Respected New Zealand historian Dame Judith Binney has passed away, 14 months after receiving serious head injuries after being hit by a truck.

We came here because we had a couple of decades-worth of clowning around to catch up on.

Karen Walker heads north with her latest collection, shown in New York last night.

Thousands of people will soon be able to see Auckland Council's biggest new building, the $32m Viaduct Events Centre on the waterfront.

Hamish Kilgour will perform an intimate show in the den-like surrounds of Auckland's Tabac bar.

We need better shop verandas and input from property moguls and their tenants.

Fallen star of harness racing shows he is back to his best after sizzling 1:52.9 mile.

Council and Govt crunching the numbers on the feasibility of an annual event.

Cellphone entrepreneur tries again, with venture targeting emerging markets.

Gill South gets her moles checked by an Auckland expert dedicated to the cause.

Auckland Mayor Len Brown has shown support for a cycling and walking path on the harbour bridge.

Council-owned industrial buildings at Wynyard Quarter earmarked for the axe.

A Soviet-era MiG-21 jet fighter sits idly outside a commercial building in Onehunga four months after it was to have been hoisted on to the roof of the building.

Libby Nicholson-Moon selects a few cafes worth seeking out among Auckland's many.

Ruth and Mark Hill have lived in Gulf Harbour for just over a year. Mark is the branch manager for a transport company in Mt Wellington, and Ruth is a full-time mum to their 21-month-old son Lachlan.

This light, spacious 60s townhouse has great pedigree.

The perfect picnic chair can help your romantic occasion take place without a hitch. Justin Newcombe shows us how.

Photos from Splore-City at Auckland Town Hall.

Some Aucklanders may have been surprised to see a demolition expert supporting the campaign to save three historic St Heliers houses from the wrecker’s ball.

A man has been shot with a taser and sprayed with pepper spray after he attacked police with a spiked metal bar this morning. The man had been shadowed by a police helicopter for nearly half and hour as he sped through Auckland in a stolen

Exotic Latin flavours mingle with the sultry rhythms of fancy footwork.

Recognising a good structure in a former rental A-frame was the first step for a new family home.