A man has turned himself in to police after a car ploughed into a Titirangi cafe last night.

A diner leaped for his life when a speeding car mounted the pavement and crashed into a West Auckland cafe last night.

Danielle Wright discovers clubs happy to welcome you in out of the cold.

A west Auckland man accused of murdering his mother and attempting to murder his father in their home says he still loves his parents although his dad doesn't talk to him.

A man accused of murdering his mother and attempting to murder his father will undergo a further psychiatric report to determine whether he was insane at the time.

Catherine Smith looks at some of the new facilities and activities on offer in Auckland's regional parks.

The Auckland man accused of murdering his mother and attempting to murder his father can now be named.

A man has appeared in court charged with the stabbing of a couple in their west Auckland home last night.

Twenty-five kauri around Colin McCahon's Titirangi cottage (left) have dieback disease for which there is no cure.

A waiter sacked from a popular Auckland cafe for allegedly stealing a $15 tip wants to move on with his life after a "horrible" ordeal to clear his name.

We came here because we were meeting up with visitors from Wellington and wanted to try somewhere new.

One of West Auckland’s best-kept secrets ticks all the boxes for an evening out.

Thousands of fans who took the train to last week's 'family friendly' Rugby World Cup opening celebrations had a horrifying night they would rather forget.

Transition Towns - communities readying themselves for a post-petroleum world - are quietly popping up in New Zealand suburbs.

This may be the best thing to happen to Titirangi since the annual Going West literary festival.

Taimi Allan, actor, a mental health promoter and educator, husband Stewart, a secondary school music teacher and recording artist live in an architecturally designed tree house, set amid bush in Titirangi. They share why they love Titirangi

Fashionable events worth checking out this week.

So close to Auckland, and yet a world away, is a hotel tucked into an area of unsurpassed beauty. Nikki Birrell heads into the heart of the Waitakeres.

Colin McCahon's house reveals another side of Titirangi, says Liz Light.

A real estate agent was caught out on tape by a couple upset over his "unprofessional behaviour" when selling their home.

Designed to sit unobtrusively in its verdant surrounds, this charming character home is a nature-lover's delight.

Catherine Smith looks at the best free and family shows on offer during the two major arts festivals showcasing Auckland City this month.