Alanah Eriksen is the Herald's live news managing editor.
Alanah has held various positions at NZME including editor of the Herald on Sunday, chief reporter and police reporter. She has experience in newsrooms overseas including the Daily Mail, the Sun and the News of the World. She started her career as a cub reporter at the Rotorua Daily Post.
Tenants trash $1m house
Police are trying to track down the owner of an Auckland rental property bought for almost $1 million last year which was destroyed by the young tenants.
Cost of home dream - 19 incomes
It would take 19 median incomes in Auckland to buy a home for the city's median house price, a Herald analysis has found.
Immigrants moving into The Block
It will be like the United Nations on The Block come Christmas time when the new owners of the houses made famous on the TV3 renovation series move in.
Best-cities list: Auckland in top 10
Auckland has been rated one of the world's top 10 cities to visit by travel bible Lonely Planet.
Tiny bungalow's tidy profit
An Auckland couple's wise investment in a massive piece of prime city land has provided a windfall for their family 61 years later.