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Blues player on trial for assault

A star Auckland rugby player is on trial accused of attacking two men in a boozy nightclub brawl.

Review: Orbit, Auckland CBD

The Sky Tower’s revolving restaurant Orbit will elevate your special occasion.

Brunch: Depot Eatery, Auckland CBD

The menu is a short, sweet list of just three “morning glories” — bacon and egg doonas, toasted muesli and fresh, warm beignets. Plus the perfectly brewed Havana Coffee Co beans.

Father of Auckland needed bail-out

He was a remarkable man, the father of Auckland. One of the city's first two European settlers, he built the first house, set up the first business, opened the first shop and was the first exporter.

Quax gets tweeters all a-twitter

Auckland councillor Dick Quax has been causing a stir online with flippant comments about public transport and the regular presence of police in an Auckland suburb.

Military shell found in Auckland building

Bystander tackles violent offender

Police chasing a violent offender in Auckland were helped out by a bystander who tackled the man, bringing him down and allowing police to handcuff him.

Big brand stores may head to Auckland

Mayor Len Brown has named big-brand international retailers Apple and Tiffany & Co as potential candidates to open their first New Zealand stores in Auckland.

Businessman chained victim in 'dungeon'

A wealthy businessman who chained up a woman in his "dungeon" and forced her to perform sex acts has been jailed for 15 years.

City gets new 'fanzones' for big events

Auckland City's public spaces will be transformed into 'fanzones' to allow the public to fully engage with a bumper summer of international events.

Govt flags public transport expansion outside main cities

Live wire fatal: Mother haunted by death

The heartbroken mother of a man who died in a car crash while power lines prevented his rescue says she lies awake at night visualising his painful death.

Live wire death: New policies introduced

A raft of new policies have been introduced in the wake of a fatal car crash in which a man died in front of rescuers eyes as they waited for power lines to be switched off.

Siege 'elephant in the room' - NZ judge

A New Zealand judge has made reference to the Sydney siege as “the elephant in the room” while sentencing a man who shouted jihadist slogans at a Muslim leader.

Map mix-up led to delays at Onehunga crash site

An electrical engineer tasked with cutting power to a crash site where a man lay trapped inside his car, surrounded by power lines, did not call an operations centre for help despite being unable to find a substation for about an hour.

'Grasping at straws'

A senior fire fighter was "grasping at straws" as he asked a power company engineer to cut electricity to an Auckland suburb as they tried to reach a dying man.