Editorial: Having produced the big 30-year Auckland Plan, the council is now obliged to produce a more detailed 10-year plan to be called the "unitary plan".

The country's top road cop says the road toll of seven so far this Labour Weekend is disappointing.

Police are planning a sweeping review of their 3200-vehicle fleet, but deny concern about the future of large cars is behind the exercise.

Auckland Transport has been slugging motorists with fines of $3 million a month for parking and other vehicle offences.

A man has been arrested for allegedly punching a woman while they were travelling into Wellington on a train this morning.

Auckland Council is considering cutting the number of unelected council-controlled organisations from seven to four.

Herald exclusive: Only half the penalties for speeding police cars have been paid since 2008.

Manawatu Gorge is one step closer to being fully functional again after steel rods were drilled into the hillside to help secure the slope.

Auckland ratepayers are spending $13.1 million a year to pay for seven boards of directors, seven chief executives and seven executive teams who run much of the Super City.

Mayor's efforts to increase public scrutiny of bodies that run three-quarters of Auckland only a partial success.

A West Auckland MP says a new public transport zone plan is discriminatory, likening it to racially segregated "Alabama, 1955"

Evening of darts turns to tragedy after pensioner struck by car.

The Government has been notified of 11 "near misses" involving ships since the Rena disaster.