Emergency services are responding to reports of an explosion in the Auckland suburb of Onehunga.

There has been a 43 per cent reduction in vehicle crashes involving taxis and a 60 per cent drop taxi-related complaints.

Cruise ships have been flocking to Auckland in recent months, reviving calls for the city to build a flash new terminal, preferably capable of catering for two ships at the same time.

Tens of thousands of New Zealanders turned out at dawn services across the country.

Gill South tries out a new form of exercise in a bid to strengthen her abdomen and increase her flexibility.

Benefits from clever initiative will be many for NZ, says Sir Ron Carter.

A lodge near Eden Park has increased its rates by up to 1000 per cent for the Rugby World Cup.

The Aotea Square screen was one of those "bright ideas" that got hijacked along the way by the bureaucrats and turned into something very bland and ordinary.

Angela Neighbours, executive coach, and husband Dave Bowler, healthcare company managing director, bought their property in Miranda without much of a plan about how to farm or what to do with the land overlooking the firth of Thames.

If you're the owner of 4,203 bottles, 53 condoms or eight syringes, Sam Judd and Mitzi Borren have your lost property.

For those without back yards or green fingers, community gardens are the way to grow, writes Justin Newcombe.

Spectacular harbour views are an everyday luxury at this serene and sun-drenched waterfront home.

The median price for an Auckland house is $475,500 and the region is tipped to buck the national trend with steadily increasing prices.

As a frontline cop lay on the ground taking blow after blow to his head, unable to fight back during a vicious attack by a burglary suspect, he didn't think he would survive.

MooChowChow brings modern Asian to Auckland.

Budding astronauts love Auckland's Stardome, writes Alex Tully.

Whether they are called tapas, mezze, dim sum or small plates, their growing popularity seems unstoppable.

The Prime Minister has been accused of inappropriately "commandeering" the air force to get to photo opportunities and exclusive events after using an Air Force Iroquois to get to the V8s in Hamilton and back to Auckland.