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31-Jul-2009
A emotionless Nai Yin Xue was told in the Auckland District Court this morning that he will face a minimum of 12 years behind bars for the murder of his wife An An Liu.
31-Jul-2009
Organisers of the 2009 Air New Zealand Fashion Week announced a preliminary list of confirmed designers earlier this week
31-Jul-2009
Waitakere Deputy Mayor Penny Hulse was at the Waitakere Central Train Station in Henderson this morning encouraging commuters to become walking billboards for sustainable transport.
31-Jul-2009
North Shore City has secured another world class event.
31-Jul-2009
KiwiRail will make it's plans to run a daily passenger service between Auckland and Hamilton formal within the next two weeks.
31-Jul-2009
The tenth annual Auckland Food Show opens to all Aucklanders this morning.
31-Jul-2009
Auckland bus passengers are being warned about industrial action that will disrupt services next week.
31-Jul-2009
Council contractors will begin demolishing two homes in Bucklands Beach this morning.
31-Jul-2009
The founder of the E2theMax Business Challenge which is offering Auckland businesses a $60,000 business makeover says communities need to help each other through tough times.
31-Jul-2009
The 13th annual Carmel College Art Fusion starts tomorrow and promises a display of the best art available in New Zealand.
31-Jul-2009
Speeding is down in the North Shore thanks to a successful billboard campaign designed by the North Shore City Council in partnership with ACC and New Zealand Police.
31-Jul-2009
North Shore motorists have stopped speeding thanks to a billboard campaign by North Shore City Council, ACC and New Zealand Police.
31-Jul-2009
Auckland businesses are being offered a $60,000 business boost thanks to the E2theMax.
31-Jul-2009
Beating Ponsonby is Saturday's Gallaher Shield final was always going to tough for University, but doing it without five of their best players adds an extra degree of difficulty.
31-Jul-2009
North Harbour are facing an uphill battle against Canterbury on Saturday night in their first game of the Air New Zealand Cup in Albany.
30-Jul-2009
The Warriors are getting close to finalising the signing of league bad boy Brett Seymour.
30-Jul-2009
Kurtis Haiu will captain Auckland in Saturday's Air New Zealand Cup opener against Hawkes Bay in Napier.
30-Jul-2009
Karangahape Road residents are stunned by plans for a ninth liquor store in the busy and vibrant community.
30-Jul-2009
Police have charged actor Robert Mokaraka following Monday's shooting in Pt Chevalier.
30-Jul-2009
Footage of a train colliding with a vehicle in Kumeu yesterday will be used to promote Rail Safety Awareness Week.
30-Jul-2009
League fans say there is an upside to the Warriors form slump.
30-Jul-2009
The Waitemata District Health Board set up booths around six shopping malls during school holidays to encourage young women to get a free vaccine to help prevent cervical cancer
30-Jul-2009
Rodney Deputy Mayor John Kirikiri has seen this week's Local Government Conference in Christchurch as a positive experience
30-Jul-2009
The Auckland City mission is busy and needs help.
29-Jul-2009
The Breakers are expected to announce their second overseas import for the upcoming Australian Basketball League season sometime this week.
29-Jul-2009
Pamela Anderson is coming to Auckland in September for Air New Zealand Fashion Week to show her swimwear label.
29-Jul-2009
North Shore-based swimmer Moss Burmester is searching for answers after missing out on the final in his specialist 200m butterfly event at the World Champs in Rome.
29-Jul-2009
The TAB rates Auckland as third favourites to take out the Air New Zealand Cup, which gets underway on Thursday night.
29-Jul-2009
Thousands of cheap entertainment sources are up for grabs at the Variety Monster Book Fair which gets underway at Alexandra Park tomorrow.
29-Jul-2009
A decline in visitors from China, Japan and Korea led to a 5 percent downturn in overall International passenger movement numbers through Auckland Airport last month.
29-Jul-2009
Social Development Minister Paula Bennett is under pressure to release details of her income as a beneficiary after she revealed the benefit payments of two women critical of Government policy.
29-Jul-2009
Aucklanders who holiday in the Coromandel will be relieved to know that work on the rickety Kopu Bridge will begin today with a completion date of Easter, 2012.
29-Jul-2009
The chairman of Albany Senior High School's establishment board says he has no reason to believe the new school on Albany Highway won't be ready on time.
29-Jul-2009
The owner of toy warehouse Pipsqueaks Tony Allen says he is open to changing adverts that promote plastic assault rifles and BB guns with other toys.
29-Jul-2009
Auckland City Councillor Glenda Fryer is encouraging the Balmoral Community Group to take their fight over a McDonalds restaurant in the area to the Environment Court if they can find the money.
29-Jul-2009
Young prop Owen Franks will make his first test start for the All Blacks in Durban on Sunday morning.
29-Jul-2009
Nominations for Auckland Zoo's 2009 national conservation awards close this Saturday.
29-Jul-2009
The mood of the Local Government Conference in Christchurch this week is "one of concern" according to North Shore Mayor Andrew Williams.
29-Jul-2009
SPCA Auckland Executive Director Bob Kerridge says the organisation has had to think outside the box in order to capture the ever shrinking charity dollar.
28-Jul-2009
The top four teams are pulling away at the top of the table in the local Fox Memorial competition.
28-Jul-2009
A rib cartilage injury has ruled Warriors captain Steve Price out of Saturday's NRL clash with the Penrith Panthers.
28-Jul-2009
Three Kings United will have home field advantage in the semi-finals of football's Chatham Cup - hosting Cup favourites Miramar.
28-Jul-2009
An endowment in the arts in the name of Rob Guest has been announced, but it is only open to Australians.
28-Jul-2009
The Twin Streams walk and cycleway in Waitakere has won the best walking facility at the Living Streets Aotearoa Golden Foot awards.
28-Jul-2009
Celebrity pilots raised more than $4000 for the Auckland Rescue Helicopter Trust during a 24-hour flight simulation marathon over the weekend.
28-Jul-2009
North Shore Mayor Andrew Williams says Aucklanders will have to wait a little longer to hear the fate of their city.
28-Jul-2009
A police pursuit down the Waterview Straight this morning has ended with a stolen car colliding with powerlines.
28-Jul-2009
Friends of actor Rob Mokaraka, who was shot by Police in Pt Chevalier yesterday, can't understand how he got involved in the incident.
28-Jul-2009
The Manukau City Council is warning residents about the dangers of a crumbling cliff face in Bucklands Beach.
28-Jul-2009
Auckland City Mayor John Banks will officially launch work on the $30 million University of Auckland laboratory this morning
28-Jul-2009
Work on the Grafton Bridge is progressing so well that contractors expect to open the structure to traffic two months ahead of schedule in October.
28-Jul-2009
The annual Vinters Brunch on Sunday raised more than $120,000 for the North Shore Hospice.
28-Jul-2009
Westlake Girls and Rangitoto College look like the teams to beat in the North Harbour secondary schools netball competition after both going through pool play undefeated.
28-Jul-2009
The Rangitoto College boys basketball team have suffered their first defeat of Auckland Premier secondary school competition.
28-Jul-2009
Auckland Grammar have easily kept their spot of top of the Auckland 1st XV competition after embarrassing St Pauls 100-0 on Saturday.
28-Jul-2009
Massey High have suffered their first defeat of the North Harbour 1st XV competition, losing to Rosmini 15-13 over the weekend.
28-Jul-2009
Dan Carter is expected to make his return to top level rugby in Albany this weekend, as North Harbour host Canterbury in the opening round of the Air New Zealand Cup.
27-Jul-2009
Aucklanders couldn't be blamed for thinking they were on the set of Spiderman as they walked through Aotea Square yesterday
27-Jul-2009
A new project by the Auckland Chamber of Commerce hopes to offer practical advice for the unemployed.
27-Jul-2009
The repair bill for the leaky Hobson Gardens apartment block could be the country's biggest.
27-Jul-2009
Voting in the Citizens Initiated Referendum starts in less than a week and Aucklanders are being reminded to enrol to vote now, before it's too late.
27-Jul-2009
Beating the recession in Auckland could be as easy as planting more trees.
27-Jul-2009
An international film festival will focus on New Zealand and help expose Auckland filmakers to the rest of the world.
27-Jul-2009
The Dragons have dealt the Warriors NRL finals hopes a fatal blow with a 29-4 victory at Mt Smart Stadium.
27-Jul-2009
Takapuna have won the North Harbour club rugby competition with a 20-13 victory over Northcote at North Harbour Stadium.
27-Jul-2009
Local teams Manurewa and Three Kings United have booked their spots in the semi-finals of football's Chatham Cup.
24-Jul-2009
A man has apparently been crushed to death by a heavy vehicle in South Auckland.
24-Jul-2009
Takapuna and Northcote will go head-to-head at North Harbour Stadium tomorrow in the final of the North Harbour club rugby competition.
24-Jul-2009
Waitakere City and Three Kings United are steeling themselves for testing trips south for the quarterfinals of the 82nd Chatham Cup this weekend.
24-Jul-2009
Waitakere Hospital has taken a strong stance as it works to limit the spread of swine flu.
24-Jul-2009
Police are concerned a man who raped a woman in Victoria Park last month will strike again.
24-Jul-2009
North Shore Mayor Andrew Williams has given Manukau City Mayor Brown his backing saying he would make a great candidate for Lord Mayor of the yet-to-be-formed Auckland Counci
24-Jul-2009
Prime Minister John Key has visited what is likely to become the new centre of New Lynn.
24-Jul-2009
Gale force winds kept Auckland firefighters busy overnight.
24-Jul-2009
Manukau Mayor Len Brown would make a great Lord Mayor of the Auckland Council according to North Shore Mayor Andrew Williams.
24-Jul-2009
North Shore Mayor Andrew Williams is among the celebrities that will captain a 24 hour charity flight with Flight Experience this weekend.
24-Jul-2009
A new initiative by the North Shore City Council and New Zealand Fire Service will help support safety in the home for the council’s Housing for Older People residents
24-Jul-2009
The New Zealand Body Art Awards happen at the Bruce Mason Centre this Saturday and are already proving a popular ticket.
24-Jul-2009
Warriors captain Steve Price is a definite starter in Sunday's NRL clash with the Dragons at Mt Smart Stadium after being given the all clear from the team doctor.
24-Jul-2009
Anthony Tuitavake is adjusting to life as North Harbour captain, as he prepares to lead the team in this year's Air New Zealand Cup.
24-Jul-2009
New recruit Daniel Bowden is planning to make the Auckland number 10 jersey his own in this year's Air New Zealand Cup.
24-Jul-2009
Auckland completed their pre-season preparations with a convincing 17-6 victory over North Harbour at North Harbour Stadium on Thursday.
24-Jul-2009
North Harbour Stadium will play host to the second round Air New Zealand Cup clash between Northland and Taranaki on Thursday August 6.
24-Jul-2009
After nearly a month without any games due to the school holidays, local secondary schools sport starts up again this weekend.
23-Jul-2009
Accor Hospitality, Tainui Group Holdings and Auckland International Airport have revealed plans for a $65 million Novotel hotel for the Auckland Airport.
23-Jul-2009
Heavy rain over the past month has highlighted the need for a makeover of parts of the North-Western motorway.
23-Jul-2009
Integrated ticketing for public transport is not likely to be used by the more than 75,000 visitors in the city for the 2011 Rugby World Cup because it won't be ready.
23-Jul-2009
Auckland's elderly residents are among those most concerned about the amalgamation of Auckland according to the Age Concern organisation.
23-Jul-2009
Labtests staff are counting down to the takeover of all community laboratory services in Auckland.
23-Jul-2009
A Maori Party MP hopes her bid to make the Maori New Year a public holiday will be adopted.
23-Jul-2009
More than 100 friends and family of Shateel Chand, the 15-year-old girl hit by bus in Mt Wellington on Tuesday, have crammed into the Auckland Hospital intensive care waiting room.
23-Jul-2009
Manukau Mayor Len Brown hasn't even put his name in the ring for the position of "Lord Mayor' of the yet-to-be-formed Auckland Council but he's already the favourite to take the position.
23-Jul-2009
Waitemata Police will welcome Inspector Gary Davey and Inspector Vitale Lafaele to the unit in a special Pacific ceremony at the Waitakere Police Station tomorrow morning.
23-Jul-2009
150 Auckland school students breached NCEA examination rules last year but it's no cause for concern according to NZQA Deputy Chief Executive of Qualifications, Bali Haque.
23-Jul-2009
One hundred and fifty Auckland school students breached NCEA examinations rules last year, but only a third of them seriously enough to fail the exam.
23-Jul-2009
Two North Auckland roadways have been announced as finalists in the 2009 Roading Excellence Awards.
23-Jul-2009
Auckland winger Joe Rokocoko has been called into the All Blacks starting XV for Sunday morning’s Tri Nations test against the Springboks in Bloemfontein.
22-Jul-2009
Boxing legend Sugar Ray Leonard is coming to Auckland in Spetember.
22-Jul-2009
A girl who claimed her father once sold her in the carpark of a South Auckland McDonalds has admitted it was a lie.
22-Jul-2009
It's turning out to be an incredibly busy year for local basketball star Tom Abercrombie - who will make his Tall Blacks debut in Estonia early tomorrow morning.
22-Jul-2009
The North Harbour and Auckland teams have been named for tomorrow's pre-season game at the North Harbour Stadium Outer Oval in Albany.
22-Jul-2009
Preparations for this year's Coca Cola Christmas in the Park are already underway.
22-Jul-2009
Clayton Weatherston has been found guilty of the murder of 22-year-old former student and lover Sophie Elliott.
22-Jul-2009
Work on the $160 million New Lynn railway trench is moving quickly towards it's July 2010 deadline.
22-Jul-2009
The family of a Helensville couple have written to their local MP, Prime Minister John Key, highlighting how the current unemployment benefit rules are rocking good families.
22-Jul-2009
The Auckland City Council has cancelled today's monthly meeting because of lack of business.
22-Jul-2009
The family of 15-year-old girl Shateel Chand who is in a critical condition after being struck by a bus yesterday have spent the evening praying for their daughter and sister.
22-Jul-2009
Police are reminding drivers that there is no tolerance for people speeding and tickets will be issued to anyone driving faster than the speed limit.
22-Jul-2009
An Otahuhu fast food outlet has become the country's 500th food business to sign up for a voluntary system for managing food safety.
22-Jul-2009
Auckland parents are being reminded about appropriate behaviour when watching their children play sport
22-Jul-2009
Bayleys Real Estate says the auction of a 22 store shopping complex in west Auckland yesterday is the most competitive they have seen in months.
22-Jul-2009
Manurewa’s Leabank Primary School needs more volunteers for its soup kitchen.
22-Jul-2009
A Housing New Zealand spokesperson says the state of a house occupied by a family whose parents are accused of child abuse was one of the worst she’s ever seen.
22-Jul-2009
Manukau City Council is under fire for its lack of community and recreation services in the fastest growing area in the city.
22-Jul-2009
North Shore Hospital will be among the first hospitals in New Zealand to trial the new IBleep system.
22-Jul-2009
Manukau City is pressing on with city developments despite the looming Auckland amalgamation.
22-Jul-2009
The newly opened Northern Animal shelter in Silverdale will ease some of the pressure on the Waitakere dog shelter.
21-Jul-2009
Auckland rugby coach Mark Anscombe is holding off picking a captain for the upcoming Air New Zealand Cup season until next week.
21-Jul-2009
Warriors capatin Steve Price is confident the doctor will give him the all clear to play after being named in the starting XIII for Sunday's NRL clash with the Dragons.
21-Jul-2009
Thursday's Air New Zealand Cup pre-season game between North Harbour and Auckland has been moved to the North Harbour Stadium Oval in Albany.
21-Jul-2009
Police are desperate to speak to the boy who witnessed a young girl get hit by a bus in Mt Wellington this morning.
21-Jul-2009
The North Shore City Council will upgrade the Devonport watermain as part of a plan to widen and improve the safety of Lake Rd.
21-Jul-2009
The man who robbed Prime Minister John Key's Remuera house in September 2007 has been sentenced to five years and three months in prison.
21-Jul-2009
Cellphones are becoming an increasing cause of crashes on Auckland roads according to Police.
21-Jul-2009
A school holiday programme with a difference has seen West Auckland teenagers helping with the household chores of residents in need.
21-Jul-2009
The Auckland doctor guilty of prescribing a fatal dose of morphine to a patient turned lover, has lost her bid for permanent name suppression.
21-Jul-2009
Sir Edmund Hillary's children Peter and Sarah have reached an agreement with the Auckland Museum following an 18 month dispute
21-Jul-2009
Papakura's Deputy Mayor Peter Goldsmith has used the murder of pizza-delivery man Michael Choy as an example of why small communities need local mayors.
21-Jul-2009
One person is dead after a crash in Auckland early this morning.
21-Jul-2009
Auckland students Paul Minors, Chuck Slogrove and Talman Madson will travel to Singapore next month to compete in the FedEx International Trade Challenge
21-Jul-2009
The super council amalgamation will boost Auckland's tourism sector according to some of the city's tourism heads
21-Jul-2009
Organisers of the inaugural ‘Winter JOLT’ are encouraging Auckland’s business community to brave the elements not only in a show of solidarity during a recession but also in support of the Foundation for Youth Development.
21-Jul-2009
Auckland's International SOS Alarm Centre has been flooded with calls from New Zealanders reviewing their travel plans following Friday's bombings in Jakarta.
20-Jul-2009
The Warriors are hoping two of their key players will be fit to play in Sunday's NRL clash with the Dragons at Mt Smart Stadium.
20-Jul-2009
Anthony Tuitavake has been named the captain of the North Harbour rugby team for the upcoming Air New Zealand Cup season.
20-Jul-2009
The Mt Albert Lions have moved clear at the top of the table in the local Fox Memorial league competition.
20-Jul-2009
There are nine new players in the Auckland squad for the upcoming Air New Zealand Cup.
20-Jul-2009
A High Court jury has been told a Mangere father of eight hid his daughter in a roof to prevent people seeing her injuries, following a vicious beating.
20-Jul-2009
The dispute between Sir Edmund Hillary's children and Auckland Museum is over.
20-Jul-2009
The Whangaparaoa Leisure Centre's Pedal Power programme will see a new generation of cyclists hit Rodney’s roads.
20-Jul-2009
New Zealand's first Hyperbaric oxygen treatment clinic will open in Ponsonby next month.
20-Jul-2009
A woman is dead after being struck by a car while crossing the road in Pt Chevalier last night.
20-Jul-2009
Auckland man Austin Hemmings has been further honoured after he lost his life protecting a stranger last September.
20-Jul-2009
Pakuranga residents are urging Manukau City Council to address a plague of Alfred Hitchcock proportions.
20-Jul-2009
Police and hospital staff are mystified by a man lying in a coma at Middlemore Hospital.
20-Jul-2009
A South Auckland school for children in Child Youth and Family care has come under fire for what a former principal calls Dickensian conditions.
20-Jul-2009
The family of a South Auckland student killed at this year’s Chinese Lantern Festival are frustrated with the inquiry into her death
20-Jul-2009
Seventy exhibits were visited by more than 5000 people at the New Zealand Job Expo over the weekend.
20-Jul-2009
The Auckland governance legislation select committee will embark on one last road trip around the city this week.
20-Jul-2009
Forecasters predict the worst of winter may be over for Auckland but not before another wet end to the week.
20-Jul-2009
The Stardome Observatory will mark the world's greatest space achievement tonight with a special celebration evening.
20-Jul-2009
A survey of North Shore residents and business owners show nearly all believe liquor bans in the city are working to minimise disruption
20-Jul-2009
Waitakere Deputy Mayor Penny Hulse and Councillor Linda Cooper will head a community forum in Massey tonight.
20-Jul-2009
The Junior Warriors narrowly failed to pull off a thrilling comeback victory over the Roosters in their Toyota Cup encounter in Sydney.
20-Jul-2009
The Warriors have kept their NRL season alive, battling back from an eight point half-time deficit to defeat the Roosters 30-24 in Sydney last night.
20-Jul-2009
Takapuna and Northcote will clash in the next weekend's final of the North Harbour club rugby competition.
20-Jul-2009
Waitemata have pulled off a big upset in the quarter-finals of the Auckland club rugby competition, toppling Grammar Carlton 20-19.
17-Jul-2009
Auckland Waitakere have won the inaugural Anna Rowberry Cup - beating Wellington Black 31-25 in the final of the National Under-17 Championships in Wellington.
17-Jul-2009
Auckland pitcher Thomas Enoka has been ruled out the Black Sox softball team for the World championship in Canada.
17-Jul-2009
The Warriors are still clinging on to hopes of playing in the NRL finals ahead of Sunday's clash with the Roosters in Sydney.
17-Jul-2009
A number of stars of the future have been rewarded with their first Auckland cricket contracts for the upcoming season.
17-Jul-2009
Aucklanders are invited to do their bit for the environment on Sunday by taking part in a planting day in Waterview.
17-Jul-2009
Rangitoto and Motutapu Islands will re-open tomorrow following closure for stage two of a project to create a predator-free sanctuary for native wildlife.
17-Jul-2009
A Waitakere resident has taken road safety around the area into her own hands.
17-Jul-2009
Work has begun on an upgrade of Mahurangi East library.
Rodney residents are being reminded that the library is still open but space is limited.
17-Jul-2009
A South Auckland school is reminiscing about a teacher whose death in the UK has come as a shock.
17-Jul-2009
The Newmarket Business Association welcomed the sight of thousands of All Blacks fans on Broadway last night.
17-Jul-2009
Visitors to the Auckland Botanic Gardens in Manurewa are happy with their experience.
17-Jul-2009
Auckland Regional Council is developing a plan to make Mangere’s Ambury Regional Park a must visit destination for tourists
17-Jul-2009
Human Rights Commissioner Judy McGregor has asked the super council select committee to give the public more time to make submissions.
17-Jul-2009
A clean, green and cheap mode of transport is being offered to visitors to the city for the 2011 Rugby World Cup.
17-Jul-2009
Aucklanders are welcoming comments from Prime Minister John Key that the worst of the recession is over.
17-Jul-2009
North Shore Mayor Andrew Williams has described the past week as a good one, with local government getting some excitement pumped back into it.
17-Jul-2009
The public will have one final chance to farewell Auckland Zoo's three Borneo orang utans this Sunday.
17-Jul-2009
Twelve of New Zealand’s brightest young minds will congregate in Auckland this weekend to participate in an intensive trade competition
16-Jul-2009
Warriors skipper Steve Price has been ruled out of Sunday's NRL clash with the Roosters in Sydney.
16-Jul-2009
Three past and present Westlake Boys High basketballers have been selected to make their Tall Blacks debuts on the team's upcoming European Tour.
16-Jul-2009
Warriors skipper Steve Price could be forced to sit out Sunday's NRL clash with the Roosters after being knocked out in last night's State of Origin game in Brisbane.
16-Jul-2009
Aucklanders are welcoming comments from Prime Minister John Key that the worst of the recession is over.
16-Jul-2009
The Pakuranga Athletics Club has lost substantial funding after a name change decision for Lloyd Elsmore Park was reversed.
16-Jul-2009
The man at the centre of the police chase which saw South Auckland teen Halatau Naitoki fatally shot by police has pleaded guilty to 23 charges.
16-Jul-2009
The Waitakere City Council has addressed the super council select committee with its ideas.
16-Jul-2009
Aucklanders are being encouraged to apply for a new reality television show that will help unemployed people find work.
16-Jul-2009
Auckland's regional leaders are vowing not to make the same past mistakes with the Queens wharf makeover.
16-Jul-2009
Health officials are urging anyone feeling unwell with flu-like symptoms to avoid going to the All Blacks test match at Eden Park on Saturday.
16-Jul-2009
Movie makers now have easier access to Auckland landmarks, Okahu Park and Bastion Pt.
16-Jul-2009
At least 63 submissions made by Papakura residents to the Auckland Governance Select Committee aren’t being read.
16-Jul-2009
The Glen Eden Business Association is looking for someone to breathe some life back into the town centre.
16-Jul-2009
The Preventing Violence in the Home organisation now has a new name on the North Shore.
16-Jul-2009
Auckland's Wellpark College has begun delivering the country's first degree in naturopathy.
16-Jul-2009
Waitakere Mayor and Te Papa board member Bob Harvey has paid tribute to Dr Seddon Bennington, who was found dead yesterday, following a tramping expedition in the Tararua Ranges.
15-Jul-2009
Saturday night's test between the All Blacks and Wallabies at Eden Park is completely sold out.
15-Jul-2009
The Aces already have a new coach for the coming season and now they have a new captain with the announcement that Gareth Hopkins will captain the side for the upcoming season.
15-Jul-2009
North Harbour have battled to a hard-fought 10-7 victory over Northland in their second game of the pre-season in Kaikohe this afternoon.
15-Jul-2009
Stephen Donald has won the All Blacks first-five battle with Luke McAlister and will start in the number 10 jersey against Australia at Eden Park on Saturday night.
15-Jul-2009
It seems laughter is the best medicine with a record number of Aucklanders attending this years New Zealand International Comedy Festival.
15-Jul-2009
A Manurewa couple is cycling a long way to help the Salvation Army.
15-Jul-2009
Proposed Auckland Supercity boundaries would affect the Auckland Regional Council’s territory.
15-Jul-2009
Auckland beneficiaries are without support after the Government cut finding to Auckland's Combined Beneficiaries Union
15-Jul-2009
Maori Affairs Minister Peter Sharples has started the ball rolling on hui discussing which flag should be used to mark special occasions by sharing his preference.
15-Jul-2009
The All Blacks have broken with usual pre-match buildup traditions by heading out to local rugby clubs to share their skills.
15-Jul-2009
Manukau City Council is considering funding for 35 events in the city today.
15-Jul-2009
Manukau Mayor Len Brown can't wait to get infront of the select committee hearing submissions on the super council.
15-Jul-2009
More than 45,000 North Shore residents have participated in council-supported environmental programmes in the past year, more than double the number that did four years ago.
15-Jul-2009
The finalists in the 2009 Westpac Waitakere Business Awards have been announced.
14-Jul-2009
The All Blacks are defending a proud record at Eden Park when they tackle the Wallabies in Saturday night's Bledisloe Cup test.
14-Jul-2009
Mt Smart Stadium plays host to the highlight of the Auckland Police Rugby League calendar tomorrow night.
14-Jul-2009
Luke McAlister appears likely to start at first-five in Saturday night's Tri-Nations test against Australia at Eden Park.
14-Jul-2009
Isaac John will make his Warriors debut against the Roosters on Sunday as coach Ivan Cleary searches for answers to put an end to the team's form slump.
14-Jul-2009
The Waitakere City Council is prosecuting the owner of a View Road property that is in a serious state of disrepair.
14-Jul-2009
Manukau City Council is offering businesses a free workshop to help them reduce waste.
14-Jul-2009
A Howick and Eastern Buses' driver is recovering after being robbed at knifepoint.
14-Jul-2009
People wanting to purchase or develop land in Rodney now have a new tool to assist them.
14-Jul-2009
Maori Affairs Minister has launched a series of hui on the Maori flag issue.
14-Jul-2009
A South Auckland man has appeared in court on reckless driving charges.
14-Jul-2009
Another major project has been promised in time for the Rugby World Cup.
14-Jul-2009
The power of local democracy has seen two residents from two Orewa retirement villages force the Rodney District Council to re-think next year's rates forecast.
14-Jul-2009
Submissions to the super council select committee are heating up as some of the region's mayors present their arguments.
14-Jul-2009
A Boeing 767 aircraft which was seen flying low over Auckland City yesterday morning was testing new equipment that could see Air New Zealand reduce it's fuel consumption by more than six million litres a year.
14-Jul-2009
Convicted murderer Dean Joseph Shepherd has pleaded guilty to stabbing RSA triple-killer William Bell in Auckland Prison in 2007.
14-Jul-2009
South Auckland’s high Pacific Island population is being warned to be extra vigilant about swine flu.
14-Jul-2009
An East Auckland woman could be charged with careless driving after her car flipped onto its roof.
14-Jul-2009
Auckland Regional Council is recording a rise in numbers of a protected native bird south of Auckland.
14-Jul-2009
The threat of swine flu is becoming more serious with ten people in Northland and Auckland Hospitals fighting for their lives.
14-Jul-2009
Auckland businesses need to get their thinking caps on now, with the 2011 Rugby World Cup less than 800 days away according to Newmarket business head Cameron Brewer.
14-Jul-2009
A survey of West Auckland residents supports Waitakere City Council’s submission to the super council select committee.
13-Jul-2009
The Otahuhu Leopards and Mt Albert Lions are neck and neck at the top of the local Fox Memorial competition after nine rounds.
13-Jul-2009
The North Harbour rugby team is up in the Bay of Islands this week for a three day training camp as they build towards the Air New Zealand Cup.
13-Jul-2009
All Blacks first-fives Luke McAlister and Stephen Donald took full part in today's training in Henderson.
13-Jul-2009
A Northcote College student is among a small group who will bring environmental issues to the attention of the world.
13-Jul-2009
Snapshots of West Auckland are being sent all over New Zealand and the world.
13-Jul-2009
Tourism Consultants Howarth say despite the rush to build more than $600 million worth of accommodation, there still won't be enough to cater for the visitors to the city for the 2011 Rugby World Cup.
13-Jul-2009
The contractors who will start work on a major new motorway link will be announced today.
13-Jul-2009
Waitakere City Council will head into it's meeting with the super council select committee armed with survey results showing that residents want more of a voice.
13-Jul-2009
Meadowfresh, the makers of milk and cheese products are busy turning parts of Auckland into meadows for it's latest series of television commercials.
13-Jul-2009
It’s just become easier for those with addictions in Manukau to seek help.
13-Jul-2009
A man who kidnapped two Manukau Institute of Technology students is still at large.
13-Jul-2009
Three Manukau City liquor stores are having penalties handed down after selling alcohol to minors during a police operation.
13-Jul-2009
This year’s Miss Howick East Auckland pageant has a noble cause at heart.
13-Jul-2009
The organiser of a three evening workshop on cultural and environmental sustainability in Waitakere City says the symposium will be of benefit to everyone, regardless of race.
13-Jul-2009
The super council select committee process should be of interest to all Aucklanders according to Immigration Minister and Northcote MP Jonathon Coleman.
13-Jul-2009
A series which features guest speakers talking about their personal travel stories is being held in Auckland tonight.
13-Jul-2009
A weekend of wild weather brought down powerlines and lifted roofs from homes north of Auckland.
13-Jul-2009
The USA proved too strong for Greece in last night's final of the U19 World Champs at the NSEC - winning 88-80.
13-Jul-2009
The Warriors' NRL finals hopes took a massive hit at Mt Smart last night as they were defeated 18-14 by an under-strength Bulldogs side.
13-Jul-2009
Marist and Massey have secured semi-final places in the North Harbour club competition after picking up wins on Saturday.
12-Jul-2009
The top eight has been decided in the Auckland club rugby competition heading into the Gallaher Shields play-offs, which begin next weekend.
12-Jul-2009
The USA will play Greece in the final of the U19 World Champs and a pair of thrilling semi-finals at the NSEC.
10-Jul-2009
Organisers of Auckland's Starlight Symphony says reports they have found a new sponsor are totally unfounded.
10-Jul-2009
Northern Mystics netballer Pam Cookey has confirmed she'll miss next year's ANZ Champsionhip.
10-Jul-2009
The semi-finalists have been found at the Under-19 World Champs at the North Shore Events Centre.
10-Jul-2009
The war of words has begun between the USA and Australia at the Under-19 World Champs.
10-Jul-2009
Hundreds of basketball players and supporters are expected to turn out in Takapuna tomorrow morning for ‘Street Jam’ competition
10-Jul-2009
Two times Commonwealth Games gold medallist and Westie icon Beatrice Faumuina will lead tomorrow's Generation 2 Generation event at the Massey Leisure Centre and Library.
10-Jul-2009
It will be a cold start for the brave group taking part in the Auckland City Council's annual midwinter swim at Mission Bay on Sunday morning.
10-Jul-2009
North Shore Mayor Andrew Williams has described the apparent treatment of a group of young people who made a submission to the super council select committee as appalling.
10-Jul-2009
The Starlight Symphony concert has been thrown a lifeline.
10-Jul-2009
Police are concerned about what they believe is a group of skilled thieves taking cars from city carparks.
10-Jul-2009
Visitors to Auckland for the 2011 Rugby World Cup could stay in a brand new $80 million luxury hotel if Maori Tribe Tainui get their way.
10-Jul-2009
Waitakere City councillors have voted against a Remuneration Authority proposal which would see them paid a fee when attending meetings on changes to Auckland governance.
10-Jul-2009
A group of Aucklanders who want Maori seats on the Super City Council have held a vigil on top of Mt Eden each morning this week.
10-Jul-2009
The Auckland Transition Authority has confirmed the Auckland City Council can proceed in rolling out a new waste management scheme on Waiheke Island.
09-Jul-2009
It's business time at the U19 World Champs - with the quarter-finals getting underway at the North Shore Events Centre.
09-Jul-2009
Organisers of a long-running Auckland concert are looking for a new sponsor.
09-Jul-2009
A person with swine flu has died at Middlemore Hospital.
09-Jul-2009
A pilot and his student have miraculously walked away from a plane crash at Dairy Flat this afternoon.
09-Jul-2009
The Breakers have signed Canadian forward Dave Thomas for the next Australian Basketball League season.
09-Jul-2009
Staff at Wickliffe Printing company's Auckland office have been asked to take a 5 percent paycut.
09-Jul-2009
Anyone who wants to register their event for this year's North Shore Heritage Festival can now do so online.
09-Jul-2009
An amateur West Auckland photographer has just scooped his third competition win this year.
09-Jul-2009
Former All Black and prominent 'Westie' Michael Jones would make a great MP according to Prime Minister John Key.
09-Jul-2009
Opponents of a holiday resort at remote Te Arai Beach in Mangawhai are claiming a Rodney District Council decision not to allow building as a victory.
09-Jul-2009
Auckland has it's first swine flu related deaths, taking the national toll to seven.
09-Jul-2009
A West Auckland pensioner is taking on one of New Zealand's largest power companies over the price of gas.
09-Jul-2009
The Coromandel-Auckland ferry will live to sail another day with Fullers announcing it will take over operations from 360 Discovery
09-Jul-2009
Auckland is now a more affordable city to live in.
09-Jul-2009
SkyCity has pulled it's sponsorship of the popular Starlight Symphony show putting the event in jeopardy.
08-Jul-2009
North Harbour have narrowly defeated Waikato in their first game of the pre-season - winning 16-13 at Moire Park in Massey.
08-Jul-2009
The quarter-finalists have been found at the U19 World Champs following a pair of exciting games at the North Shore Events Centre tonight.
08-Jul-2009
Paul Strang will coach the Auckland cricket team for the next two seasons.
08-Jul-2009
The Breast Cancer Research Trust has launched it's $1000 Challenge as it works to secure funds to find a cure for the cancer that claims 660 women each year.
08-Jul-2009
A new book which looks back over the history of West Auckland was planned to mark the anniversary of the naming of the city, but, ironically, is now being released as local governance of the West comes to an end.
08-Jul-2009
Three of Auckland Zoo’s Bornean orang utans are moving to America.
08-Jul-2009
Passengers on board a Great Barrier Airlines flight which was forced to make an emergency landing after it lost it's propeller blade have spoken out about the incident.
08-Jul-2009
Accident and medical centres around Auckland say they are absolutely inundated with possible swine flu cases and are struggling to cope.
08-Jul-2009
The Auckland Regional Council has made the first tangible step towards the creation of a Super city.
07-Jul-2009
The USA continue to look like the team to beat at the U19 World Champs after picking up their fifth straight win against Puerto Rico tonight.
07-Jul-2009
North Harbour Coach Craig Dowd has named an extended squad to play their first pre-season match against Waikato tomorrow at 3pm.
07-Jul-2009
Winger Manu Vatuvei and prop Russell Packer return to the Warriors line-up for Sunday's NRL match against the Bulldogs at Mount Smart.
07-Jul-2009
Auckland Aces cricketers Daryl Tuffey and Reece Young have been selected in the Blackcaps squad for the upcoming tour of Sri Lanka.
07-Jul-2009
Auckland's Three Kings United face a daunting away journey in the Chatham Cup quarterfinals.
07-Jul-2009
The Junior Tall Blacks have picked up a win in their final game at the U19 World Champs - defeating Angola 62-54 at the ASB Stadium this afternoon.
07-Jul-2009
The 2009 Look Good Feel Better Charity Ball and Auction is all about Bollywood this year.
07-Jul-2009
Fashion, design and style enthusiasts have until the end of the week to enter this year’s Westfield Style Pasifika New Zealand Fashion Awards 2009.
07-Jul-2009
North Shore Police have arrested two men following recent robberies at banks in Birkenhead and Glenfield.
07-Jul-2009
The Transport Accident Investigation Commission is investigating an incident that saw a commuter plane lose a propeller blade above Great Barrier Island at the weekend.
07-Jul-2009
A Papakura farmer who lost his cool when Auckland Regional Council staff photographed him breaking the law has been fined $11,000 for his outburst.
07-Jul-2009
A group of Howick residents is disappointed by the measures Manukau City Council is taking to make one of the suburb’s streets safer
07-Jul-2009
A new survey by Statistics New Zealand has revealed that more Aucklanders are choosing personal vehicles over public transport, despite a rise in public transport use overall.
07-Jul-2009
Waitakere schoolchildren can turn trash into fashion and then cash with the Waitakere City Council’s Schools Trash to Fashion design competition
07-Jul-2009
Massey Matters opened its new local premises on Triangle Road yesterday, giving the organisation much needed space to run operations from.
07-Jul-2009
The North Shore City Council has approved it's Long Term Council Community Plan which indicates what major projects the city will undertake in the next 15 years.
07-Jul-2009
A 9-month-old baby has become the youngest confirmed swine flu case.
06-Jul-2009
Puerto Rico shooting guard Mike Rosario scored an incredible 54 points at the NSEC tonight - leading his team to a 90-89 victory over France at the U19 World Champs.
06-Jul-2009
The Northern Mystics have finished their ANZ Championship campaign with a defeat - losing to the Canterbury Tactix 63-56 in Christchurch.
06-Jul-2009
Massey High are pulling away at the top of the North Harbour 1st XV competition following a 45-6 thrashing of Northcote College over the weekend.
06-Jul-2009
Eleven people on a small plane flying from Great Barrier Island to Auckland had a scary experience yesterday - when the plane's rear propeller fell apart soon after take-off.
06-Jul-2009
Two men have been arrested by Police in relation to two bank robberies on the North Shore last month.
06-Jul-2009
The Junior Tall Blacks have picked up their first win of the Under-19 World Champs - defeating Syria 93-75 at the ASB Stadium this afternoon.
06-Jul-2009
Auckland schoolchildren will have the chance to try a real active experience and meet some of their favourite sporting stars at the same time these school holidays.
06-Jul-2009
A $5 million funding boost will see waiting lists for heart operations for Auckland patients drastically cut.
06-Jul-2009
The super-council select committee has begun to hear submissions on the Government's plans to turn Auckland into a super-city
06-Jul-2009
Hobsonville will get a new super yacht precinct following negotiations between the Waitakere and North Shore city councils.
06-Jul-2009
A large number of Auckland Maori are expected to be among those who will begin to voice their concerns on the super city this morning.
06-Jul-2009
Tenants living in Auckland apartments belonging to Leo Gao, the man who fled the country after Westpac Bank accidentally deposited millions of dollars into his account, are living rent free.
06-Jul-2009
A pod of killer whales spent the weekend in Auckland waters to the delight of boaties in the Hauraki Gulf.
06-Jul-2009
Jetstar chief executive Bruce Buchanan is asking Aucklanders to give the budget airline another chance.
06-Jul-2009
An Auckland man has paid more than $300,000 for a queen-sized bed on internet auction site Trade Me.
06-Jul-2009
Waitakere City have stayed in the hunt for a fourth Chatham Cup title with a 3-2 win over Central United.
06-Jul-2009
Takapuna are still comfortably on top of North Harbour club rugby table following a 20-7 victory over Massey.
06-Jul-2009
Ponsonby are still undefeated on top of the Auckland club rugby competition after holding on for a 6-0 victory over University on Saturday.
06-Jul-2009
The Junior Tall Blacks are still hurting from Saturday night's shock loss to Kazakhstan at the North Shore Events Centre.
06-Jul-2009
The Warriors have fallen five points outside the NRL top eight after returning from their two game Queensland trip without a win.
03-Jul-2009
Junior Tall Blacks centre Rob Loe is doubtful for tonight's game against Croatia at the Under-19 World Championship at the North Shore Events Centre.
03-Jul-2009
The USA have cruised to their second consecutive comfortable victory at the Under-19 World Champs - hammering France 71-55 at the NSEC this morning.
03-Jul-2009
More than 100 men were needed at Alexandra Park yesterday to lift the big top for the Cirque du Soleil's latest offering Dralion.
03-Jul-2009
The Auckland family stranded miles off North Cape in 40-knot winds and 6m swells have enjoyed their first night back on dry land.
03-Jul-2009
Term two school holidays start today and Police are warning Auckland motorists to take care if they are travelling away for the break.
03-Jul-2009
The transfer of lab testing services has seen Auckland lose 25 collection centres.
03-Jul-2009
Auckland University is trying to entice more females into the engineering industry, holding a special girls-only Enginuity Day yesterday.
03-Jul-2009
A teenager on bail after being charged with murder, has appeared in the Manukau District Court after hijacking a car and leading Police on a high speed police chase.
03-Jul-2009
Despite unseasonably cold weather and consecutive frosts Auckland was the warmest of the six main centres last month.
03-Jul-2009
Up to 120 Henderson factory workers could lose their jobs as New Zealand's biggest supplier of tissue products announces it's closing it's Auckland hub.
03-Jul-2009
North Shore Mayor Andrew Williams is urging Auckland to support the under-19 World Basketball Champs saying it will be top class entertainment.
03-Jul-2009
Waitakere Mayor Bob Harvey will travel as part of a special Pacific delegation headed by Prime Minister John Key.
03-Jul-2009
More than 500 children from 40 local schools have taken part in the Rugby League Reads programme.
03-Jul-2009
There are injury concerns for both the Warriors and the Broncos ahead of tonight's NRL clash in Brisbane.
03-Jul-2009
The fairytale start wasn't to be for New Zealand's Junior Tall Blacks at the North Shore Events Centre last night.
02-Jul-2009
Passengers on a Fullers Ferry had a bumpier than expected ride this morning, when the ferry ran into Devonport Wharf.
02-Jul-2009
A number of All Blacks will turn out for their club teams this weekend to keep up their match fitness ahead of the Tri Nations.
02-Jul-2009
Team USA had no problems picking up the first win of the Under-19 World Champs - crushing Iran 106-55 at the NSEC this morning.
02-Jul-2009
North Shore residents will have the chance to be part of Basketball fever with the North Shore City Council's "Street Jam" street basketball competition.
02-Jul-2009
Students attending Auckland Universities are being reminded to apply for their second semester study funding before it's too late
02-Jul-2009
Police in the Waitemata District will continue to focus on burglary after the success of the first phase of Operation CBD.
02-Jul-2009
The Head of the Newmarket Business Association says the community is in shock following the death of an elderly man who was dragged to his death by a train yesterday.
02-Jul-2009
The MP's sitting on the select committee for the super-council bill will spend more than 240 hours listening to the views of almost 800 ratepayers, organisations and councils.
02-Jul-2009
Auckland City Hospital is bracing itself for what it predicts will be a bad winter.
02-Jul-2009
Twenty-four units in Eden Terrace are sitting empty after tenants were forced to evacuate last month.
02-Jul-2009
Newmarket's business sector grew by 50% yesterday.
02-Jul-2009
The organiser of the JT Diamond Essay Competition says the city is bursting with stories just waiting to be told.
02-Jul-2009
Orewa farewelled the caretaker who died after a boiler room explosion yesterday.
01-Jul-2009
The Under-19 World Champs get underway in the morning with the USA taking on Iran in the opening game at the North Shore Events Centre.
01-Jul-2009
The fourth round of football's Chatham Cup is on this weekend - with bitter rivals Waitakere City and Central United going head-to-head on Sunday.
01-Jul-2009
The Black Eyed Peas have announced their return to Auckland - with one show on October 13.
01-Jul-2009
An elderly man has been dragged to his death by a train this afternoon after he fell when he was hopping off at Newmarket.
01-Jul-2009
Auckland lock Ali Williams will miss the All Blacks entire Tri Nations campaign to undergo surgery on his injured Achilles tendon.
01-Jul-2009
A new initiative with Maori Wardens in Waitakere will be launched with the blessing of a new van for the wardens today.
01-Jul-2009
Diagnostic Medlab has dropped charges for ThinPrep smear tests for all Auckland women.
01-Jul-2009
One person is dead following a house fire in Otahuhu last night.
01-Jul-2009
Work on removing a 180 metre section of the Orewa wastewater pipeline has begun.
01-Jul-2009
Auckland Zoo has welcomed two special guests into its tribe of animals.
01-Jul-2009
North Shore residents will be called by North Shore City council representatives in the coming weeks as the council works on updating it's submission for the super-city select committee
01-Jul-2009
Auckland's number of confirmed swine flu cases continues to creep up and is now close to the 200 mark.
01-Jul-2009
Ngati Whatua are hosting a celebration of Maori entrepreneurs at the ASB Showgrounds this weekend.
01-Jul-2009
The Rodney District Council is using the start of ball season to remind organisers of after-ball parties about running safe and successful events.
01-Jul-2009
PORSE Managing Director Jenny Yule says in-home care for babies and toddlers provides a solution to the two major issues facing the early childhood education sector in Auckland.
01-Jul-2009
Waitakere City Council has formally approved its Long Term Council Community Plan which will see a rates rise of 2.97 percent
01-Jul-2009
Nathan Fien has requested and been granted a release from his NRL contract by the Warriors.
01-Jul-2009
The Junior Tall Blacks face a difficult match-up in their opening game at the Under-19 World Champs on Thursday night.