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.

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

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.

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.

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,

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.