Fashion blogger Aych McArdle tells Trish Plunket why she lives, works and plays in, and most definitely loves, her Karangahape Rd neighbourhood.

A man has appeared in court after being charged by police investigating a fatal hit-and-run in the Auckland suburb of Waterview early yesterday.

Hospitality veteran Tony Astle and his restaurant Antoine's will be honoured at a special Taste celebration.

A central city dining venue ticks all the food and service boxes — and allows easy conversation.

The Producer's Market at Taste is the chance to discover exciting new flavours and ideas.

We get the lowdown on favourite foods, kitchen gadgets and dinner guests.

If watching others at work just isn't quite enough, Taste has you covered with their incredible series of masterclasses in the delicious essentials of whisky, cocktails and coffee.

nzherald.co.nz readers send in their photos of the rare hailstorm that has hit suburbs across Auckland.

One of the men accused of desecrating 20 Jewish graves in a central Auckland cemetery last month has pleaded guilty, while the other will fight the charge.

A suggestion that prostitution law should be considered in granting resource consent for a brothel and hotel building in the Auckland CBD was strongly disputed.

Some fine food gets a bit lost in the fanfare at a Mt Eden eatery.

Elegant surroundings complement a menu of sophisticated dishes in an inner-city establishment.

A man in his twenties is dead after falling six stories onto the crowded floor of the Owen Glenn Building at Auckland University.

Matthew Cockram praises the Auckland Council "family" for its visionary plans to open up the city's waterfront.

Police have dropped charges against one of the men accused of being involved in the desecration of Jewish graves in Auckland.

Sellers' expectations of what their property is worth could be getting too high as a surge in new listings prompts some buyers to be patient.

Police are urging a woman inappropriately approached from behind by a man while pushing a pram in Auckland's Mt Eden on Friday to contact them.