A group of men tried to carry a boat from the middle of the road when it fell off its trailer on a busy Auckland road.

Police are warning customers that a large amount of stolen sunglasses may be available online.

In the past five years, 21 crashes have been recorded at this Auckland intersection - 13 of which resulted in injury.

Nearly 1000 cats have found themselves in predicaments needing rescue by fire crews in the last five years.

Auckland and Bay of Plenty worst hit, but authorities say reduction efforts have worked.

Early last year, Ben Suisala was fit, healthy and hoping to play professional rugby. Now, the 25-year-old Auckland father-of-two has terminal brain cancer.

A 4-year-old boy has been seriously injured at a children's play facility in Auckland.

Pregnant woman who was told to leave the pool because she was not wearing the correct swimwear has been given a pre-Christmas surprise.

A pregnant woman says she felt ashamed and on the verge of tears after being told she was wearing "inappropriate" swimwear at a public swimming pool.

Auckland drivers favour sticking with a transport levy to fill an annual $400 million transport funding gap.

The proposed Unitary Plan, has come under scrutiny at the opening of a High Court hearing where several appellants argue errors of law were made in its development.

Police are seeking a man who robbed a North shore dairy at gunpoint, saying he is dangerous and should not be approached.

Freedom campers might be able to pitch their tents across more of Auckland this summer.

Steve Braunias meets Simonne Butler, who very nearly died in the famous attack in 2003 when P-crazed wretch Tony Dixon went at her with a Samurai sword.

An Auckland Council by-election is set to cost ratepayers more than $100,000 after a local board member resigned at the board's first meeting.

Merkins Bah Agu's downfall was a retired American couple caught smuggling 7kg of meth in the linings of their suitcases, a court has

An asteroid discovered by a former Whanganui woman now has an official name. Jennie McCormick, born and educated in Whanganui, made

A fire that was rapidly spreading down a cliff in swanky Auckland suburb St Heliers has been extinguished.

Only five days into November, 10 people have already died on our roads, and police fear another 60 to 70 people could be killed before the end of the year.

Lucy Schwaner, who dramatically quit the Howick Local Board last night, says her ability to chair the board with young children was dragged into question.

Is this the shortest term in office ever? Lucy Schwaner was sworn in, then walked out less than half an hour later

A motorcyclist has died in Auckland tonight.

A digger is understood to have crashed into the Penrose overbridge on Auckland's Southern Motorway.

A car caught mysteriously caught fire in Panmure this morning.

Houses evacuated after Auckland bomb threat.

H&M opens its first store in New Zealand with a red carpet launch event last night. We talk to Daniel Lattemann, Country Sales Manager for NZ about what the store will mean for NZ.

Police are asking motorists to avoid the intersection of Kerwyn Ave and Ra Ora Dr in East Tamaki following a crash between a car and a van.

A teenager has appeared in court in relation to a brutal carjacking in Panmure last week which left a 65-year-old woman in hospital.

It's becoming harder for Aucklanders to borrow money for a new house if they haven't already sold their current home.

Laura McGoldrick updates us on today's cracker Paralympics medal score!