Readers from New Lynn will, I hope, forgive me if I suggest that the suburb, the least westernmost part of what used to be called Waitakere City and will always be called West Auckland, is not really a dining destination.
Oratia beauty really sums up this great family friendly place with its many laid-back features, writes Hannah Sperber.
An Auckland man posed as a mall security guard, forcing a teenage girl into a changing room and molested her as she wept.
A 33-year-old man charged with the murder of Connor Morris has made a brief appearance in court in Kaitaia this morning.
A Christchurch man who won a $14.3 million Powerball prize over the weekend called his boss to say "I quit" after he found out he'd struck the enormous jackpot.
Someone who bought a $14.4 million winning Powerball ticket in a small South Island town could buy 44 average-priced homes there with the sudden windfall.
Millie Elder-Holmes tried to save the man who made her feel safe. She cradled Connor Morris, holding towels to the back of his head while screaming for help.
Connor Morris had rejoined the Head Hunters in recent months, which could increase the risk of retaliation over his death despite police saying it wasn't a gang hit.
The body of Connor Morris - boyfriend of Millie Elder-Holmes - has been returned to his family, but no-one has yet been charged over his death.
Millie Elder-Holmes held boyfriend Connor Morris in her arms as he lay dying, following a machete attack in West Auckland on Saturday night.
A new apartment buyer faces the possibility of a legal row with a developer after finding window and bed space blocked by pillars she claims were not on the plans.
A police prosecutor who used methamphetamine and posted photographs of his drug use online has been struck off as a lawyer.
A new report bragging about how cool and grown-up the ‘new’ Auckland is doesn’t even come close to imagining how great this city could be, writes Greg Dixon.
An explosive fire in West Auckland led to downfall of an alleged criminal enterprise living the “high life” on the profits of the illicit drug trade.
Blame it on the cycleways, the artwork and the market, but cycling advocate Barbara Cuthbert just can't stay away.
How can an Air Force bomb dropped 50km away be heard in Auckland suburbs? Professor Stuart Bradley, of the University of Auckland’s Physics Department, explains.
The owners of a house for sale in West Auckland have taken open-plan living to a new level, inserting an "en suite" complete with toilet into a bedroom, with no dividing walls.
The RNZAF displayed their bombing exercises today, after they sparked a series of mysterious booms that were heard across the Auckland region last week.
Some Aucklanders remain without hot water after Tuesday's damaging storm.
A 20ha block of land at Hobsonville set aside for the marine industry will now be used for housing after a vote by Auckland councillors today.
A 55-year-old man has appeared in court charged over the deaths of two women in West Auckland yesterday.
It's costing $1.4b and by 2017 should help give drivers from Manukau to Albany with an alternative to SH1 and the harbour bridge. So how's it going?
West Auckland residents complaining of "earthy" tasting water are being offered free bottles of water and told the problem might not be fixed until tomorrow.
A state primary school has recommended that children have an iPad for the upcoming school year, as an increasing number of schools add tablets or laptops to their back-to-school lists.
A police car was rammed by a driver in a stolen truck, who then escaped by driving the wrong way along the Auckland motorway overnight.
Doctor Scott Waghorn, of DentalCare West in the Auckland suburb of Glen Eden, is offering about $25,000 worth of free dental work today - for the third year running.