Real estate industry experts have labelled the latest residential property revaluations dangerous, with calls for the mass appraisal system to be overhauled or scrapped.

Harbour views, sunny spaces, public events and safer, greener places for kids to play could all be part of the Auckland waterfront's future.

A man is lucky to be alive after he was nearly crushed by a concrete slab at a demolition site this afternoon.

A new $205.4 million urban village with almost a half-hectare shopping precinct and 231 apartments is to rise in an Auckland horse racing club's carpark.

A baby is in a critical condition following a house fire in Mount Wellington this morning.

Shandelle Battersby enjoys a mini-break at a luxury city hotel.

An army of workers are gearing up for the Rolling Stones' gig in Auckland tonight.

A decision by Auckland Council to raise the price of inner-city carparks will further crowd already stretched public transport, say experts.

A professional couple in their late 20s splurged $1.472 million on their first home at the auction of four properties from the reality home-building TV show The Block.

Downtown Auckland is looking forward to a retail revival as a number of trendy fashion stores open.

Holly Jean Brooker cools down with the kids at Balmoral's new Splashpad.

A wrangle over wardrobes at a Remuera home that sold for $3.65 million has led a conduct tribunal to order to two top Auckland real estate agents to pay $10,000 to replace them.

Extensive do-ups to an Auckland villa paid off, with the developer pocketing $775k more than he paid for the house just seven months ago.

Auckland's $2.4 billion underground rail project may get a push-along from the Government if it follows advice from its Transport Agency.

The Pacific's diverse arts make a 'house call' on Auckland's suburbs this month, writes Sarah Ell.

Four of the best parks and outdoor spaces to take your kids.

A former award-winning real estate agent turned large-scale P dealer has been jailed for more than nine years.

It's going to be a grim weekend for Auckland drivers - construction on two busy sections of the city's motorway is expected to cause chaos.

Operators of an almost-built cafe in Auckland's Cornwall Park that was gutted by a deliberately lit fire on Sunday are considering temporary replacement options.

People do not have to be lawyered up to participate in the Unitary Plan process, says the judge chairing the independent hearings panel.

The first step towards saving what is arguably Auckland's most magnificent theatre, the St James, has taken far longer than it should have.

A fire that gutted a million-dollar cafe in one of the country's most popular parks is being treated as suspicious.