The return of trams running in the Auckland CBD is one step closer, with the arrival of two trams from Victoria this morning.

Work will today continue at the site of Saturday's gas explosion in Auckland which claimed the life of a 48-year-old woman.

The cause of a gas explosion in south Auckland which claimed the life of a 48-year-old woman on Saturday is still unknown, despite police completing their forensic examination at the scene.

The last of the migrations are heading out of town, so hurry to catch our feathered friends.

Ian Hughes tells Cate Foster why he has lived in and around Newton since he was 19 and can't imagine living anywhere else.

Influx of Rugby World Cup fans will test Auckland's mobile and internet networks.

Auckland's famed music store Real Groovy is celebrating its 30th birthday over the long weekend, after weathering financial troubles three years ago and the continued threat of digital downloads.

The site of Saturday's explosion was closed again last night after workers smelled gas.

A woman was killed and six men left with injuries similar to those sustained by "landmine" victims while inspecting work on a water pipe in Auckland's Onehunga yesterday.

Ramon Milner slept through his alarm yesterday morning - and the lie-in could have saved his life.

The explosion at a construction site in the Auckland suburb of Onehunga has killed one person, a 48-year old woman, and left six others injured.