A crowd of about 100 protesters have gathered outside Auckand's Mt Eden Corrections Facility today against the privitisation of jails.

A prisoner, who was so badly beaten he sustained serious brain injuries, is taking Serco to court in a private prosecution - the first of its kind in New Zealand.

Dominion Road is bending under the weight of possible names for the precinct of eateries halfway down it.

Epsom MP David Seymour says the authority which is planning to ban cars from the summit of Mt Eden has no evidence to support one of its central claims.

Slim price differential at auction for neighbouring Mt Eden homes, one in original state and one renovated.

A 2-year-old hit by a car after he ran out onto Mt Eden Rd yesterday remains in a critical condition at Starship Hospital this morning.

A grandmother and her 2-year-old grandson have been struck by a car after he ran out on to an Auckland road late this morning.

This recently renovated and spacious property is ideally arranged for family life, writes Donna Fleming

Elisabeth Easther seeks out some shade in the heart of Mt Eden.

Sunset-chasers and their cars have been locked in Auckland's Mt Eden Domain again - despite a council apology last month to people stranded there by an earlier closing time.

Auckland Council has apologised to visitors whose cars were locked in the Mt Eden domain for two hours after closing and who were asked to pay a $40 release fee.

An exotic deadly arachnid with a fearsome reputation is a key ingredient of a lollipop at a popular Auckland sweet shop.

Extensive do-ups to an Auckland villa paid off, with the developer pocketing $775k more than he paid for the house just seven months ago.

A fire has severely damaged a unit in Auckland's Mt Eden.

Criminals are being given free mobile phones in a bid to stop them reoffending when they get out of jail, in a pilot scheme at the privately-run Mt Eden Correctional Facility in Auckland.

Mt Eden’s Molten has shunned the quest for unusual fare and sticks to dependable favourites.

Sarah and Martin Gaskell never planned to renovate and sell, but the couple became so addicted to the process they're doing it again.

In a sign of the discontent spreading across many suburbs, residents are now mobilising to save their homes, sunlight and views against plans for intensification in the new unitary plan.

Dave Watson tells Elisabeth Easther what he loves about living in Mt Eden - and asks not just what his community can do for him, but what he can do for it.

Some fine food gets a bit lost in the fanfare at a Mt Eden eatery.

The firefighter who suffered smoke inhalation while battling a large blaze in Mt Eden has been admitted to hospital overnight. (+video).

Moving to larger premises has allowed a Thai cafe to become a restaurant and introduce a new style of cuisine.

The steady life in sales and prices started in the central Auckland suburbs over a year ago and has now spread across the new supercity. But as Bruce Morris reports, it's still tough going out in the provinces.