Latest from Auckland

'Bizarre and horrifying scene': Father bound 3yo in packing tape for an hour

"Why don't you just let me kill you instead," he told the boy. "Let me have that joy."

200 cars involved in illegal street racing in Auckland targeted by police

The racers involved had dubbed the meet up the 'Auckland invasion'.

'Viagra for the heart': A sizzling dive into the science of sex and chemical attraction

A provocative play asks where love sits, in the heart or the brain?

Is it cheaper to buy in Double Grammar zone - or live elsewhere and pay for private schooling?

We show you how to crunch the numbers to find the best option for your family's education.

Huge stash of 200 firearms: Concern for Auckland man's 'total disregard of security'

The astonishing cache highlights the lack of a limit on how many guns one can own in NZ.

‘Does this look like chicken?’ Baby narrowly survives choking incident

Little Lennox Knight was critically ill, and his parents had no idea why.

A comedian's tour of Auckland's best spots

Every week, we ask a well-known Aucklander for their favourite spots in the city.

Lotto's $17m Powerball prize not struck

The numbers are in - have you won anything in tonight's draw?

‘Felt the Earth move’: Boom follows bright light as Kiwis spot meteor in sky

Could you have a meteorite in your backyard?

First-home buyer's seven-year journey to the ownership dream

‘It gives us options in the future,’ says DPB-raised buyer who dreamed of family base.

Sushi shop attack: Police remove stabber's body

Police say their scene examination is almost over.

Crash pair remain in hospital after motorists doused one injured man with water

Critically-injured man in his 30s flown to hospital by rescue helicopter after crash.

Caught on video: Bungling young bandit jailed for jewellery heist

He and his underage accomplices hit two Auckland businesses, causing $400,000 in losses.

‘Got the worst deal’: Wet, windy weekend for battered regions, elsewhere fares better

A heavy rain watch has been issued for beleaguered eastern region.

'Didn't deserve that': Sushi shop owner hospitalised after stabbing; assailant dead

Assailant dead at the scene, say police who remain at the scene.

Security company worker pilfers $466k, using his children as decoys, in years-long swindle

'You breached that fundamental trust they had in you.'

Watch: Full video emerges of 'hate crime' vandalism of Auckland's rainbow crossing

Hooded and masked vandals can be seen filming themselves painting over rainbow crossing.

Wondering what to do in Auckland this Easter?

There’s a lot on this long weekend.