The massive foodie tome, 1001 Restaurants You Must Experience Before You Die, has just been released. Among the featured eateries are a dozen of NZ's best.

Who knows if we'll have sunshine or rain or wind. Probably all three is a good bet. But at least, hopefully, everyone will have power so that's a good thing.

A city break in this centrally-located hotel leaves Courtney Whitaker impressed.

Yesterday, a massive power cut hit Auckland's leafy eastern suburbs. Many palatial homes and popular cafes are still without power, and police are crediting BMW drivers with taking care on the roads despite no traffic lights.

Auckland's Heart of the City chief, charged with evading nearly $2 million in taxes over 22 years, is alleged to have created fictitious invoices to filter money into his own bank accounts.

The Herald looks at how the Auckland blackout affected each suburb and what residents and shop owners did to cope.

Almost 40,000 Auckland homes are expected to remain without power overnight following a massive outage caused by a fire early this morning.

Mobile phone service for Vodafone, Spark and 2degrees customers in Auckland has been badly affected by today’s power outage.

Sarah Ell takes her crew on Ports of Auckland's fun and interesting free guided water tour.

Elisabeth Easther and her son Theo took a sneak peek at Motat’s newest exhibit Welcome to the Machine, declaring it entertaining, educational and epic.

A pedestrian is in a serious condition in hospital this morning after being hit by a taxi in Auckland overnight.

There's a summery start-of-the school holidays mood with the first of the festivals - spring is well and truly here.

It's that happy time of year for hundreds of thousands of Auckland households - the annual dividend payout from the AECT is in the mail.

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

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

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.

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.

Sharks are the least of James Russell's worries at Kelly Tarlton's.

A sprawling luxury penthouse on Auckland's waterfront once touted as the country's biggest and most expensive apartment with an asking price of $10 million has been sold for just $900,000.

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