A second Auckland prison guard has admitted smuggling contraband into jail for a prisoner who was a former rugby league mate.

A distressed woman screamed into her cellphone for help as the six-metre boat she and her father were on capsized and sank.

We're a nation of people who love our food and dining out — but do restaurateurs love us? Dionne Christian runs the rule over our eating habits.

The Ministry of Education has stepped in make sure an Auckland primary school, torched by arsonists on Friday, can reopen on time.

Three much-loved art deco houses scheduled to be demolished are in good condition, contrary to the Auckland Council's assertion that they are in disrepair and should be knocked down, a surveyor says.

KiwiRail has spent $600K to remove controversial footbridge ramps in the Auckland suburb of Glen Eden.

A clean-up began yesterday at a primary school left in ruins after a fire swept through a third of its buildings on Friday.

Photos from Public Enemy's Fear of a Black Planet show at the Auckland Town Hall, Saturday January 8th.

There is a search on Auckland's Waitemata Harbour this morning.

There's fresh blood oozing with talent in New Zealand's wine industry. Rebecca Gibb picks the ones to watch this year.

In the end, it ended like they all do - he does, she does ... and then they were wed.

A three-day Indian wedding taking place in Auckland is possibly the biggest, fattest wedding party this city has seen.