Large crane to give fire investigators first up-close look of SkyCity convention centre following fire

Arrest after man fatally shot in Auckland last August

Tuipulotu Vi, 59, was found in a vehicle with gunshot wounds last August.

Two more charged over 'altercation' at Akl carpark where gun was fired

The arrests bring the total number of those charged over the incident to three. Police did not rule out further arrests.

El Niño's hidden role in hay fever season

Spring can bring a whole load of unwelcome symptoms, but new research has found that El Niño, a climate phenomenon, could be making Aucklanders' allergies worse.

House sale 'blip' in August, Cotality says

Property sales numbers dropped 5% in August compared to the same time last year - but housing market data firm Cotality said it was likely the fall was a "blip" rather than the start of another downturn in sales.