A leading Auckland migrant settlement agency is avoiding the word Christmas and will instead be talking about "happy holidays" and "season's greetings".

Studies show that an ethnically diverse workforce is essential for business competitiveness and greater profitability.

The street of restaurants is already famous, it doesn't need to be tagged with an inaccurate brand, writes Brian Rudman.

Editorial: Children coming into Auckland primary schools are carrying an undiscovered treasure - the ability to speak more than one language.

English remains king throughout wider Auckland but the second most-spoken language depends on the neighbourhood.

The Polynesian Panthers - incensed by the police's dawn raids on Pacific Island families in Ponsonby and Grey Lynn searching for overstayers.

Pacific health experts are calling for a quota on the amount of fatty food exported to the Pacific Islands, where heart disease, diabetes and obesity are the norm.

Island drums and sounds from the Pacific will be joined by those from traditional island choirs and church bands at this year's Pasifika Festival.

What’s it like inside NZ largest city’s synagogues, temples, cathedrals and mosques? Dionne Christian talks to eight Aucklanders about their place of worship.

It's time to enjoy new cultures, right here on our Auckland doorstep.

Danielle Wright meets a kapa haka group singing to find themselves.

Know yourself and understand your environment.

A diverse bunch of neighbours have gone out of their way to get to know each other. This weekend they will be one of hundreds of such groups celebrating New Zealand's second national Neighbours Day in a way that old-fashioned neighbours used to be