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,

Auckland is suffering a desperate shortage of land for business expansion and retailing with a "critical short supply" of large format shopping space, says one Auckland councillor.

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.

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.

Singing skeleton puppets, free family workshops and historic swimming baths... Danielle Wright finds plenty to do on a city day out with her family.

A new report bragging about how cool and grown-up the ‘new’ Auckland is doesn’t even come close to imagining how great this city could be, writes Greg Dixon.

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.

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.

A big new Auckland office block, planned and developed during last decade's financial slump, last night picked up the Property Council's supreme award.

Prime Minister John Key continues to back John Banks as "an honest man" and says he still has "options" despite being found guilty of knowingly filing a false electoral return.

Self-styled public watchdogs Penny Bright and Graham McCready claimed their biggest scalp yesterday as Act MP John Banks was found guilty of electoral fraud.