Michael Dickison and Nicholas Jones attended Saturday night's Blues versus Chiefs game to give the recently revamped stadium a test drive.

Auckland's famed music store Real Groovy is celebrating its 30th birthday over the long weekend, after weathering financial troubles three years ago and the continued threat of digital downloads.

The last of the migrations are heading out of town, so hurry to catch our feathered friends.

Ian Hughes tells Cate Foster why he has lived in and around Newton since he was 19 and can't imagine living anywhere else.

Influx of Rugby World Cup fans will test Auckland's mobile and internet networks.

The site of Saturday's explosion was closed again last night after workers smelled gas.

Ramon Milner slept through his alarm yesterday morning - and the lie-in could have saved his life.

The explosion at a construction site in the Auckland suburb of Onehunga has killed one person, a 48-year old woman, and left six others injured.

When it's cold and wet outside, indoor sports arenas come into their own, writes Susan Edmunds.

Maggie Barry ought to be a breeze to interview, and in many ways she is.

The way big Manu Vatuvei battled through his injuries is just one example of how the team has handled hard times.

Knowing the system makes all the difference at a French eatery.

Russell Baillie's picks of the best in movies, music, television and everything else this week.

Several Auckland children are being tested for measles after attending a morning movie screening at St Lukes Cinemas on Saturday.