It was the fifth armed robbery of a North Shore pub in just over a year.

The two men, dressed in black, walked into the bar with a "swagger".

Phil Twyford will look favourably on fully funding the SeaPath project to Takapuna.

Former students say Hato Petera College made them proud to be Māori for the first time.

Divisions have been created between locals and politicians over the proposed town square.

Hipkins, Davis and Henare will visit Hato Petera on Thursday.

Chris Hipkins plans more consultation before deciding on Hato Petera College's future.

The man was taken to hospital and treated for hypothermia.

Police worked with mechanics and a vet to save a kitten who lost a leg on the motorway.

"It's an opportunity to create a memory" - parent Keryn Grogan.

The outcome of support and opposition for the town square will be known shortly.

Auckland Council says it has received multiple complaints and is investigating.

COMMENT: How come Takapuna has such a beautiful beach and such a shabby town centre?

PPTA claims an immediate $242m 15 per cent pay rise plus a $9.5m housing allowance.

Police have been notified of the incident which took place last Wednesday.

School Trustees Association expects most primary schools will close after mediation fails.

A peek into the burgeoning burger industry in the city of sails.

Martin Lawes sent $100,000 to people running a child sex ring in South-East Asia.

Owners think kitten slipped down the pipe after wandering around on the roof.

A man has been arrested following a machete attack in Stanmore Bay.

Over 45,000 people, or nearly one in 10 households, will pay more than 10 per cent.

Police are appealing for sightings of a 2007 white Toyota Rush, registration KTC591.

An Auckland rubbish truck has done more than take out the trash as it crushed a taxi.

Around $2.2 million was misappropriated from an Auckland rest home.

About 150 people are queuing to join a "sell one, give one" beanie-knitting enterprise.

A man brought a cake filled with drugs to his work last year, sending several to hospital.

"Anything is possible in this new age," Anglican schools say as Catholic school closes.

The group had planned to march from Takapuna over the Harbour Bridge to Bastion Point.

"Nobody should have to live with s*** all around their house."

Four or five new high schools and eight to 10 new primaries to cope with Auckland growth.