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31-May-2009
The Warriors have snapped their three game losing streak with a gutsy 14-0 victory over the Wests Tigers in miserable conditions at Mt Smart Stadium.
31-May-2009
Despite a disappointing Super 14 campaign, eight Blues players have been named in the 26-man All Blacks squad for the first three tests of the year against France and Italy.
31-May-2009
Ponsonby have kept their undefeated record intact and remain on top of the Auckland club rugby competition following the ninth round of play.
31-May-2009
Results from Round Nine of the Alan McEvoy Memorial Shield.
31-May-2009
The Harbour Heat have picked up their fourth straight win, proving too strong for the Bay Hawks, winning 83-73.
29-May-2009
The Breakers will have less money to spend on players in the upcoming Australian Basketball League season.
29-May-2009
The Portage Licensing Trust feels the community is suffering most from the council's sinking lid and cap policies.
29-May-2009
Work and Income is recruiting extra staff in Auckland to help deal with the sharp rise in unemployment.
29-May-2009
Three hundred new police officers for Counties- Manukau is one of the few positives announced in yesterday's budget.
29-May-2009
Glen Innes Police believe they are looking for up to four offenders involved in the brazen day-light robbery at Epsom Girls' Grammar School on Wednesday afternoon.
29-May-2009
Auckland Boaties believe they should not be paying seabed levies.
29-May-2009
The Transition Agency charged with creating a super-council to rule Auckland met informally for the first time yesterday.
29-May-2009
The mother of the 17-year-old courier driver shot during a police pursuit on the North-Western motorway in January is shocked that no officers will be charged.
29-May-2009
Auckland 'Coach Week' will wrap up on Saturday after a week of motivational events in and around the city.
29-May-2009
Aucklanders are invited to be part of a special celebration of the Auckland Harbour Bridge on Saturday.
29-May-2009
Northcote Library will mark the 50th anniversary of the Auckland Harbour Bridge this weekend by holding a special talk about the bridge's history.
29-May-2009
The Rodney District Council has outlined it's future plans for Waimauku.
29-May-2009
The Rodney District Council has adopted a Structure Plan for Waimauku which will guide the development of the town over the next 20 years
29-May-2009
Aaron Heremaia will finally make his Warriors debut on Sunday against the Wests Tigers, almost ten years after first joining the Auckland club.
28-May-2009
The Auckland Stars have fallen to a heart-breakling 84-80 loss to the Bay Hawks, which finally puts an end to their playoff hopes.
28-May-2009
Waitakere Mayor Bob Harvey has presented a Royal Humane Society of New Zealand In Memoriam Certificate to the family of Kafoa Ngauamo.
28-May-2009
A new electronic tracking device is helping to locate missing people more quickly and effectively.
28-May-2009
Police have revealed that none of the Armed Offenders squad members involved in the shooting of 17-year-old courier driver Halatau Naitoko will be charged.
28-May-2009
New Zealand Cricket has commended the Waitakere Cricket Club for it's club initiative in it's 2009 development awards.
28-May-2009
The Head of the Auckland Regional Council is warning that the Government's decision to investigate other funding options for the electrification of Auckland's rail network will delay the project significantly.
28-May-2009
The Chairman of Auckland City Council's entertainment business The Edge will not have his contract renewed when his term expires in June.
28-May-2009
A woman is in a serious condition in Auckland Hospital after an early morning rescue.
28-May-2009
The depositions hearing for the 18-year-old accused of assaulting war veteran Eric Brady was disrupted yesterday and re-scheduled for five weeks time.
28-May-2009
Police say they did not authorise the work of maverick recruiter Peter Low.
28-May-2009
Waitakere City Councillor Linda Cooper says the Auckland Regional Council's stalling over the Massey North and Hobsonville developments is costing the community.
28-May-2009
Waitakere City councillor Linda Cooper is frustrated the Auckland Regional Council is dragging it feet on Massey North and Hobsonville developments.
28-May-2009
Work on the Aotea Square re-development is moving into the next phase.
28-May-2009
A Takapuna couple has been charged after failing to remove shipping containers from their residential property.
28-May-2009
There will be a number of nervous Blues players ahead of Sunday's announcement of the first All Blacks squad of 2009.
28-May-2009
The Auckland Stars have everything to play for in tonight's NBL clash with the Bay Hawks as they try to keep their slim playoff hopes alive.
27-May-2009
Two North Shore schools top the Auckland Premier Basketball competition after five rounds - with Rangitoto College and Westlake Boys both unbeaten.
27-May-2009
A council parking warden has been threatened with a paintball gun in Grey Lynn earlier today.
27-May-2009
New Zealand Transport Agency Regional director for Auckland says the agency reluctantly made the decision not to have a bridge walk this weekend.
27-May-2009
The Chief Electoral Officer has announced that preliminary results in the Mt Albert by-election will be progressively available from 7.00pm on the 13th of June.
27-May-2009
More than 220 young people have signed up for Waitakere's New Zealand first Water Ambassadors Kids Club.
27-May-2009
The Waitematā Police District has won the Territorial Forces Employer Support Council National Employer of the Year Award.
27-May-2009
The work of twelve special members of the Rodney community has been formally recognised through the 2009 Rodney Community Service Awards.
27-May-2009
A hand-written confession has seen Police investigate an alleged theft from the North Shore Aero Club in Albany.
27-May-2009
A group of 41 Parnell home owners are seeking $15 million to fix their units in the country's biggest leaky-building battle yet.
27-May-2009
The Auckland City council knew the risks and losses associated with My Fair Lady before it agreed to pick up the shortfall to the tune of $1.4 million.
27-May-2009
Auckland City Mayor John Banks has compared the Government's plans to try and quash anti-social boy racer behaviour to the banning of gang patches in Wanganui.
27-May-2009
Voting in the Mt Albert by-election begins today with the casting of advance and overseas votes.
27-May-2009
The idea of a supercity has seen residents take notice of local democracy according to Manukau Mayor Len Brown.
27-May-2009
Manukau Mayor Len Brown has noticed a large increase in the turnout at public meetings since the introduction of the super-council proposal.
27-May-2009
Eden Park is on track for the Rugby World Cup in 2011.
27-May-2009
The redevelopment of Eden Park has been granted final resource consent.
27-May-2009
The Chief Executive of the Waitakere and Portage licensing trusts says it's a waiting game to see what happens to the organisations under the new super-council.
27-May-2009
Northbound ramp signalling on on-ramps between Esmonde Road and Upper Harbour Drive will become operational next month.
26-May-2009
Auckland triathlete Callum Millward has achieved a breakthrough victory at the Pan American Cup in Austin, Texas.
26-May-2009
Pukekohe's Growers Stadium is installing lights so it can host night games in this year's Air New Zealand Cup.
26-May-2009
Kevin Locke and Aaron Heremaia will make their NRL debuts in Sunday’s clash with the Wests Tigers at Mount Smart Stadium.
26-May-2009
Despite rumours, the Get Across campaign is not planning a second crossing of the Harbour Bridge this Sunday.
26-May-2009
Harbour Heat guard Corey Webster and Auckland Stars forward Dillon Boucher have narrowly missed out on the NBL's player of the week award.
26-May-2009
Just a week after being told he was unwanted at the Warriors, halfback Nathan Fien has signed with the St George-Illawarra Dragons.
26-May-2009
A spokesman for the group who organised Sunday's Auckland Harbour Bridge protest march says the cause will benefit, if people are charged for their involvement.
26-May-2009
Money-saving measures have seen tourists numbers drop significantly in the past year but there are signs this behaviour could be changing.
26-May-2009
A number of West Auckland students have been commended for their entries in the Waitakere Library and Information Services' Letterbox Line-up competition.
26-May-2009
Rodney Libraries are marking Montana Poetry Day by challenging children to podcast their poems during June.
26-May-2009
Waitakere Police say further charges may be laid after the man injured in a hit and run in Te Atatu last week died.
26-May-2009
Labour’s Mt Albert candidate David Shearer has indicated that unemployment is among the biggest issues facing the local community.
26-May-2009
The protesters who illegally crossed the Harbour Bridge on Sunday morning could still face charges as Police review the evidence.
26-May-2009
The Salvation Army's director of social services is asking Aucklanders to re-examine their values.
26-May-2009
Candidates battling for the Mt Albert seat has a rough day at the office yesterday.
26-May-2009
The New Zealand Transport Agency is describing traffic disruption during yesterday's super-city Hikoi as minor.
26-May-2009
North Shore Councillor Ann Hartley has described the Browns Bay bus stop debacle as an "awful waste of public money".
26-May-2009
The Waitakere City Council has turned down a proposal to build a 24.3 metre high apartment block at Te Atatu Peninsula.
26-May-2009
A web survey by the Human Rights Commission has found that most Government departments and city councils have little or no information on their websites in languages other than English
26-May-2009
Auckland's CBD was covered yesterday as thousands of disgruntled residents made their thoughts on the lack of Maori representation on the new Auckland council known.
25-May-2009
The Warriors could be struggling to find a fit prop to replace captain Steve Price for Sunday's NRL clash with the West Tigers.
25-May-2009
Massey High top the North Harbour 1st XV competition after winning Saturday's top-of-the-table clash with Rosmini College 22-9.
25-May-2009
Aorere College have held on to their position atop the Auckland 1st XV competition with a hard-fought 13-10 win over Kelston Boys.
25-May-2009
Redevelopment plans for Eden Park look set to proceed without any legal hurdles.
25-May-2009
Today's hikoi through the CBD has finished with a party in Aotera Square to cap off the protest over the lack of Maori seats on the proposed new Super council.
25-May-2009
The ACT candidate for the Mt Albert by-election, John Boscawen, has been hit in the head by a lamington during a debate at Unitec today.
25-May-2009
Young Auckland golfer Larissa Eruera is one of three up and coming amateurs to receive a 2009 Michael Campbell Foundation scholarship.
25-May-2009
Thousands of protestors are preparing to walk down Queen Street to the Town Hall as part of the super-council Hikoi.
25-May-2009
The Head of the Newmarket Business Association Cameron Brewer says the hikoi could not have come at a worse time for CBD businesses already struggling in an economic recession.
25-May-2009
Protesters involved in yesterday's illegal bridge crossing protest say they will be back and bigger than before.
25-May-2009
Waitakere Mayor Bob Harvey says council staff and contractors will be able to breathe a sigh of relief following the announcement of the Transition Agency.
25-May-2009
Maori Affairs Minister Pita Sharples is confident a proposal pushing for Maori representation on the Auckland Council will be successful.
25-May-2009
The organiser of today's Hikoi says the march is a big deal for Maori.
25-May-2009
The woman thrown from her vehicle during a collision on Saturday night was still in a critical condition in Auckland Hospital last night.
25-May-2009
Waitakere Library and Information Services’ have unveiled a new range of library cards featuring works from local and international artists as well as old images from the service’s print collection.
25-May-2009
Television's Lion Man Craig Busch will meet with the Employment Relations Authority tomorrow in an attempt to win his job back.
25-May-2009
Police say they are disappointed by the actions of some of the members of yesterday's protest on the Auckland Harbour Bridge.
25-May-2009
Police are expecting up to 10,000 people to be involved in today's Hikoi.
25-May-2009
The $4.3 million home to the reality television show New Zealand's Next Top Model has failed to sell at auction.
25-May-2009
Counties-Manukau Police are investigating an aggravated robbery at the BP Whitford petrol station just before 7.00 o'clock last night.
25-May-2009
Green Party MPs Russel Norman, Metiria Turei, Sue Bradford, Sue Kedgley, Catherine Delahunty and Keith Locke will be among marchers in today's Hikoi.
25-May-2009
Manukau City Mayor Len Brown revisited the scene of his near death experience a year ago at the weekend.
25-May-2009
Len Brown is cautiously enthusiastic about the announcement of the Auckland Supercity transition agency.
25-May-2009
Police are looking for a trio who bashed a dairy owner in South Auckland last week.
25-May-2009
Manukau City Council wants NZ Communications to try again to find new cellphone tower sites.
25-May-2009
The leader of the Community Coalition believes the Government will have a hard time ignoring today's Hikoi.
25-May-2009
A plan to lure tourists to New Zealand could see Air New Zealand offering free flights from anywhere in the world.
24-May-2009
The NZRU has shot down rumours that Counties Manukau could be forced to pull out of this year's Air New Zealand Cup.
24-May-2009
The Warriors are in danger of falling out of the NRL playoff race after this afternoon's 38-12 hammering at the hands of the Canberra Raiders.
24-May-2009
Ponsonby and Takapuna have continued their domination of the Auckland and North Harbour club rugby competitions with wins on Saturday.
22-May-2009
The Counties Manukau Rugby Union have been forced to remove their Air New Zealand Cup team's naming rights auction from Trade Me.
22-May-2009
A West Auckland teenager has been charged with assaulting an elderly woman.
22-May-2009
The man in charge of managing Auckland's transition to a super city says a number of local government workers will lose their jobs.
22-May-2009
A pair of armed men have robbed the ASB Bank in Panmure.
22-May-2009
Auckland City captain Ivan Vicelich has answered an SOS call from All Whites coach Ricki Herbert to come out of international retirement for the Confederations Cup campaign in South Africa.
22-May-2009
Former Black Caps paceman Shane Bond's sliding into the unknown when he takes part in Sunday's ice cricket match at Paradice Ice in Botany Downs.
22-May-2009
American big man Mike Bell's proving to be a key cog in the Harbour Heat machine just two weeks after joining the team mid-season.
22-May-2009
North Shore Hospital is shifting sick elderly patients to other Hospitals in an attempt to avoid overcrowding this winter.
22-May-2009
The iconic fast-food chain Georgie Pie could be close to making a comeback.
22-May-2009
The old Wharf Police Station will officially open as Brew on Quay Bar next Friday following a $1 million makeover.
22-May-2009
The battle over Browns Bay bus shelters looks set to continue with the East Coast Community Board and North Shore City Council showing no signs of letting up.
22-May-2009
An Auckland GP has been suspended for nine months and ordered to pay $120,000 in costs after the Health Practitioners Disciplinary Tribunal found the woman guilty of malpractice and negligence.
22-May-2009
The planned protest crossing of Auckland Harbour Bridge on Sunday morning will be met by new fences and police.
22-May-2009
Auckland's Pacific and Maori communities are joining forces for Monday super-council Hikoi.
22-May-2009
Waitakere Mayor Bob Harvey will join Manukau's Len Brown and North Shore's Andrew Williams in Monday's Hikoi.
22-May-2009
Rodney Mayor Penny Webster says Rodney residents don't want to be part of greater Auckland.
22-May-2009
Prime Minister John Key says Cabinet has reached an agreement on the five names that will make up the Transition Agency to oversee the creation of the super-city.
22-May-2009
Music and dance performed by some of Waitakere’s most talented young people will make up the celebrations for this year's Youth Week
22-May-2009
The Chairman of the Pacific Islands Board for Auckland City says Monday's hikoi will be a historic event.
22-May-2009
New Zealand Transport Authority Regional Director Wayne McDonald is warning people involved in Sunday's GetAcross protest that crossing the Harbour Bridge is illegal.
21-May-2009
A number of past and present Black Caps internationals are trying their hand at ice cricket this weekend.
21-May-2009
Basketball's Battle of the Bridge turned out to be a one-sided affair tonight - as the Harbour Heat hammered the Auckland Stars 88-71.
21-May-2009
The pressure's on Warriors standoff Joel Moon to perform in Sunday's NRL clash with the Canberra Raiders.
21-May-2009
National MP Melissa Lee says she is not a racist.
21-May-2009
Health officials are confident they have contained the outbreak of swine flu but are warning it could be back and bigger than before.
21-May-2009
Some Parakai residents were without power for more than four hours last night after a car left the road and hit a power pole.
21-May-2009
An Auckland Professor is researching how Ritalin could be used to help P users beat their addiction.
21-May-2009
A woman is in Middlemore Hospital in a serious condition after being hit by a fire truck this morning.
21-May-2009
The Greens have stepped up their campaign against the Government's super-city plans with MP Sue Kedgley describing the Transition Agency as draconian.
21-May-2009
Elderly Care workers say the shortage of beds for dementia patients is at crisis point.
21-May-2009
East Auckland schools are stepping up security after a rash of burglaries.
21-May-2009
Franklin District Council has released its latest six-weekly report on road crashes.
21-May-2009
A Drury 80-year-old is mourning the theft of some precious relics from her home.
21-May-2009
The chief executive of the region's water wholesaler Watercare Services is thought to be the frontrunner to chair the agency that will turn Auckland into a super-city.
21-May-2009
The Dalai Lama has confirmed he will be visiting Auckland later this year.
21-May-2009
The days of listening into Police activities via a scanner radio are numbered as Police prepare to launch an encrypted digital radio system in Auckland.
21-May-2009
Some Waitakere ratepayers have told the council that they don't want their rates going towards the 2011 Rugby World Cup.
21-May-2009
The days of parents struggling to understand their children's school reports may be over with a proposal to use more plain language.Hord To Understand School Reports
21-May-2009
Young Auckland designers have the chance to win the trip of a lifetime with the Newmarket Young Fashion Designer Award.
21-May-2009
Legs and lungs will be put to the test this Saturday when more than 300 firefighters take part in the 2009 Firefighter Sky Tower Challenge
21-May-2009
The leader of the Community Coalition says he thinks people will be surprised about how big next week's Hikoi protesting against the super-council will be.
20-May-2009
A Professor originally from West Auckland could become New Zealand's first astronaut.
20-May-2009
Social Development Minister Paula Bennett will feature on a panel of special guests discussing youth issues for the launch of Youth Week on Saturday.
20-May-2009
The Chief Electoral Office has revealed that there are officially fifteen candidates standing in the June 13 Mt Albert by-election.
20-May-2009
The North Shore City Council has approved the classification of Rosedale Landfill as a recreation reserve.
20-May-2009
North Shore Mayor Andrew Williams says newly appointed Local Government Commissioner, Grant Kirby, is a threat to democracy.
20-May-2009
One person is dead following a fatal collision in Franklin last night.
20-May-2009
A man is in hospital with serious injuries following a hit and run incident in Te Atatu last night.
20-May-2009
National Cabinet ministers are concerned about Local Government Minister and Act leader Rodney Hide's choice of chairman for the super-city transition agency.
20-May-2009
Takapuna wants to be 'Auckland's premier village by the sea' and a group has been set up to make sure it happens.
20-May-2009
Motorists are being asked to avoid the College Hill area after a large office block fire this morning.
20-May-2009
Green candidate Russel Norman says the "wheels have fallen off" National candidate Melissa Lee's campaign.
20-May-2009
Information on how Labtests Auckland will take over medical testing for Auckland needs to remain secret according to the board's laboratory project director, Tim Wood.
20-May-2009
An expansion of maternity services to be introduced by the Government will see Auckland mum's spend up to four days in hospital after giving birth.
20-May-2009
Rodney residents will join people from 300 other towns and cities throughout the World for the annual ‘Ride of Silence.’
20-May-2009
A group of Rodney cyclists will ride in silence tonight to remember those who have been killed in cycling accidents.
20-May-2009
Thousands of Aucklanders are preparing to test themselves and take part in this year's 40 hour famine.
20-May-2009
Aucklanders are getting behind this years 40 hour famine in very non-traditional ways.
19-May-2009
Undefeated Massey and Rosmini go head-to-head on Saturday afternoon for bragging rights in the North Harbour 1st XV competition.
19-May-2009
The unbeaten Aorere College 1st XV face their toughest challenge of the season this weekend when they take on Kelston Boys High.
19-May-2009
Four local weight-lifters have come home with silver medals from the Oceania Championships in Darwin.
19-May-2009
The Warriors have confirmed that Nathan Fien will not be offered a new contract with the club for 2010 and beyond.
19-May-2009
The Warriors have dropped Nathan Fien from their side to play the Raiders in Canberra on Sunday.
19-May-2009
Harbour Heat import Mychal Green has been named the NBL's Player of the Week after the Heat picked up back-to-back wins over the weekend.
19-May-2009
The property market downturn has knocked almost $50,000 off the average house price in the city according to a local property analyst.
19-May-2009
Next week's Hikoi is gaining support from right across the city.
19-May-2009
A Pukekohe pharmacist found guilty on P related charges is described as a pillar of the community.
19-May-2009
A pilot programme is finding fans in a South Auckland school.
19-May-2009
A new youth group in South Auckland aims to give young people a voice.
19-May-2009
Labour leader Phil Goff has described the super-council situation as chaotic.
19-May-2009
Police say a woman who pointed out a stranded man on the mudflats of the Manakau Harbour on Sunday night significantly sped up the rescue.
19-May-2009
Waitakere mayor Bob Harvey is encouraging West Aucklanders who think they have what it takes to run the super-council to put their names forward.
19-May-2009
The Waitakere City Council has begun to hear submissions on it's Draft 10 Year Plan.
19-May-2009
Heart of the City CEO Alex Swney is defending the $1.8 million marketing campaign that describes Auckland as a "Big little city, open daily."
19-May-2009
The International Basketball Federation says Auckland risks losing the men's under-19 world championships in July if it can't come up with the funding.
19-May-2009
The Rodney District Council will continue to talk to youth as it works on creating it's youth strategy.
19-May-2009
A world first matchmaking flight will touch down in Auckland later this year.
19-May-2009
Aucklanders will have to wait another week to find out who will form the agency that will oversee the overhaul of Auckland's governance.
19-May-2009
Prime Minister John Key has confirmed that the Government has stepped in to try and prevent the issue over Sir Edmund Hillary's possessions going to court.
19-May-2009
Only two of the Government's Auckland Governance public meetings are outside of the central city.
19-May-2009
The Auckland City Council is considering facelifts for a number of streets in Auckland’s city centre.
19-May-2009
The Rodney District Council received a total of 844 submissions for it's Long Term Council Community Plan.
18-May-2009
The head coaching positions at Waitakere United and Auckland City have drawn applications from all over the world.
18-May-2009
The Northern Mystics have dug themselves a big hole half-way through the ANZ Championship - following tonight's 50-35 loss to the Magic.
18-May-2009
Waitakere libraries will host a Samoan Language Week from the 26th to the 30 of May.
18-May-2009
The Head of the Newmarket Business Association is commending Heart of the City on their advertising campaign but says the slogan needs a little more work.
18-May-2009
Local Government Minister Rodney Hide says the transition agency, who will oversee the set up of Auckland super-council could be announced as early as this afternoon.
18-May-2009
A dinner held to raise awareness of the drug methamphetamine was attended by 370 people on Saturday.
18-May-2009
A 'Read to Succeed' teen reading programme will launch this year's Youth week at Rodney Librairies.
18-May-2009
The National Maritime Museum is offering all Rodney District members free entry for the month of June.
18-May-2009
Auckland Police are still searching for the person who threatened staff at Westpac Bank in Parnell Road on Friday afternoon.
18-May-2009
North Shore Police say the decrease in number of people drinking and driving is pleasing but the number is still too high.
18-May-2009
Police have confirmed they are now investigating a homicide after the discovery of a woman's body at a Western Springs address last Tuesday
18-May-2009
The Manukau City Council has announced that work on the first stages of a major package of transport improvements for Manukau's eastern suburbs could begin as early as next year.
18-May-2009
The Auckland Museum Trust Board is standing by it's director as she pushes to keep full publishing rights for Sir Edmund Hillary's papers.
18-May-2009
Wastewater company Watercare Services says it should not have to pay a tax to iwi for dumping sewage on Puketutu Island.
18-May-2009
It took almost three days for Politicians to agree to set up a Transition Authority to oversee the creation of a new super-council.
18-May-2009
Police are searching for three men who held up the Pricecutter Superette in Helensville's Garfield Road last night.
18-May-2009
Labour's Mt Albert candidate David Shearer says Mt Albert people are more worried about getting their issues dealt with than the controversy surrounding candidates.
18-May-2009
The new Mt Roskill motorway will be tested this morning after opening over the weekend.
18-May-2009
Firefighters attended a house fire in Kingsland overnight.
18-May-2009
The Warriors have slipped to 11th on the NRL table following yesterday's one-sided defeat to the Cowboys.
18-May-2009
Ponsonby and Takapuna have held on to the top spots in the Auckland and North Harbour club rugby competitions.
18-May-2009
The Harbour Heat have shot up the National Basketball League table following impressive wins over the Manawatu Jets and Taranaki Dynamos over the weekend.
18-May-2009
Waitakere City Council's Maori advisory committee is holding a hui on Auckland governance issues tonight.
18-May-2009
North Shore house prices are following the national trend and holding.
17-May-2009
Results from Round Seven of the Alan McEvoy Memorial Shield.
17-May-2009
It was a much improved performance, but a familiar result for the Blues at Eden Park tonight, losing to the Crusaders 15-13.
16-May-2009
The Auckland Stars have suffered their second heart-breaking loss within three days - defeated by the Giants 75-73 in Nelson.
16-May-2009
The Harbour Heat have sent the Manawatu Jets packing with a 122 -71 thrashing at the North Shore Events Centre last night.
15-May-2009
Justin Collins has been forced to pull out of tomorrow's Super 14 showdown with the Crusaders at Eden Park.
15-May-2009
Sir Edmund Hillary's family are heading to court to keep control of some of his belongings despite him leaving them to the Auckland Museum
15-May-2009
An Auckland teacher has appeared in the North Shore District Court charged with indecent assault.
15-May-2009
The yet-to-be-formed Auckland Transition Agency will require council staff to ask to spend money on everyday expenses like toilet paper.
15-May-2009
A North Shore Principal is upset signs that promote an online escort service are less than 200 metres from where the children go to school.
15-May-2009
Auckland's top private schools have recorded high percentages of NCEA passes in last year's examinations.
15-May-2009
National's Mt Albert candidate Melissa Lee will be hoping to get her campaign back on track after three days of bad publicity.
15-May-2009
North Shore Police say overnight liquor bans have contributed to a dramatic reduction in violent incidents in the city.
15-May-2009
Aucklanders have made more than 43 million bus, rail and ferry trips since July last year.
15-May-2009
The Waitakere City Council has awarded it's first round of Creative Communities funding to a number of West Auckland projects.
15-May-2009
The Auckland City Council's Development Committee has deferred it's decision on the new rubbish and recycling contract for Waiheke Island
15-May-2009
An emergency has forced New Zealand writer Kirsty Gunn to cancel her appearance at tomorrow's Auckland Writers & Readers Festival.
15-May-2009
Labour's Mt Albert candidate David Shearer wants answers from Transport Minister Steven Joyce.
15-May-2009
The North Shore City Council has successfully prosecuted two offenders charged with damaging protected trees.
15-May-2009
The 101 year-old sailing scow the Jane Gifford will berth at Warkworth Wharf this Saturday.
15-May-2009
The organiser of the annual Volunteer Awards says it is important now more than ever to recognise volunteers.-
15-May-2009
Warrior hooker Ian Henderson extends his contract until the end of 2011.
15-May-2009
The Auckland Stars have fallen to a heart-breaking 83-81 loss to the Manawatu Jets at the ASB Stadium.
15-May-2009
The return of Justin Collins will provide a major boost for the Blues as they attempt to finish their season with victory over the Crusaders on Saturday night.
14-May-2009
A special concert is being held in Orewa this weekend to raise funds for the Raukatauri Music Therapy Centre.
14-May-2009
The New Zealand Transport Authority has announced it's proposal for the Waterview Connection promoting a combined surface tunnel option that will see a mix of above ground and underground roading.
14-May-2009
Police say questions still remain about the body of a woman found at a Western Springs address on Tuesday night.
14-May-2009
A phone call to Police from a concerned friend led to the discovery of a body that may have been at a Western Springs home for more than a month.
14-May-2009
A collision in Quay Street yesterday sent a bus flying across five lanes of peak hour traffic.
14-May-2009
A High Court decision will see the North Shore City Council refund developers more than $10 million.
14-May-2009
Waitakere City Councillors have received a payrise despite their best efforts to avoid one.
14-May-2009
Prime Minister John Key says National MP Melissa Lee's comments about criminals travelling from South Auckland to Mt Albert to commit crimes were silly.
14-May-2009
The Takapuna bus terminal is getting a makeover.
14-May-2009
Ports of Auckland staff are in the process of voting on whether or not strike action is needed if proposed redundancies go ahead.
14-May-2009
The Government may alter city limits in an attempt to make house prices cheaper.
14-May-2009
New Zealand On Air are investigating claims the National Party made campaign videos with tax-payers money.
14-May-2009
Apprentices who have lost their jobs in the recession could be picked up by two Auckland Universties.
14-May-2009
Auckland will still get a Waterview tunnel, it just won't be a big as Labour's proposed twin tunnel option.
14-May-2009
The New Zealand Transport Authority is promoting a combined surface tunnel for the Waterview Connection.
13-May-2009
Auckland Stars forward Blagoj Janev has been suspended for one game after using abusive language towards a referee.
13-May-2009
Cleaning staff from around Auckland's central business district are taking to the streets in a bid for better wages.
13-May-2009
Labour's Mt Albert candidate David Shearer says National candidate Melissa Lee has been effectively sidelined by the Government's decision to scrap the Waterview tunnels.
13-May-2009
The body of a woman found in a Western Springs home appears to have lain undiscovered for more than a month.
13-May-2009
The recession seems to have solved Auckland's chronic nursing shortage.
13-May-2009
Oral submissions on the North Shore's 15 year draft city plan have begun to be heard.
13-May-2009
Police are seeking two men who were at a Glenfield industrial site when 51-year-old Paul Chong was stabbed to death on Monday afternoon.
13-May-2009
Motorists will not be able to use Scenic Drive on weekdays until the end of next week due to repair work.
13-May-2009
West Auckland residents are being invited to a series of Nature in your Neighbourhood workshops.
13-May-2009
The Government will pass the super-city legislation under urgency this morning, making the super-council a reality.
13-May-2009
Mt Albert residents living in houses that would be demolished if a proposed motorway goes ahead are vowing to fight to keep their homes.
13-May-2009
Details of the ordeal 5-year-old kidnap victim Cina Ma faced were revealed in the High Court yesterday as 26-year-old real estate agent Deqiong Deng was found guilty and sentenced to 9 years in prison.
13-May-2009
Transport Minister Stephen Joyce has said the decision to scrap the proposed Waterview tunnels is a result of thinking and acting responsibly
13-May-2009
The death of 53-year-old Simon Johnston has rocked the Waiheke Island community.
13-May-2009
A full scale scene examination will get underway this morning at a Western Springs address where the body of a middle aged woman was found last night. .
13-May-2009
Auckland City could have a guaranteed power supply within months.
13-May-2009
The current financial downturn has seen enrolments at a West Auckland parenting course rise significantly.
13-May-2009
Manukau City has a clear message for taggers, graffiti will not be tolerated.
13-May-2009
The North Shore City Council has successfully prosecuted two offenders charged with damaging protected trees.
12-May-2009
Prop Sam Rapira and wing Denan Kemp return to the Warriors starting XIII for Sunday's NRL match against the Cowboys.
12-May-2009
The Australian Basketball League is set to go ahead with just seven teams, meaning the Breakers have somewhere to play this season.
12-May-2009
Fundraising for a European-style Catholic church in Te Atatu's McLeod Rd is underway.
12-May-2009
The Auckland City Council has reduced it's forecast for a water rate rise.
12-May-2009
Mitre 10's Glenfield support centre is laying off up to 35 staff.
12-May-2009
The Governor-General has given his formal seal of approval for the Mt Albert by-election to be held.
12-May-2009
Auckland got 1000 new citizens yesterday.
12-May-2009
More than 250 Blue Chip victims hope that a six week trial at the High Court in Auckland will reunite them with some of the money they have lost.
12-May-2009
Public backlash has forced a Pharmacist who made racist remarks about National's Korean-born Mt Albert candidate Melissa Lee to apologise.
12-May-2009
TVNZ accountant Binesh Pillay has appeared in the North Shore District Court charged with fraud.
12-May-2009
Auckland University's health campus in Grafton is set to get a makeover.
12-May-2009
Police are investigating an unprovoked attack that left a 24-year-old man with extensive facial injuries
12-May-2009
Sports teams who use Glen Eden sports ground will have only three more seasons with weather related game cancellations.
12-May-2009
Labour's Mt Albert candidate David Shearer says National's candidate Melissa Lee needs to come clean on whether or not she supports the Waterview tunnel.
12-May-2009
The Rodney District Council will hold a series of public meetings this month to discuss the development of Kumeu and Huapai.
12-May-2009
Kumeu is one of the fastest growing parts of Rodney and council staff want to talk with residents about future plans.
12-May-2009
Waitakere City Council's Maori advisory committee Te Taumata Runanga will hold a hui on Auckland governance issues this month.
11-May-2009
The Northern Mystics have fallen to a 61-52 defeat to the Southern Steel at Waitakere's Trusts Stadium tonight.
11-May-2009
Police are investigating a pair of unrelated suspicious deaths in Glenfield and the central city this afternoon.
11-May-2009
Due to the large number of injured players, the Blues have been forced to cancel tomorrow's training session.
11-May-2009
It's looking increasingly likely that there will be no 2009 season for the Breakers.
11-May-2009
New Zealand Music Month will be celebrated with a world record gathering of guitar players.
11-May-2009
Aucklanders can experience a night at the museum during the next four weeks.
11-May-2009
Hibiscus Coast Community House is moving. After public consultation the council decided to re-locate the house but not as far as it originally planned.
11-May-2009
A large group of members of the Korean Community have gathered to hear the official approval of the licence for a Korean Garden on Barry’s Point Reserve.
11-May-2009
A man remains in a serious condition in Auckland Hospital following an assault in West Auckland early on Saturday morning.
11-May-2009
A 53 year old man is in a serious condition in North Shore Hospital after jumping off a ferry as it was berthing in Devonport yesterday afternoon.
11-May-2009
Labour's Mt Albert candidate David Shearer has had a busy weekend campaigning.
11-May-2009
Former Labour MP Richard Northey says claims he rifled through papers at the opening of National MP Peseta Sam Lotu-Iiga's electorate office are nonsense.
11-May-2009
The Western Heights Residents and Ratepayers Association have another battle on their hands.
11-May-2009
Uruamo Ecological Society chairman Mel Galbraith says an offer of 50h of land for a feasibility study will assist plans for a large wildlife sanctuary west of the Auckland Harbour Bridge.
11-May-2009
The reliability of Auckland's power supply has been guaranteed by an Electricity Commission decision to run new cable to the CBD and North Shore.
11-May-2009
Strategic Traffic Units will spend the next three months making West Auckland roads safer.
11-May-2009
The Harbour Bridge has become the latest victim of the recession.
10-May-2009
Waitakere City's Under-15 footballers have fallen just short of qualifying for the Manchester United Premier Cup's global finals in England.
10-May-2009
The Warriors have re-signed a trio of young players for the next two NRL seasons.
10-May-2009
West Auckland and Harbour have won the men's and women's National U-21 basketball titles in Tauranga.
10-May-2009
Ponsonby and Takapuna maintained their unbeaten records over the weekend to stay on top of the Auckland and North Harbour club competitions.
10-May-2009
It was a disappointing weekend for Auckland's NBL teams - as both the Auckland Stars and Harbour Heat were defeated by the visiting Christchurch Cougars.
10-May-2009
Any hopes of the Blues making the Super 14 playoffs were put to rest on Saturday night.
08-May-2009
The man who led Police on a long pursuit across West Auckland which culminated in the death of 17-year-old Halatau Naitoko has been back in court today.
08-May-2009
Remuera's Corran School is now officially part of St Kentigerns.
08-May-2009
Travellers arriving at and leaving Auckland Airport today will be met with a picket line of striking Air New Zealand cabin crew.
08-May-2009
Private cars will be able to use one of the city's bus lanes as part of a trial by the Auckland City Council.
08-May-2009
North Shore libraries are now offering users High-speed WiFi internet access.
08-May-2009
Rodney Mayor Penny Webster is challenging children to spend wet May days reading.
08-May-2009
An Auckland woman who provides emergency housing for homeless people says the Tamaki state housing development is long overdue.
08-May-2009
North Shore ambulance staff fear lives could be at risk because they are tied up dealing with minor complaints.
08-May-2009
The Auckland Art Gallery has been gifted 15 paintings worth more than $115 million.
08-May-2009
A woman on trial for killing her lover at his Parnell apartment two years ago says she wished he was still alive.
08-May-2009
New Zealanders are continuing to eat pork despite the so-called swine flu.
08-May-2009
Auckland City Council's transport committee says if it does not have enough money in the current budget to complete the Mt Roskill cycleway, it will ask for more.
08-May-2009
Police are searching for a 68-year-old tourist who has failed to arrive in the city.
08-May-2009
Waitakere residents and ratepayers have not shown the same enthusiasm they have in the past for the council's latest draft 10 year plan.
08-May-2009
The Rodney District Council, Police and local motorcycle retailers are working together on a new campaign aimed at reducing the number of crashes involving motorcyclists.
08-May-2009
Nominations are now open for Auckland Zoo’s 2009 national conservation awards.
07-May-2009
Auckland Stars coach Kenny Stone's staying positive, despite his side sitting near the bottom of the NBL table after eight games.
07-May-2009
The Harbour Heat have brought in a new American import for the second half of the NBL season.
07-May-2009
Veteran flanker Justin Collins is a late withdrawal from the Blues team to play the Brumbies on Saturday night.
07-May-2009
The protest by cycling and walking enthusiasts will be legal and controlled according to Getacross campaign spokesman Bevan Woodward.
07-May-2009
Forest and Bird want to hear from any residents who have seen Kaka in their area.
07-May-2009
West Auckland opera singer Wade Kernot was runner up in the Lexus Song Quest held in Auckland recently
07-May-2009
The Auckland Citizen Advice Bureau will not receive the increase in funding it requested, infact its budget will be cut.
07-May-2009
A new treatment facility for people suffering from eating disorders will start to operate from the middle of next year.
07-May-2009
Rodney North Harbour Health Trust chief executive Wendy Hawkings says she hopes common sense will prevail and the new Rodney Surgical Centre be allowed to take on public surgical cases.
07-May-2009
Auckland Police are staying with the force as fears of unemployment sweep the nation.
07-May-2009
Health officials say an over cautions approach to the swine flu threat has stopped the virus from spreading.
07-May-2009
The latest Work and Income figures show the number of people on the dole has doubled in the past year.
07-May-2009
People who suffer from eating disorders will no longer have to travel to Australia for care with the Government annnouncing a specialist residential service is to be created in Auckland.
07-May-2009
The Auckland Citizens' Advice Bureau has applied for an increase in funding saying it needs more money to deal with a rapidly rising demand
07-May-2009
Waitakere City Deputy Mayor Penny Hulse is commending Cabinet's decision to create a social policy forum.
07-May-2009
North Shore City Mayor Andrew Williams has mixed feelings about the 'pushing through' of super-council legislation.
06-May-2009
Blues winger Rene Ranger's avoided any further punishment from the NZRU and is available to play in Saturday night's Super 14 clash with the Brumbies.
06-May-2009
Five Warriors have been named in the Kiwis starting line-up for Friday night's ANZAC league test in Brisbane.
06-May-2009
A Pt Chevalier intermediate school who had planned to a trip to Japan have been told they are no longer welcome.
06-May-2009
Traffic on State Highway 16 was delayed for hours early this afternoon when a truck and trailer rolled.
06-May-2009
Police are on the hunt for a 39 year-old North Shore man who failed to appear in court today.
06-May-2009
The Auckland City Council says it recognises the contribution small and medium sized business' make to the city's economy and is excited about supporting an upcoming business event
06-May-2009
Two burglaries in as many months has crippled a local community service for adults with mental illness.
06-May-2009
North Shore real estate agent Matty Maa says she has learned a lot in the last year.
06-May-2009
The Rodney District Council has made $50,000 available for projects that help preserve the area's heritage.
06-May-2009
Students at Kelston Deaf Education Centre have celebrated New Zealand Sign Language week in a very different way.
06-May-2009
Former Kiwis captain Hugh McGahan hopes his sons will learn from his experience.
06-May-2009
A 15-prisoner attack on five guards at Northland's Ngawha Prison could have happened at any Auckland prison.
06-May-2009
Housing Minister Phil Heatley has announced a $52 million revitalisation project for east Auckland.
06-May-2009
Researchers say the boulders at the site of the new Silverdale Hospital are artefacts and need protecting.
06-May-2009
Police are investigating a suspicious death in West Auckland.
06-May-2009
The Auckland Housing market appears to be on the up with sales and average house prices rising for the third month in a row.
06-May-2009
The Waitakere City Council has received more than 300 public submissions on it latest draft 10 Year Plan.
06-May-2009
North Shore City Mayor Andrew Williams has expressed deep disappointment at the Government's handling of the latest chapter of the super-city story.
06-May-2009
The General Manager of the Auckland SPCA says a group of lawyers who have offered to fight animal cruelty cases free of charge will be busy
06-May-2009
A group of 20 Auckland lawyers have offered to help those who can't help themselves, free of charge.
06-May-2009
The head of the Auckland based Music and Audio Institute of New Zealand says local musicians need to have a business head to be successful
06-May-2009
New Zealand music legend Harry Lyon says the local music scene is progressing well.
05-May-2009
Waitakere United are taking applications to be the West Auckland football club's new head coach.
05-May-2009
Warriors front-rower Jesse Royal has entered an early guilty plea with the NRL judiciary for a dangerous throw in Sunday's loss to the Dragons.
05-May-2009
Police are hoping that an 'attack of guilt' will see an Auckland woman reunited with her daughter's ashes.
05-May-2009
Standard and Poor's rating service has confirmed the outlook for the Auckland City Council’s local currency ratings have dropped from stable to negative.
05-May-2009
North Shore City Councillor Joy Brett has commended the general manager of the Sir Peter Blake Marine Education and Recreation Centre for turning it's fortune around.
05-May-2009
Another West Auckland-based yacht builder has hit financial trouble.
05-May-2009
Green MP Sue Kedgley has expressed her outrage at the lack of communication between a West Auckland resthome and it's residents.
05-May-2009
North Shore Mayor Andrew Williams says the Waitakere City Council's battle for Whenuapai could end up costing Shore ratepayers thousands
05-May-2009
Investigations are underway into what caused a large power cut in Auckland last night.
05-May-2009
Watercare Services are advising North Shore residents that any discoloured water is still safe to drink.
05-May-2009
North Shore Councillor Tony Holman has told a council meeting that the super-council plans are vague and ever-changing.
05-May-2009
An Auckland Jeweller called on a very special friend to help with a campaign to raise awareness about gynaecological cancers.
05-May-2009
Flights out of Auckland are the cheapest they have been in more than 20 years.
05-May-2009
Winstone Aggregates have applied to fill it's Three Kings Quarry site in Mt Eden Road.
05-May-2009
A group of West Auckland retirement village residents are angry they weren't notified about the installation of three cellphone towers.
05-May-2009
A petty officer who has served more than 19 years in the Navy will voluntarily leave
05-May-2009
Auckland jeweller Sarah Hutchings is part of a campaign for womens' health just in time for Mother's Day.
05-May-2009
A West Auckland man has just released a book 'Roadhouse Days'about Auckland's first fine food restaurant.
05-May-2009
A book that tells the story of Auckland's first fine food restaurant is being described as a piece of Auckland history.
04-May-2009
The Northern Mystics were pushed to the limit by the Central Pulse in Wellington – before recording their second win of the ANZ Championship season in extra time.
04-May-2009
The Blues will once again be without a number of key players for Saturday's Super 14 clash with the Brumbies in Canberra.
04-May-2009
The last words uttered by Sonny Fai were "Don't worry about me, I'll find my own way home."
04-May-2009
The threat of a swine flu pandemic in Auckland appears to be subsiding with calls to Healthline tapering off.
04-May-2009
A businessman bailed to a North Shore address while facing money-laundering charges has fled the country.
04-May-2009
North Shore Mayor Andrew Williams says the council has to continue it's core work right up until the super-council takes the reins.
04-May-2009
A Maori action group is urging Manukau City residents to join a hikoi against the new Auckland super city.
04-May-2009
Firefighters attended two house fires overnight.
04-May-2009
A Maori action group is urging Manukau City residents to join a hikoi against the new Auckland supercity.
04-May-2009
A number of boats were called on to rescue a group of people from a capsized vessel off the Whangaparoa Peninsula yesterday.
04-May-2009
The former chief executive of the Waitemata Health Board Dwayne Crombie has hit back at a report from Health and Disability Commissioner Ron Paterson.
04-May-2009
Police have located an 88 year-old woman who went missing from her Pt Chevalier rest home on Saturday
04-May-2009
The fight for the Mt Albert seat has begun more than a month out from the June 13 by-election.
04-May-2009
Blues stars Ali Williams and Tony Woodcock have extended their contracts with the New Zealand Rugby Union through till the end of 2012.
04-May-2009
Auckland City's 2-all draw against Koloale at Kiwitea Street yesterday has booked a trip to Abu Dhabi for the FIFA Club World Cup in December.
04-May-2009
Despite their up and down start to the NRL season, six Warriors players will be involved in Friday's ANZAC test.
04-May-2009
Prime Minister John Key says there may still be Maori seats on the super-council adding nothing is set in stone.
04-May-2009
The swine flu outbreak has highlighted the importance of Pharmacists according to the Pharmacy Guild.
04-May-2009
An 18-year-old girl who had been missing from her West Auckland home for more than a week has been found safe and well.
04-May-2009
Three boating accidents in Auckland waters over the weekend has prompted Police to remind 'boaties' about water safety.
04-May-2009
Thousands of shoppers turned out for the opening of Pak n Save Wairau Park yesterday.
01-May-2009
Warriors prop Evarn Tuimavave has been given the green light to return to full contract training after being cleared of serious and ongoing neck damage.
01-May-2009
The owner of Mission Bay's art deco Berkeley cinema says there are no imminent plans to re-build after the building is torn down.
01-May-2009
The care of elderly patients is being compromised by overcrowding at North Shore Hospital according to a report by the Health and Disability Commissioner.
01-May-2009
The Auckland City Council has $28 million to buy land at the Onehunga foreshore.
01-May-2009
A $160,000 grant from the Waitakere City Council has allowed Green Bay High School to upgrade it's auditorium.
01-May-2009
Ngati Whatua and the Volcanic Cones Society says the historically important Mt Roskill volcanic cone will be spoilt without proper landscaping.
01-May-2009
Police and fire safety investigators are searching for two teenagers who fled from the scene of a house fire in Henderson yesterday.
01-May-2009
Auckland City Council is calling in the Auditor-General to put an end to years of speculation about footpath contracts.
01-May-2009
The Health and Disability Commissioner has slammed the Waitemata Health Board saying it is all talk and no action.
01-May-2009
Students who have been in isolation while being treated for swine flu have been given the all clear by health authorities and have begun returning to school.
01-May-2009
Health officials are investigating influenza isolation sites and assessment centres as the number of suspected swine flu cases climbs.
01-May-2009
Police are reminding people who drive along Muriwai Beach that it is legally considered a road and the rules of the road need to be followed
01-May-2009
Auckland mothers are being invited to enjoy Mother's Day with a difference this year.
01-May-2009
After nearly 20 years and a number of high profile court battles, Pak n Save Wairau Park will open on Sunday.
01-May-2009
The Auckland City footballers should have no trouble wrapping up the Oceania Champions League title at Kiwitea Street on Sunday.
01-May-2009
The Auckland Stars have lost to the Waikato Pistons 85-68 at the ASB Stadium in Kohimarama.
01-May-2009
All Blacks flanker Jerome Kaino will lead the inexperienced Blues loose forward trio into battle tonight against Rodney So'oialo and the Hurricanes in Wellington.
01-May-2009
Blues winger Rene Ranger has been allowed to skip a scheduled court appearance so he can play in tonight's Super 14 match against the Hurricanes in Wellington.
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