Police are looking for a 37-year-old man after he shot a woman in the leg in a central Auckland apartment.

Concerns are growing for Richard Ngata who has not been seen since leaving Auckland's SkyCity Casino two months ago.

Police are searching for a man who stole a day's worth of bank takings after he robbed a security van while armed with a gun in central Auckland.

A smoking truck blocking part of the left lane of State Highway One, northbound, just after the Harbour Bridge tonight.

A man has been arrested following a series of peeping tom incidents around Auckland's Grey Lynn. And it appears a hero cat may have played a part.

A planned multi-million dollar move to the central city by Auckland Transport is being questioned by mayoral candidate Phil Goff.

A 15-year-old Mangere student has spoken in defence of the low-income suburb saying his generation is ready to break the stereotype.

A crash has blocked the part of the Southern Motorway after Tip Top corner, in Mt Wellington.

Popular Auckland road famous for its Christmas lights set to become more user-friendly for pedestrians, cyclists and drivers.

Auckland Council has today been awarded more than $13,000 towards costs incurred while recouping unpaid rates from activist Penny Bright.

Two arrests have been made in the second incident this week where residential apartments and motels were being used to supply methamphetamine.

An anonymous benefactor has given Youthline's Youth Health Service a $20,000 boost that will enable the service to keep its doors open.

Auckland city workers and inner-city dwellers could be paying more than $60 a day to park on the CBD streets from June.

This isn't the first time a competitor to Fullers has pulled the pin on a regular weekday Waiheke Island scehdule.

The Auckland Central Library has reopened this morning after a leak caused its closure yesterday.

Tourism operator Explore Group is quitting its ferry service to Waiheke Island just a year after it started.

Where have all the souvenir and convenience stores gone? Big stores are pushing them out of Queen Street.

A false alarm at SkyCity in Auckland frightened some patrons this afternoon.

The trial gave taxis 24-hour access to the bridge to improve links between the CBD, hospitals and Newmarket but they broke the rules.

It was hoped to raise what remained of the historic ferry later this afternoon after it sank at its Wynyard Wharf berth last month.

Gilda Kirkpatrick has called it a "giant white boob" but the Auckland dome is almost ready to house thousands of tonnes of cement.

Police are investigating an "incident" at a North Shore primary school involving a young pupil.

Major repair costs were not revealed to councillors before the purchase of the ASB Tower for a new council headquarters, says councillor Chris Darby.

The man responsible for leaving yoghurt lids on the window of an Auckland art supplies store is making his sticky presence known a bit further afield.

Police officers stood at the door of Auckland's Heritage Hotel last night, as about 80 protesters played music and chanted outside the venue.

The cost of cladding repairs at Auckland Council's Albert St headquarters has blown out from $4 million to an estimated $31m, according to a report.

Central Auckland is facing years of chaos as several huge building projects get under way to advance the city's international aspirations.

Caged Chicken Farms - and Auckland's skyline.

A building housing a downtown Auckland gym has been evacuated after smoke was spotted on one floor, and was smelled on another.