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.

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.

Commuters in and around Auckland are being urged to show patience as traffic is hindered by several gridlocks.

Papers show budget for artwork on Auckland's Queens Wharf now scaled back to $1.5m - still $500K more than was originally planned. And it won't be finished on time either.

AJ Hackett Bungy New Zealand has acquired the SkyJump and SkyWalk attractions at Auckland's Sky Tower.

Yay, 72 hours of weekend awaits. With maybe even a touch of summer. Get going, writes Catherine Smith.

Some call him creepy, others call him a piece of cultural history - either way Auckland's giant Santa has been saved from early retirement.

Groupe F’s latest extravaganza opens newly ‘annualised’ arts event in March.

Auckland's Heart of the City, allegedly ripped off by its former chief executive, has not ruled out civil proceedings or complaints to the Serious Fraud Office if irregularities are found.

Elisabeth Easther bunked down at Kelly Tarlton’s with two small fry in tow, and discovered a whole new meaning to the word 'seabed'.

Handpicked, the best activities for your weekend agenda.

Elisabeth Easther bunked down at Kelly Tarlton's with two small fry in tow, and discovered a whole new meaning to the word 'seabed'.

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.