Vector has launched the first rapid electric vehicle chargers in downtown Auckland.

A green overhaul by Auckland Council is expected to save ratepayers nearly three quarters of a million dollars each year.

Mayor Len Brown said the vision for the memorial is that it be a feature about the effects of conflict on the wider community, not solely on military service.

It's rare for politicians to admit their mistakes. Particularly one as recent as Auckland Council's unelected Maori Statutory Board, writes Brian Rudman.

Rod Emmerson's take on the Auckland housing accord.

The sound of grunty engines filled Auckland's main street yesterday as V8 Supercar drivers cruised a lap ahead of their big weekend at Pukekohe.

Two years after Auckland Council and the Government signed a "housing accord", only 102 houses are known to have been built under its "fast-track" rules.

Mayoral candidate Mark Thomas has welcomed the new set up, which will have backing from National Party figures.

A lucky punter could nab a three-bedroom brick home in Mt Roskill for just $1 - but there's a catch.

Witnesses said officers had arrived at the Mt Albert Superette around 7pm and had now taped it off, sparking concerns of a robbery.

Three of Auckland Zoo's best-loved characters are departing overseas.

The AT plans make sense, and are far from the officious nonsense many are complaining of.

The Mt Albert Grammar School pupil was hit when she was crossing Taylors Rd , near the St Lukes Rd intersection, about 8am Thursday.

A new apartment development in Auckland's Wynyard Quarter has been officially launched by the Prime Minister today.

The Google Street View car has been spotted photographing Auckland this week - giving city dwellers the opportunity to be immortalised on the spot.

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National MP says her focus is getting back into cabinet.

There are currently five trucks in attendance with another one en route to the station on the corner of Stanley Street and Beach Road.

Police have interviewed a man over claims a prostitute wrote a note seeking help and secretly handed it to him.

One of Remuera's most glamorous homes has sold for $4 million above its capital value determined just last year.

A crash involving four or five cars has blocked multiple lanes on a motorway in Auckland this evening.

Youths who tried to destroy a CCTV camera while allegedly bashing and robbing an Auckland taxi driver still had their images handed to police.

A historic mansion that's hosted politicians, royalty and academics has been taken over by a new kind of pedigree - a semi-celebrity cat.

Men accused of storming an Auckland office and forcefully dragging staff out over an apparent land claim have been released on bail.

Art lovers should run to Auckland's Viaduct this month for an exhibition of the nation's best photography.

They're buildings and houses which help tell the story of Auckland - but how many will survive a planning rulebook designed to squeeze more people in?

A council boss says breaking up the Auckland regional park network was discussed at brain-storming sessions but the idea never crossed his desk.

Two people have been arrested this morning following an incident at a Cook Street address on Monday afternoon.

Andrew Wai Poi was previously sentenced at North Shore District Court to one year's home detention for owning dogs which caused the death of a 31-year-old woman.

Car-pooling is about to be boosted by a new smartphone application around the country, and a trial discount parking scheme in Auckland.