I do not pretend to have closely studied all - well, any actually - of the material presented to the Waitakere City Council and the Environment Court in the long battle to establish a cafe at this iconic West Coast beach.

Auckland Mayor John Banks calls the city's new local government structure "an inspired piece of work".

Police have named the 20-year-old woman killed when the car she was a passenger in rolled on Te Henga Rd.

Centre's popularity with shoppers illustrates success of this trailblazing retail development project.

Find out where to watch fireworks displays in your area tonight and during the weekend.

TVNZ says it always intended to phase out the 45 second ad for TVNZ 7's 'Focus on the Economy' series over the next few days.

Labour has written to TVNZ asking it to pull an ad it says gives National about $1 million in free publicity.

A small cafe which caused a furore, protest and a three-year, $200,000 legal wrangle is now set to open in less than two weeks.

We came here because friends had recommended it and we were keen to have a walk around Titirangi village.

Potters Hugh and Jacqueline Roscoe were among the queues of people collecting bags of free clay dug from the New Lynn Rail trench.

Mourners at Aisling Symes' funeral were told what the community did in searching for her had "eternal significance".

The mysterious Asian woman seen with Aisling Symes was mentally unwell and has a history of trying to lure children into cars with lollies.

Friends and family will gather tomorrow to remember bubbly 2-year-old Aisling Symes.

Aisling Symes' parents say their daughter's funeral will include family tributes and music in her memory.

Aisling Symes' family have had to shut down the wall on their Facebook page after 'silly' messages were found.