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.

Police are looking for a damaged station wagon after a pedestrian was hit by a vehicle and killed in Auckland early this morning.

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.

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.

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.

Plans for Auckland's first high-rise brothel will move a step closer this month when Wellington's Chow brothers face those opposed to the plan.

A three-level office, showroom and warehouse building is being marketed for sale as a redevelopment add value opportunity.

The Auckland Council wants to save $3 million by cutting out the time-honoured practice of verge cutting, writes Brian Rudman.