Nine businesses in New Lynn are closed today because of the flooding.

A section of a main New Lynn street remains cordoned off with parts of a footpath now a giant gaping hole with an impassable sheer drop.

The victim was "extremely relieved" to hear the news of the man's arrest.

Auckland residents have begun cleaning up drenched homes and filing insurance claims after a massive storm saturated the region.

'In solidarity West Auckland. Got home and my whole downstairs is flooded,' Sepuloni says.

If you're driving through West Auckland, you may face big traffic queues.

Brigitte Price went from an ordinary morning watching kids' soccer to a frantic race to save her Glendene home from flooding.

New Lynn man had been watching cars driving through the flooded street, and laughing at their predicament, when water began pouring into his flat.

About 35 people have been evacuated from a block of flats and a commercial building in New Lynn.

A 69-year-old fisherman has died in a water tragedy at Karekare Beach.

Activist Lynda Williams has fought the health system for a better deal for 20 years.

New Zealand's favourite soap is on the hunt for its newest (and littlest) cast member - a newborn baby.

"Stairs of doom" a big part of fundraiser training.

The stars of Outrageous Fortune have reunited out West for a good cause.

New Zealand universities have again scored high rankings in the annual QS World University Subject Rankings.

No one hurt as offenders take cash and flee in early-morning Henderson raid.

Police announced a major truancy operation across Auckland.

A woman who suffered horrific leg injuries when she fell between a train and the platform in West Auckland yesterday is in a stable condition.

A dedicated police team is following leads on the vicious Riverhead quarry assault.

A quick stop at the market led to the impulse purchase of a winning lotto ticket.

Dune boarder seriously injured after surfing steep slope goes awry.

Security footage from Riverhead timberyards may hold vital clues after a woman was viciously beaten at a nearby quarry.

Watch: Irate dad shoulder-charges a BMX rider after his son was accidentally knocked off his skateboard.

Transport-users lobby group proposes new train service from south to west.

Fire crews have rushed to West Auckland where a shed has gone up in flames.

Starship nurse recounts highs and lows, as part of hospital's 25th birthday.

They came dressed in white - and left the colour of a rainbow.

A man suffered an accident at Auckland's newest skate and BMX park, then faced an agonising near-hour-long wait for an ambulance to arrive.

Jean Harding, manager of English Language partners West Auckland Branch and Mareena Ilyas a dedicated English teacher, talk about giving refugees and immigrants the ability to live an everyday Kiwi life. Mareena explains "it's teaching them how to survive".

A call from a member of the public led police to uncover a sophisticated, large-scale commercial cannabis operation in West Auckland.