Just 75 minutes from Queen St, yet still in Auckland, Te Arai is a long surf beach.

Isobel Greenwood on her QSM: ''I don't think I've done enough to deserve it.''

Find out when and where to avoid driving if you want to miss the traffic on Boxing Day.

Local Government Commission rejects secession bids by Northern Rodney and Waiheke Island.

Winston Peters is "where we need him", independence group says.

Inside the world of the Head Hunters - and the Godfather of Kiwi crime.

Inside the world of the Head Hunters - and the Godfather of Kiwi crime.

Family and friends mourn the death of Wellsford crash victim Shannon-Dean Ford.

Police have named the fatal victim of a car crash in Wellsford on Sunday, August 6.

One person has been killed in a motorbike crash near Wellsford.

A nine-year-old boy was flown to hospital with a neck injury after an "illegal tackle".

Kamo coach says camaraderie played big part in vital 25-12 win over spirited Sharks.

OBM continued to show their dominance in the Bayleys Premier rugby competition.

OBM grab another bonus point as Mid Northern and Western Sharks keep pace.

Kamo picked up their first win of the season in the Bayleys Premier grade.

Motorists are urged to take care on the way home - but the worst is to come tomorrow.

A person with critical injuries is trapped in a car crash north of Auckland

The Warkworth-Wellsford highway will now cost twice as much, but the Government says it is worth every cent.

NZTA hopes a new road connecting Warkworth and Wellsford will reduce crash casualties on the route by 80 per cent.

Two people were seriously injured in the single car crash about 8am north of Warkworth.

Some Mangawhai residents are out of water and facing longer delays to replenish their tanks after WaterCare turned off the taps at their closest filling stations.

A diesel spill and heavy holiday traffic is making it slow going north of Auckland.

Significant delays remain on State Highway 1 north of Wellsford after this morning's truck crash.

Residents who were evacuated this afternoon have been allowed to return to their homes tonight.

One dead after tractor rolls on farm north of Auckland.

Two children suffered minor injuries after the school bus they were on collided with a van on State Highway One north of Auckland.

An empty school bus and truck have collided north of Wellsford this morning.

A 40-year-old pregnant woman critically injured in a car crash on Friday is now in a serious condition in hospital.

A pregnant woman is in hospital after suffering critical injuries when the car she was driving and another vehicle collided in the Dome Valley.

A woman was airlifted to hospital in a critical condition after falling down stairs near Auckland yesterday.