Dive instructors need to stress to students the importance of diving with the right gear, a coroner has ruled after looking into the deaths of two men in Lake Pupuke.

The North Shore's wealthier citizens are being asked to pay for the North Harbour Rugby Union's stake in the Blues Super Rugby franchise.

A young sex offender who raped a girl and filmed his sexual abuse is staring down the barrel of an indefinite prison sentence.

Some North Shore residents have begun muttering about having to contribute towards Auckland's central rail link on the basis that they will get no direct benefit from it.

A man who fired shots at the police helicopter in Auckland and hit a police dog with an air rifle remains under police guard in hospital.

Lisbeth Alley tells Elisabeth Easther what she loves about Beach Haven.

Auckland's universities are spending hundreds of millions of dollars on new buildings, transforming not only their campuses but the shape of the city they serve.

Dramatic scenes were played out in the Auckland suburb of Birkdale as police arrested six people following reports of a noisy fight involving a gunshot.

Danielle Wright meets young ocean swimmers competing in the 10th King of the Bays event at Takapuna Beach.

The days of the Takapuna Beach Holiday Park on the North Shore of Auckland may be numbered.

The fate of the Takapuna Beach Holiday Park on the North Shore of Auckland will be decided by a panel this evening.

Bays walk offers a challenge as well as fabulous views

We came here because we're enjoying the vibe and Melburnian intent of this new Ponsonby development and have been slowly ticking off its eateries.

An outpouring of support for the 80-year-old business to stay on the waterfront included 4500 followers on a Facebook page and a petition with 2037 signatures.

Shoppers took to the Boxing Day sales with gritted teeth yesterday, battling full carparks, queues and crowds to snap up bargains.

The East Coast Bays coastal walk is a lovely summer ramble, discovers Cate Foster.

A public inquiry into boosting the number of protected trees on the North Shore has been called a farce by residents whose nominated trees were rejected..

A young man is in an induced coma in Auckland hospital following a stabbing at a North Shore address last night.

Thousands of athletes have been training for the State Harbour Crossing in Auckland and tomorrow it's time to put that hard work to the test.