Neighbours of a woman who was viciously attacked in her own home have described the horror of seeing her bound, half-naked and her face covered in blood.

It has 60 vacant rental berths of a size once prized by small keel boat owners.

At 3pm every weekday it’s a circus outside most primary schools in the country as parents vie for a parking space so they can collect their children.

Auckland motorists are being asked to avoid Ponsonby Road while emergency services mop up an oil spill.

A crash on Auckland's Southern Motorway has killed a man and caused chaos for commuters.

My happy place is seeing the Matariki constellation rise for the first time in the Maori New Year.

John Constable, of Constable Hurst Architects on collaborating with the Kingsland Business Society on a video about running a business in the area. He has created a hub for creative businesses at his building, 6 Kingsland Tce.

It's a $15 million renovation, an award-winning heritage vision and a blueprint for urban renewal in downtown Auckland. And judging from the all-day crowds, it's still the place to be seen drinking coffee.

A young man who helped his friend spray-paint swastikas on Jewish graves at an Auckland cemetery has been told he is "staring down a sentence of imprisonment".

A man accused of spraying swastikas on Jewish graves said he was drunk when he and a friend decided to go out tagging and he is not anti-Semitic, a court has heard.

The so-called debate on Auckland's draft Unitary Plan has become disconnected from the big-picture narrative that it serves: that contained in the overarching Auckland Plan, which aims to transform Auckland into the "world's most liveable city".

It was built as the pinnacle of luxury and outstanding architectural design but is now at the centre of bitter battles, as residents lurch from one scrap to the next.

Firefighters raised a record $471,000 for Leukaemia & Blood Cancer New Zealand by racing up 51 flights of stairs to the top of the country's tallest building.

Ngati Whatua o Orakei is preparing for a big Auckland real estate development push, after its treaty settlement and commercial restructuring.

At the bottom of Vulcan Lane sits a man dressed in tight black jeans, a purple jacket and a brimmed hat (complete with jaunty feather). He is belting out some killer riffs on an electric "jellybean" guitar and feeding them through a homemade amp.

Auckland rhymes with walkland, and with good reason. If you don't believe us, try some of these top trots.

Celebrant Jan McCallum tells Elisabeth Easther what she loves about living in St Marys Bay. The friendly folk, abundant local parks and the wonderful Mercy Hospice where she volunteers are just a few of her favourite things.

A helicopter which went down in Auckland's Waitemata Harbour was the first of its kind and was due to feature in a helicopter expo in Russia in a few days.

Prime Minister John Key has offered "an unreserved apology'' to any Wellingtonian offended by his comment that the capital city was "dying".

Police have appealed against the discharge given to the mother who left her children in a SkyCity Casino carpark while she and her partner gambled for two hours.

A male cyclist was taken to hospital with minor injuries after being hit by a car in Auckland's Herne Bay this morning.

Donna McIntyre and kids glide across the ice at Mission Bay.

So, you think your child's funny? Danielle Wright talks to the kids comedy industry to find out how you can encourage your children to make people, other than their mum and dad, laugh.