Police are hunting for up to six people who attacked a security guard and left him unconscious outside a shopping centre in West Auckland.

The property encompassing Coopers Creek’s vineyard at 601 State Highway 16, Huapai in West Auckland, is for sale with a lease arrangement providing for the continued operation of the winery and vineyard by the current owners.

The principal of a new charter school has resigned, less than two weeks after the institution opened, while he is investigated by the Teachers Council over exam entries.

Onlookers who rushed to a crash scene on a rural road northwest of Auckland tried to comfort the driver before he died in his upturned car.

Police are working to establish whether a person killed in a car crash in Waitakere, Auckland today was the driver or a passenger.

A controversial penis-shaped sculpture is nothing new for West Auckland, says deputy mayor Penny Hulse.

The owner of the mystery drone found crashed on a Titirangi property before Christmas has come forward to reclaim it.

Work started this week on the $36 million expansion of New Zealand's first shopping mall.

After the excesses of Christmas and New Year celebrations, Joelle Thomson investigates North Island walks for you to check out on your holidays.

An Auckland police constable stripped off his police uniform and dove into the sea to apprehend a man making off in a stolen row boat yesterday.

Fingers crossed, you will be blessed with a refreshing sea breeze as you tackle these top walks.

Dozens of firefighters battled a fierce bush fire in West Auckland last night that threatened homes and blocked access to residents.

Firefighters remained at the scene of fierce bush fire in West Auckland overnight to ensure there were no further outbreaks.

Firefighters attended a dramatic fire in a van in West Auckland this evening.

A car reversed into an Auckland service station early this morning in a ram-raid style robbery.

A man has been airlifted to hospital after hurting his back sliding down sand dunes at a West Auckland beach today.

Reggae festival's move to Auckland provides solid but soggy start to the summer festival season, writes Chris Schulz.

One of Auckland's most beautiful western suburbs, Huia is a darling settlement 33km from the centre of Auckland where time seems to have stood still.

Sarah Ell and her family road, ride and walk-test the new attractions at Hobsonville Point.

A West Auckland business owner is accused of paying someone to burn down his factory for an insurance payout of more than $1 million.

A toddler who died yesterday after she was hit by a car driven by a relative in her West Auckland driveway has now been named by police.

A West Auckland man who ripped off a pensioner for $67,000, stole his smoke alarms and was set to change the man's will has been jailed for more than two years.

Four of the best parks and outdoor spaces to take your kids.

Stocky 45-year-old man was charged with male assaults female and assaulting with intent to injure.

A man police were seeking following a death at a rural West Auckland address last night has been found in Wanganui.