Sunshine, fresh air, the great outdoors. Spring has got us all anticipating summer. Better get ourselves out there then.

Auckland will get something special for the downtown area from the sale of QE Square by Auckland Council, says Precinct Properties chief executive Scott Pritchard.

Buyers of hundreds of new Auckland waterfront apartments will escape the leasehold ground rent trap.

An Auckland waiter’s plea for the object of his affection to get in touch has gone viral.

A high speed chase this morning saw the driver of a stolen car speeding towards oncoming traffic on the wrong side of Auckland’s Ponsonby Road.

A twin-tower building leased by several international companies in Auckland's Quay Park waterfront commercial area is for sale.

Who wants to shell out a king's ransom for "optimal uplift" of a bridge on Auckland's waterfront when there's already a decent one there, asks Brian Rudman.

Auckland Council is considering scrapping the $3.7 million three-year-old Te Wero bridge linking the Viaduct Harbour with Wynyard Quarter and building a $25 million replacement.

Danielle Wright heads into the CBD to find family options that'll get the heart pumping.

Danielle Wright visits 'Still Life: Inside the Antarctic Huts of Scott and Shackleton', at the Auckland War Memorial Museum.

A $11m cycleway through Grafton Gully will open this week - but there's no access to Auckland university - sold as the cycleway's most likely users.

The Super City's been costly for residents of the former Auckland City Council who have been hammered by a new single rating system.

Celebrity taco chefs Otis and Sarah Frizzell spent yesterday serving at their usual Ponsonby spot instead of at a food festival their taco truck was used to advertise.

Police investigating alleged money laundering seize millions in assets from controversial multimillionaire

Ports of Auckland said it had reached its goal of achieving a 12 per cent return on equity two years ahead of schedule with a net profit of $74 million for the year to June 30, up 90 per cent on the previous year.

Another prized Auckland office tower has changed hands, confirming that foreign investor fervour for New Zealand extends well beyond the farm.

Catherine Smith enjoys a city break in her hometown.

Ports of Auckland, Napier Port and cold storage specialist Icepak have formed a joint venture to develop a new $20 million inland port and freight hub at Longburn, near Palmerston North.

Analysts appear to be satisfied with SkyCity Entertainment Group's performance, despite a drop in annual profit.

SKyCity has dramatically increased the scope of its planned Auckland convention centre, announcing plans for a five star hotel and a 50 per cent increase in spending on the project .

Epsom election candidates faced off at a public debate last night, with one promising to name a convicted sex offender with name suppression under parliamentary privilege.

A 25-year-old woman was seriously injured in a hit and run in Auckland City today.

The NRL Nines will go ahead in Auckland next year, and is set to be staged at Eden Park after all.