A cop diagnosed with incurable cancer has ticked another item off her bucket list.

Dean Baigent-Mercer fears the northern rata's summer display may be their last.

A young man appeared in court after an elderly woman woke to find her house being torched.

Applications have opened for relocation grants for overseas and expatriate Kiwi teachers.

If you missed last night's Harbour Bridge light show it's not too late to catch it tonight

Nurse Betty Jenkins is still going strong after 58 years of nursing.

A man has been charged in connection to the synthetic drugs-related death of Calum Jones

Mother sent to psychiatric hospital after guilty verdict in historic murder case.

Denise Yates had been a unionist and campaigned on environmental and LGBT issues.

Motorists had to slam on brakes or swerve off the road to avoid the car on the Piha road

Sonny Fai's brother rejected Bulldogs deal as part of an attempt to move on from his past.

Intensive care paramedic Casey Drum uses beekeeping as a form of escapism.

The man was seen in the WestCity Mall, Henderson, on two separate occasions.

A Bethells Beach lifeguard was abused by a swimmer when trying to guide him to safety.

Central Auckland boarding house was home to both murderer and victim

Fire crews rushed to the scene on Township Road shortly before 11am.

The fire is understood to be in pine trees on a farm which runs behind Awaroa Rd.

A stray cockerel is tormenting a west Auckland community in the wee hours of the morning.

She was the victim of a nasty arson attack, but her faith in humanity is far from shaken.

Four teenagers asked for a glass of water - then torched an elderly woman's home.

"He put up the strongest and most courageous fight.''

It's been about five days since the storm, and 400 Auckland homes still have no hot water.

Man suffers serious burns after a large blaze engulfed a two-storey home.

He had missiles thrown at his car. Then he was knocked out cold.

Calum Jones died in September after using synthetic drugs. Today his girlfriend speaks out

Emergency services will have to wait until morning to learn the full impact.

Police and council looking for those who dumped drums which leaked oil near Piha.

COMMENT: For a world class city in the 21st century, beach pollution is not acceptable.

Auckland Council is investigating the water quality of a West Auckland stream.

Person taken to Auckland City Hospital after car ends up on other side of the barrier.