Art with a conscience is Tiffany Singh's passion. We find out what else the artist is into.

Catherine Smith looks at the best free and family shows on offer during the two major arts festivals showcasing Auckland City this month.

Summer is high season for the real estate market, when house-hunters are joined at open homes by people who simply like looking around others' properties for fun. Gill South has a nosy.

Gorgeous views and simply delicious Italian fare are getting tongues wagging in the Waitakeres.

K Rd's Whammy Bar has hosted more than its share of full and sweaty nights over the last few years, a bit of communal congestion being something that regulars of this underground live music institution never seem to mind too much.

The avant-garde end of Fringe Fest spectrum finds an appropriate niche with a free event held at the base of the stairs that link Saint Kevin's Arcade with Myers Park.

Don't mention the "b" word. The new restaurant at the Langham, advertised by Broadway-size banners on the hotel's frontage and on K Rd, does not offer anything so vulgar as a buffet.

Auckland's dining scene is about to become a whole lot more exciting with the addition of three new eateries, created and led by hospitality expert Brendan Turner.

Tricky is still high on the 90s, stalking about the stage to the pounding bassline of Eurythmics' Sweet Dreams before throwing himself at You Don't Wanna, hissing like a reptile and boxing the air.

One person has been taken to hospital in a serious condition after an assault in Auckland City.

On the eve of opening her own store, Viva spends the morning with designer Cybele Wiren.

An Auckland woman used practical tricks for extra space in the smallest room.

There's something special about playing the first song off your first album as the opening number at a concert. It takes you right back to where it all began.

An investigation has been launched after the discovery of a man's body at the downtown ferry terminal in central Auckland.

Events aim to encourage university researchers and companies to start talking to each other.

Auckland's set for a creative feast, says Ann Newbery.

Local current affairs show 20/20 is back with a new host but the same old racy attitude, reports Bevan Hurley.