Flooding reached worrying heights in Gurvinder Singh's small apartment.

In the driving rain, a bit of number eight wire thinking saved an auditorium from flooding.

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.

Seven people, armed with a baseball bat and crowbar, entered the shop.

There was 88kg of gold which passed from Rob Burgess to a gold dealer - enough evidence for police to take almost everything he owns.

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.

Ticket holders for Vaxxed will be notified of the venue only three hours before it starts

Police have received lots of feedback about a car seen at the quarry.

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.