Exercise, fresh air and new perspectives await those who venture on to Auckland's off-road cycleways, writes Kirsten Warner.

"Do as I say, not as I do", was in the mind of a man who claims to have seen a police officer talking on his cellphone while driving.

Auckland is home to more than 50 volcanic cones and craters. Diana Clement explores just a few.

We came here because we'd been hearing lots of good things about this new cafe at Mangere Bridge, owned by Viva's food writer, Amanda Laird.

A five-year-old boy hit by a car outside a South Auckland pre-school has been discharged from hospital.

A 5-year-old boy was in a serious condition last night after he was hit by a car outside a kindergarten centre in South Auckland.

Road workers were shocked when they saw children playing on a motorway overpass in South Auckland last Thursday.

The slain Kahui twins' grandfather today admitted lying to police to protect his son Chris, an inquest into the twins' deaths has heard.

The Kahui twins' grandfather drove 50km to search for their mum when baby Cru stopped breathing, instead of taking him 4km to hospital, an inquest hears.

Puketutu Island in Auckland's Manukau Harbour is to be turned into a regional park.

Miniature trains have enjoyed a rise in popularity over the past few years thanks to a certain engine called Thomas.

Siositina Hakeai, 16, holds the NZ junior discus record and is tipped to be the next Valerie Adams in field athletics.

Auckland's farmers' markets are booming, but don't forget the city's traditional markets.

An uncle of Chris and Cru Kahui today denied threatening that "somebody would get a bullet" if they talked to police about the night the baby twins suffered their fatal injuries.