The New Zealand Transport Agency (NZTA) says four key areas of work are now underway to get the new northbound Newmarket Viaduct on Auckland's Southern Motorway ready to open for traffic.

God has been remanded without a chance of appeal at one of our toughest prisons.

Mark Williams and his partner Melody Newton are looking forward to seeing their children grow up in the environment and community of Muriwai Beach.

Motorists can expect delays over the long weekend as work is carried out on the Southern Motorway.

The City of Sails celebrates its birthday this weekend with a historic regatta, as it has done for 172 years. Danielle Wright finds out what to expect at this year's event.

If you can handle pushy service and bland decor, you'll be rewarded with some exceptionally good Malaysian cuisine at this New Lynn eatery.

The menu may be brief but still leaves something to be desired.

On land or at sea there are stacks of things to do this Auckland Anniversary weekend.

Photos of Odd Future Wolf Gang Kill Them All at The Powerstation in Auckland, Jan 19.

The sun is finally shining, so it's time to kick-start your outdoor summer, writes Danielle Wright.

A touch of luxury is being offered for trampers on the rugged Auckland coastal trail bearing the name of explorer Sir Edmund Hillary.

You could be contributing to the mess on our beaches and not even know about it. Recently 90 parking tickets or car registration dockets were picked up by volunteers cleaning up Rangitoto island. We traced several of them back to their Auckland owners.

A simple family holiday to Clarks Beach is much improved when you travel in a comfortable glamavan, finds Alexia Santamaria