Auckland's homeless speak of the of Auckland's new synthetic cannabis scourge.

Thousands of athletes have started descending on Auckland for the World Masters Games.

As the country's property prices finally flatten off, this town is bucking the trend with people buying up the city's houses in their droves.

Downtown Auckland businesses are having an extended Boxing Day shopping period as up to 6500 people come ashore from the largest cruise

Two ferry companies vying for the coveted summertime tourist dollar today resumed their long-running stoush over access to a Bay of Islands reserve.

Power has now been restored to thousands of Auckland homes after an outage earlier this evening left them in the dark as stormy weather batters the city.

A seaside house at the centre of a bitter family dispute has failed to sell at auction.

A damning report has outlined Middlemore Hospital's failures during an outbreak of a contagious and potentially fatal bacteria.

It started out with a few mates wanting to walk around the Manukau Harbour and raise cash for disadvantaged kids.

Figures from the council's 2014 CVs, released today, are a double-edged sword for the city's homeowners. Check out the average increase for every suburb.

The police unit rocked by allegations two staff tried to entice a woman into a sexual tryst by sending her lewd footage is also under investigation over bullying allegations.

Sir Owen Glenn has failed to keep his promises to help community organisations in Otara after delivering just a fraction of the money he pledged.

Several thousand protesters have converged on downtown Auckland to protest the Trans Pacific Partnership Agreement.

Police are expecting a "huge" weekend as thousands of people flock to various events around Auckland, with crowds expected to be the biggest since the Rugby World Cup.

A girl who crashed into a car as she rode her bike south of Auckland on Thursday is a "free and strong spirit" who is giving herself every chance of pulling through, her father says.

More than 5500 households were without power as the tail end of a tropical storm lashed Auckland with winds of up to 100km/h this afternoon.

Police are still seeking the driver of a car which fled from a crash scene on the wrong side of the motorway early today, leaving behind an injured pregnant woman.

Apartments could be the answer for financially strapped Aucklanders trying to get into the property market as the number of apartment building projects soars.

Bystanders were powerless to save a cyclist at one of Auckland's busiest intersections as police reveal the truckie had a green light and was unaware he'd hit the rider.

A truck driver did not know a cyclist had gone under the wheels of his truck until he was alerted by other motorists some 70 metres away, police say.

A cat caused a stir after being stuck in a central Auckland building shaft for four days.

Amid calls of "shame on you'' from the gallery, Auckland Mayor Len Brown was thrown a lifeline by his councillors when they voted to censure him but did not hold a vote of no confidence.

Who would have thought - Santa Claus has a day job doing admin at the Auckland Chamber of Commerce.

A group of four teenagers chose the wrong spot to carry out some tagging overnight, police say.

When branches came through her open driver's window Emma Gates slammed on her brakes, stopped in the middle of the road and crouched under her steering wheel.