Three days after burying their mate, King's College First XV played the game of their lives to beat arch-rivals Auckland Grammar.

Pam Corkery's bid to open the world's first brothel for women has failed.

Matthew Olsen tells Cate Foster why he and his wife Lorissa enjoy living in Wai O Taiki Bay, which lies happily on the edge of the Tamaki estuary between Glen Innes and Glendowie.

Virgil Evetts is wowed by some incredible sea life, including whales, all within minutes of downtown Auckland.

Back from a stint across the Tasman, Rebecca Kamm gets reacquainted with her hometown and likes what she sees.

The head of King's College has written to parents explaining his version of events surrounding the death of student, David Gaynor.

The many-splendoured rooms of a genteel Victorian home captivate Penny Lewis.

Every eventuality is being considered - even an early exit by the All Blacks.

Organisers of the Big Day Out deny the New Zealand leg of the musical festival is at risk - but say they are looking at venues other than Mt Smart Stadium after an increase in charges for its use.

The Rangitoto College student was punched in the face and stomach and had her hair pulled.

At one desk, a hotel room will cost about $600 a night. A few steps away, an identical room will be just $99 a night.

Jacqueline Smith blogs on New Zealand's Next Top Model.

A planned crackdown on "cannabinoid" substances will severely curtail the use of controversial synthetic cannabis product Kronic, Associate Health Minister Peter Dunne says.

One of New Zealand's top hotels has been largely downgraded to a two star hotel, with prices starting from $99 per night.

There is something simultaneously endearing and depressing about the Speights Southern Man schtick.

Prego's fans are plenty and enthusiastic. And deservedly so.

A blogger has declared overweight passengers have become a problem for taking up too much room on Auckland buses.

Chef Che Barrington brings fine-dining technique to bear on the street-market food of Asia.

Photos from the Auckland City final of the 2011 V48 Hours competition, which took place at Sky City Theatre on Wednesday June 15.

A "tuakana" is a mentor (literally "older sibling") to a "teina", and this $20 double bill includes Strong Hands, a contemporary drama by Michael Rewiri-Thorsen and Te Awarua, a tragicomic melange of history and myth by tuakana Albert Belz.

Artist Liyen Chong, exhibiting as part of the Auckland Festival of Photography, shares a few of her favourite things.