Caroline Lynskey's partner of nearly five years was "acting weird" on Friday morning, making mysterious phone calls and being unusually quiet.

An earlier report into "fight clubs" at a Serco jail should have been acted on, Corrections Minister Judith Collins says.

Improvements to public transport are top of the agenda in Albert-Eden-Roskill.

Plans for $1.2 billion of new homes in the Three Kings Quarry in Auckland are up in the air.

New Zealanders will light up the darkness on 17 mountaintops next month as a message of hope for families struggling to cope with suicides by loved ones.

An investigation into allegations of 'fight clubs' at Mt Eden Corrections Facility was fair and the resulting report without error, a High Court judge has found.

Rachel Tynan feels guilty owning a 970sq m section close to the city, but the thought of her villa being demolished or carted off is beyond comprehension.

Is this Auckland's craziest cocktail? A Mt Eden restaurant has upgraded the traditional Bloody Mary from the drinks list to the main course.

A man China wants extradited over the murder of a prostitute is "hyping up" his right to a fair trial to evade justice, says a top Chinese government official.

A cyclist suffered minor back injuries when they were hit by a car in Mt Eden this evening.

A patch of what appears to be blood has stained the concrete footpath below a balcony from which a partygoer is believed to have fallen on Friday night.

A prisoner has died after a day on life support following a self-harm incident in Mt Eden prison, the Herald has learned.

One of Auckland's oldest suburbs, Mt Eden, remains highly sought after for its character homes, leafy streets, school zones, proximity to the central city and vibrant village.

A crowd of about 100 protesters have gathered outside Auckand's Mt Eden Corrections Facility today against the privitisation of jails.

A prisoner, who was so badly beaten he sustained serious brain injuries, is taking Serco to court in a private prosecution - the first of its kind in New Zealand.

Dominion Road is bending under the weight of possible names for the precinct of eateries halfway down it.

Epsom MP David Seymour says the authority which is planning to ban cars from the summit of Mt Eden has no evidence to support one of its central claims.

Slim price differential at auction for neighbouring Mt Eden homes, one in original state and one renovated.

A grandmother and her 2-year-old grandson have been struck by a car after he ran out on to an Auckland road late this morning.

This recently renovated and spacious property is ideally arranged for family life, writes Donna Fleming

Downtown Auckland faces big traffic and public transport challenges with construction on the $2.5 billion underground railway to Mt Eden starting soon.

Elisabeth Easther seeks out some shade in the heart of Mt Eden.

Sunset-chasers and their cars have been locked in Auckland's Mt Eden Domain again - despite a council apology last month to people stranded there by an earlier closing time.

Auckland Council has apologised to visitors whose cars were locked in the Mt Eden domain for two hours after closing and who were asked to pay a $40 release fee.

An exotic deadly arachnid with a fearsome reputation is a key ingredient of a lollipop at a popular Auckland sweet shop.

Extensive do-ups to an Auckland villa paid off, with the developer pocketing $775k more than he paid for the house just seven months ago.

A fire has severely damaged a unit in Auckland's Mt Eden.