Albert-Eden Local Board decides to develop plan which could reduce the size of the golf course in order to create sports fields.

Two of the biggest events on the Auckland calendar, the Lantern Festival and Laneway Festival, could move to the Domain.

Young man fatally shot by police last night was a junior kickboxing champion.

Auckland's Viaduct Harbour has finally got some green space with a $1.2 million makeover of Waitemata Plaza.

A chopper flight gives photographer Mark Meredith an inspiring new perspective of the City of Sails.

Three people were injured after a crash in south Auckland early this morning.

Auckland is undergoing one of the most rapid transformations in its history, says a leading architect.

From seaplanes to DC3s to stunt planes, Sarah Ell finds myriad ways to see Auckland from the skies.

The street of restaurants is already famous, it doesn't need to be tagged with an inaccurate brand, writes Brian Rudman.

Developer Willis Bond has taken deposits on more than half of its planned 164 new Wynyard Quarter apartments.

A developer is calling for a taller height limit to go with no controls on density in Auckland's suburbs.

The Herald understands the injured man is affiliated with Black Power. However, the altercation that led to his injuries were not thought to be gang-related.

WATCH: Water gushes through supermarket ceiling and leaves shoppers in the deep.

City's quest for more money is nothing new...but a better answer would be to stop throwing it around.

A 17-level, 3073sq m apartment/office block is planned for 38 Fort St in Auckland's CBD where a low-rise building now stands.

If city commuters are ever to be enticed to leave cars at home and use public transport, it will take more than a petrol tax or road toll or a congestion charge.

A select audience with a head for heights got a close-up view of the Melbourne Cup as it was taken around Auckland's Sky Tower Skywalk yesterday.

A cluster of Chinese restaurants does not make a "Chinatown", much as some people might wish it to be so.

A 12m-wide sliver of land wedged between two houses is up for sale in Ponsonby.

Neighbours tried to rescue an elderly lady from an Auckland house fire but the flames “were just too big”, they said.

Police received a call reporting a homeless man carrying a firearm in the central city area.

A fire has destroyed a home in an upmarket Auckland suburb this afternoon.

A family are livid at a $4725 rates rise for their elderly mother and say it points to a fundamental problem with property rates.

A 30m blue whale kite and two smaller "baby" ones measuring 8m and 16m will take to the skies at the Manu Aute Kite Day in Auckland tomorrow.

Modified foot patrols in the Waitemata police district have been instructed to stand still to increase visibility.

The New Zealand Superannuation Fund is sniffing around Auckland's red-hot housing market for investment opportunities.

Residents of 10 houses have been affected by flooding after a water main burst in St Heliers this morning.

Tourists and freedom campers are causing serious health and safety concerns at Silo Park in Auckland's Wynyard Quarter.

'C'mon, let's find the secret chamber.' Dionne Christian's youngsters race ahead of her on this special mission.

It's being heralded as "the world's smallest gelato store" but it might also scoop the title of nation's smallest shop.