Watercare Services Ltd has been fined $81,000 and ordered to pay $315,000 in reparations over a fatal gas explosion in Auckland.

The worker whose blow torch is believed to have sparked a fatal explosion in an Auckland water main has described carrying out "just a normal job".

Watercare Services Ltd has pleaded guilty to two charges over a fatal gas explosion in Onehunga in 2011.

We came here because we'd heard the food and the service were fantastic, so we wanted to see if it was worth adding to our list of local favourites

Donna McIntyre discovers the lesser-known charms of Manukau Harbour.

Irishman Eoghan O'Sullivan tells Elisabeth Easther why the central Auckland suburb is a grand place to live.

We came here because we often stop for some of their great takeaway coffee en route to the train station at the south end of the Mall and have been meaning to come back for a sit-down meal for a while.

Onehunga blast victim, Ian Winson spoke publicly today for the first time since the June explosion that took his legs.

Why have one team, when you can have two? Danielle Wright finds adopting a team is adding to the excitement, as well as providing international visitors with a feeling of familiarity and somewhere to celebrate.

Donna McIntyre puts her best foot forward and takes the scenic route through Auckland on a Coast to Coast walk.