In the eyes of the Albert-Eden Local Board, the Chamberlain Park Golf Course is an unacceptable luxury because of the shortage of open sport and leisure space in its bailiwick.

One of New Zealand's biggest convicted drug smugglers spent $15 million at SkyCity casino - while receiving the unemployment benefit.

Air Force and Army personnel will take part in urban flying operations training starting from this Sunday.

A fire broke out in one of the stands at the New Zealand Boat Show this morning, damaging fishing equipment and closing a section of the display.

New Zealand's eight days of Royal excitement are over, with the formalities of Prince Harry's first "amazing trip" to New Zealand all wrapped up.

The Hutchwilco New Zealand Boat Show takes Auckland to the water this weekend.

Daily deals make it even easier to pick up what Ponsonby is putting down, writes Donna McIntyre.

The 190m-tall block will include a 30-level tower for 4000 workers, a 125-room hotel, and up to 10 luxury brand shops.

Prince Harry will leave tomorrow having well and truly won over many Maori, including Dame Tariana Turia.

Prince Harry spoke at Government House Friday evening, after a day of meeting members youth development programme, a hospital, a South Auckland school, and a few All Blacks.

With rates going up again to pay for Mayor Brown's vision Brian Rudman is a little nervous about being stuck with funding the cycling lobby's cross-harbour vision as well.

Hammerheads restaurant is in liquidation after occupying a prime waterfront position for more than 20 years.

A 6-year-old child has been rushed to Starship children’s hospital with serious injuries after a two-car crash on Auckland’s North Shore.

Room escape games are taking the world by storm so Elisabeth Easther took a posse of puzzlers to find out what all the fuss is about. We promise, no spoilers.

A 2-year-old hit by a car after he ran out onto Mt Eden Rd yesterday remains in a critical condition at Starship Hospital this morning.

A grandmother and her 2-year-old grandson have been struck by a car after he ran out on to an Auckland road late this morning.

The compromise between Auckland Council and the Auckland port company will satisfy neither side. Sooner or later, the company has to accept it can have no more of the harbour.

Auckland Transport has been forced into an embarrassing backdown after it erected speed-limit signs without following correct process.

The regrettable demise of bookshops opens way for new retail opportunities.

Airbus forecasts passengers through New Zealand airports will almost double to 45 million passengers annually within the next 20 years amid rapid global growth which the company says should boost tepid demand for its super jumbo.

The owner of Auckland CBD’s last remaining independent book retailer is mourning Whitcoull’s down-sizing.

A teenage girl who did not pay for $770 of hair extensions pulled the same stunt at another business last year.

Auckland Mayor Len Brown used his casting vote to accept a compromise proposal by the city-owned port company to stop extending the shorter of its two wharf extensions.

Ports of Auckland is sitting on land with a commercial value of $2.2 billion, far greater than its $76 million value for port use, says an economist.

A group representing 110 lessees with houses on Cornwall Park Trust Board land through Greenlane and One Tree Hill has rejected a proposal to change their lease terms.

The amount of vacant office space in the Auckland CBD has been shrinking for the past three years as the economy grows, business confidence reaches record highs, writes Chris Dibble.

Will the outcry over wharf extensions at the Port of Auckland trigger a long-anticipated showdown between the port company and its master, the Auckland Council?