Latest from Birkenhead

A man lost overboard from a Saturday night cruise on Waitemata Harbour is still missing.

As traffic nears its annual peak, Auckland Transport adds buses and trains.

No charges have been laid following the incident, but inquiries are continuing.

The Myburgh family are grieving the death of their loving husband and father, Willie, who was killed when a van and bus collided.

The Salvation Army would not sell Buddha statues - or icons of other religions - in its charity shops.

One month after their mother died of cancer, four Birkenhead children face becoming homeless on Saturday unless they can get a state house.

An Auckland pharmacist who falsified a prescription and sold prescription medication to a known drug addict has been sentenced to home detention.

Exclusive: Blessie Gotingco was raped and murdered on May 24, 2014. Today, for the first time, her husband of 30 years, Antonio, speaks about her life and loves - and her death.

Family ties to Fernglen enhance the pleasure of a stroll in its dappled light.

The crash that killed a teenage worker in Auckland this week has prompted calls for tighter safety rules.

A crash which killed a teenage girl this week is the second fatal accident to involve an Onyx rubbish truck in Birkenhead in recent years.

The older sister of the 19-year-old woman who was killed in a rubbish truck crash in Auckland says she was dreading seeing the site.

One person is dead and another injured after the rubbish truck they were in plummeted 10m down a bank.

A car bursts into flames near the Birkenhead off-ramp of the Auckland Harbour Bridge yesterday moments after the driver jumped out.

A car that caught fire on State Highway 1 today, causing traffic chaos over the Auckland Harbour Bridge, may have suffered a mechanical fault, police say.

A tiny, almost untouched 100-year-old cottage with its original toilet and bath still under the house will likely sell for close to $1 million, despite needing a major renovation.

The warmth of the welcome is sadly not echoed by the food presentation — or the dining room.

Great scenery and a dollop of sugary history; Liz Light takes an autumn walk in Chelsea Heritage Park.

The message about locally sourced, seasonal ingredients has been hammered so repetitively that you almost wish a restaurant offer winter greens from Uzbekistan in February. Almost.

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