Rowan Quinn

Former prime minister Helen Clark says rumours that she's lining up to run for Auckland's mayoralty next year are "ridiculous."

Auckland Council is introducing DNA testing to identify canine criminals.

Urban Māori leader John Tamihere has accused Auckland Council of losing control of its "arrogant" and "corrupt" development arm and shutting out the poor.

Organisers are crunching the numbers from the first regionwide census of Auckland's homeless population.

The Fonterra Shareholders' Council says the dairy company's decision to not pay a dividend for the rest of the year is unacceptable.

A cycleway along Auckland's northern motorway will make commuting to the city by bike as easy as it is for those in central suburbs, the group Bike Auckland says.

Some GPs say they will struggle to cope with the government's push for cheaper medical care for those on a low income.

The public service has two-and-a-half years to end pay discrimination against women, and to make flexi working hours the norm, the government announced today

A woman who says she was abused by a prominent Catholic priest is encouraging other victims to come forward.

The man who fatally shot 22-year-old mother-of-two Chozyn Koroheke at point blank range has been jailed for life, with a minimum non-parole period of 17 years.

The "rebels have got their medals" in a Queen's Birthday honours list topped by people not afraid to go against the flow.

A new dame still half expects to be arrested at dawn, not honoured by the Queen.

The country may have got a few more knights and dames than it bargained for after musical comedy duo, the Topp Twins were honoured with damehoods.

High school students are being encouraged to spurn university for a trade, with promises they can buy houses earlier than their academic counterparts.

The government is being fiscally and morally irresponsible by continuing to use motels and hotels as emergency accommodation, a group working with the homeless in Auckland says.

A two minute drive to work has turned into an hour for a Far North woman living near a huge washout that's created a trench across SH1 and literally divided a community.

After two weeks of relative comfort in Auckland, Volvo Ocean Race sailors are headed to one of the most isolated and challenging places on the planet.

A man on trial for fraud because of finance company collapses wants the Crown to pay him $1.3 million in costs because his first trial was aborted.

The proposed marina, which would feature the country's first floating car park, was so packed that people had to sit cross legged in the public gallery.

A super-yacht worthy marina planned for Waiheke Island would be for the super rich - not ordinary people, says the group trying to stop it.

Orchitis, a swelling of the testicles, affects up to 30 percent of men or boys over 12 who get mumps and can have a long-term effect on fertility.

People who fail to clean their shoes properly in areas with kauri dieback could face penalties as the Ministry for Primary Industries ups the ante on the fight against the disease.

A dramatic animation, dubbed the poo tracker, has emerged showing raw sewage sloshing along Auckland's beaches for days after rain. Video

Auckland health leaders have asked the Ministry of Health for a nationwide vaccination campaign to stop the mumps epidemic spreading.

Friends of the family paralysed after eating wild boar last month say the suspect meat, left on the stove for 35 days, still appears pristine.