In the months ahead Aucklanders can sample the city's vibrant cultures, writes Alexia Santamaria.

A developer has paid $2.41 million for a five-bedroom family home in Epsom, with plans to knock it down and build two new townhouses.

Police are baffled by the discovery of a box of expensive-looking silver cutlery and kitchenware found hidden in the bushes at an Auckland cemetery.

In a bid to cut down unnecessary hospital admissions, five Auckland organisations have set up a temporary 'safe house' for out-of-control revellers.

As a giant tunnelling machine is packed into 20 shipping containers in China, ready to build Auckland's $1.4 billion Waterview link, a major upgrade is starting on the adjacent Northwestern Motorway.

Police plan to close their station in Downtown Auckland, upsetting nearby business owners who say they will feel less safe.

A man has been rescued and a passenger is safe after a car was accidentally driven backwards and plunged into Auckland’s Waitemata Harbour this morning.

Auckland councillors will today vote on whether to pursue the Government's offer to hand over waterfront venue The Cloud and its share in Queens Wharf.

The Auckland Council says it will not tolerate people eeling in public parks after an eel trap was recently found at Western Springs.

Echoing demands from Prime Minister John Key that Auckland Council free up farmland for housing development, Dr Smith is vowing "to break through the stranglehold that the existing Metropolitan Urban Limit has on land supplies".

Auckland's Southern Motorway has reopened all four southbound lanes after a serious crash this afternoon, but gridlocked traffic will still take some time to clear.

Walking tours - especially those guided by a remote, apparently all-seeing, all-knowing central HQ - are full of tantalising possibilities: where will I be going? How will I know how to get there?

A block of state housing land for sale in Sandringham is ripe for a townhouse development that could net a developer $28 million, a property expert has predicted.

What Auckland's cultural scene does lack, when it comes to Ateed and Aucklanders in general, is a true appreciation of the goodies that are on offer on their doorsteps.

It's the day where Auckland comes out to run. The Round the Bays run is New Zealand's largest mass participation sporting event.

An international strategy guru has rated Wellington and pre-earthquake Christchurch ahead of the Queen City as the country's most liveable city.

A 20-year-old has been sentenced to 320 hours of community work for desecrating Jewish graves at a central Auckland cemetery.

The building of infrastructure should lead and guide where new resources are to be unleashed. Auckland has a lot going for it, writes Michael Barnett and Kim Campbell.

Tamati Patuwai (Ngati Whatua) tells Elisabeth Easther what he loves about living in Glen Innes, and how much the area has changed since he was a boy