Latest from Grey Lynn

COMMENT: Aucklanders are a hypocritical bunch. We pollute our precious inner harbour beaches, we have to drive for hours seeking somewhere to relax.

A homeless man photographed receiving a slice of wedding cake from kind hearted newlyweds has spoken of the touching gesture.

Barefoot and with his belongings in a bag, Miller was brought to tears by the kindness of a couple on their wedding day. Can you help us find him?

Leticia Malakai's death brings the holiday road toll to 19 - the highest since the 2011/2012 period.

Sombre music rang out as the band opened the service with a tribute to Sione Taumalolo, 11, and Talita Moimoi Fifita, 33, killed in the bus crash.

Jacinda Ardern is thinking of standing in Mt Albert as MP David Shearer looks set to quit Parliament.

A chef's kitchen, privacy and a landscaped flat section add to the list of this home's attractions, writes Graham Hepburn

Experts say house crisis is driving us towards a tale of two Aucklands, where the only homeowners will be those who are left the family home by parents.

NZ Post has moved to reassure people their post is safe, following a number of incidents.

Auckland businessman seeking to be discharged without conviction.

A man's body was found on a motorway in the eastbound lane of the northwestern motorway in Grey Lynn.

The median price of properties in Mission Bay has doubled in the six months from February to June to more than $2 million.

An Auckland family plans to make a fire-gutted Grey Lynn villa their home after purchasing it at auction.

A character villa gutted by fire is on the market - with suggestions the 1900s classic could be saved.

A bus driver and passengers were assaulted this morning by a woman in Grey Lynn.

An Auckland teen stabbed to death a promising rugby league player because he was "really, really angry and because he wanted to and because he could", the Crown says.

Two men who watched a fight that left a budding rugby league star dead say the victim was backing away from the brawl with his hands up.

A teenager accused of the murder of an up-and-coming rugby league star yelled out that he had stabbed the victim moments after the alleged attack, a witness says.

The cousin of a budding rugby league star who was stabbed in the neck during a street brawl has described the chaotic scenes on the night of his death.

The lawyer for a man accused of stabbing to death a promising rugby league player has accepted her client's actions led to the fatality.

Grey Lynn business owner became 'very angry' when a man changed lanes in front of him.

A puppy found abandoned in a rubbish bin in central Auckland has been put down today.

Jesse Mulligan joins the fans of fast-rising star Tiger Burger in Grey Lynn

Power is now back on in the Auckland subub where a bird collision with a live power line caused it to go off the grid for a few hours.

A 48-year-old male has been arrested and charged after he was caught allegedly peeping through the window of a residential property in Grey Lynn last night.

A Countdown supermarket in Grey Lynn will have its liquor licence suspended for five days after being caught selling alcohol to a minor during a police sting.

Auckland is expected to be officially declared free of the Queensland fruit fly tomorrow.

From Grey Lynn's origins as a Maori stronghold to becoming one of the country's most sought-after suburbs, it has always been a vibrant and diverse part of Auckland.