Police say there does not appear to be any foul play involved in a death of a woman in west Auckland earlier today.

Department of Conservation (DOC) officials have seized two nets and about 80 fish following reports of commercial fishing in a marine reserve in Auckland.

A woman who happened across a fatal road accident in west Auckland yesterday discovered the dead man was her partner.

A young constable has described seeing her sergeant throttle a prisoner half a metre from her face.

For a breather from the city, explore the pockets of bush and wetland nestled in suburbia.

A constable has described how he saw his senior officer knee a handcuffed prisoner, who later had to have his left testicle surgically removed.

We came here because a friend lives nearby and recommended this cafe, housed in a beautifully restored hotel that was built in 1854.

A police constable has started giving evidence against his former senior officer who is on trial for allegedly assaulting five prisoners.

Susan Edmunds takes to the water with a surf school - and manages to do without Piha Rescue.

Firefighters are praising a west Auckland woman who rushed into her neighbour's burning house and woke the sleeping occupants.

Our four-legged beasts can now share the love in Auckland parks.

Ancient forests and waterfalls are all part of a short trek through the Waitakeres, writes Danielle Wright.