Pohutukawa frame spectacular sea views from this clifftop home.

Police have launched a double homicide investigation after two men were killed at at a multi-million dollar mansion in the Auckland suburb of Mt Albert today. A resident of the property is helping police with their enquiries.

A popular Epsom local delivers flavoursome, delicious and good value Chinese food without the fanfare.

For design store owner Paul Dowie, treasures can be simple - from the garden to enjoying a breakfast - or artistic and historic.

Cafes and bars in the Auckland suburb of Kingsland are gearing up services for a projected business boom around this year's Rugby World Cup.

And you thought Matt Berninger, the oddly charismatic mate of President Obama and singer in the National, was an introverted type.

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Chinese authorities are to travel to NZ to gather evidence on the murder of a taxi driver in Auckland.

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A distressed woman screamed into her cellphone for help as the six-metre boat she and her father were on capsized and sank.

We're a nation of people who love our food and dining out — but do restaurateurs love us? Dionne Christian runs the rule over our eating habits.

Motorists impatient with cyclists should watch out for a ghostly spectre as they drive past the scene of a fatal bike crash.

The potential refurbishment of the St James Theatre has received a boost from Auckland Mayor Len Brown.

The Ministry of Education has stepped in make sure an Auckland primary school, torched by arsonists on Friday, can reopen on time.

Three much-loved art deco houses scheduled to be demolished are in good condition, contrary to the Auckland Council's assertion that they are in disrepair and should be knocked down, a surveyor says.