A man who was stabbed in downtown Auckland this afternoon has been taken to Auckland Hospital in critical condition.

A man with a foot fetish has been kicked out of the University of Auckland after taking illicit photos of female students' feet.

John Banks is unlikely to be thrown in with other convicts to cut scrub or clean beaches during his sentence.

Winston Aldworth overnights at a classic central city hotel.

This citybreak classic, based in the old Farmers building, is often involved in bringing artists of the opera and ballet variety to town, making it the perfect place to stay when there's a big event on.

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Crowds gathered again in Auckland to protest Israel's ground offensive in Gaza.

Online retail sales growth is slowing and 19 out of every 20 New Zealand purchases are still made in a shop,

On the streets, in the parks and galleries, Auckland has a wealth of art treasures to seek out.

A bus driver carrying passengers in rush hour traffic was arrested for drink-driving after an alarmed motorist called police.

One person was taken to hospital in a critical condition after a crash on Auckland's Tamaki Drive this morning.

TV mogul Julie Christie has placed her Auckland Viaduct-based sports bar on the market, along with her extensive personal collection of sports memorabilia.

We love Masterchef winners Karena and Kasey's approach to food - generous, clever, fresh and always about sharing.

Aucklanders will get the inaugural taste of a worldwide gimmick when the city becomes the first of 130 across the globe to offer smartphone users icecream delivered by private driver today.

I'm on the couch this week. It's one of those faux-leather settees; bad for spinal alignment and I'm usually so tired I wake in the morning with a cushion zip imprinted on my cheek.

Life imitated art when actors from a popular TV series got together for a quiz night at an Auckland pub ahead of next month's final episode.

Auckland Council's desire to create "the world's most liveable city" is creating the world's most unaffordable city.

Auckland Council yesterday granted its transport arm the power to raise prices at four inner city council-owned car parks.

Up to 600 new apartments, townhouses and duplexes in 17 blocks, six to nine levels high, are planned in the now open areas around Wynyard Quarter.

Having a laugh at the expense of certain suburbs is a well-worn Auckland tradition, writes Shelley Bridgeman.

Auckland has been hit by power outages after a storm pushed across most of the region this evening.

A man charged over a violent kidnapping and a daring escape from Auckland’s central police station will face trial.

Noise, vibration, trouble sleeping, turning a popular part of Auckland's waterfront and the busy Albert St into a construction site for years and pedestrian and vehicle disruption.

Penny Lewis gets a taste of the sort of luxury usually reserved for tourists.

A young man who helped his friend spray-paint swastikas and other graffiti on Jewish graves at a central Auckland cemetery has lost an appeal against his conviction.

The last services are being held at Auckland's Holy Trinity Cathedral today before a big construction project begins.