operating illegal pedestrian crossings for Hauraki School.

The Takapuna business owner said he'd clamp someone in 30 seconds.

Details can now be revealed about the sudden death of 4-year-old Aldrich Viju in 2016.

Jonathan Coleman complained about roadworks and was told: "You're the MP"

Houses, businesses and green spaces earmarked for Takapuna carpark space

Exclusive: Basketball star Corey Webster has been found guilty of assaulting two men.

A strip of Hurstmere Rd in Takapuna which houses a number of bars has been sold for $25m.

Transience has hit a record high in low-decile schools as the housing crisis hits children

Corey Webster says he braced himself for a fight as an affray began at a Takapuna bar.

The basketballer's defence argues one assault charge stemmed from "being misidentified".

Basketballer Corey Webster is on trial after an incident at a Takapuna bar last year.

A former Kawerau boy who met a Chiefs rugby player a month ago has died of cancer.

Lisa Harrison, 19, has been missing since Friday.

A man crushed between two vehicles had been rushing to buy Wiggles tickets for his family.

A man has been injured after he was crushed between two cars in Takapuna.

Five state school principals have taken top jobs in private schools in the past two years.

​Police investigating the death of Leslie Gelberger are seeking two fishermen.

One of Auckland's most iconic theatres prepares to celebrate its 40th birthday in style.

He left North Shore Hospital's mental health unit on Wednesday and hasn't been seen since.

Security among the reasons cited for cancellation of Muslim critic's tour.

A boy with cancer can't get to school because of a severe shortage of disability taxis.

Ex-Masterchef contestant chases dream to bring equestrian sport to Auckland sands.

A leading world critic of Muslim extremism says New Zealand should establish "assimilation centres" for migrants and refugees from

Grieving mum of four-year-old says family is still in the dark about what happened: 'We still can't accept the truth that he is not with us.'

The Auckland Volcanic Field will "almost certainly" erupt again, and a swarm of earthquakes will be the first signal of a catastrophe, say scientists.