Short but intense downpour floods homes across the city, and more rain is to come today.

Parnell's new, hip shopping and dining precinct will open its tenancies only to those offering free-range, Fair Trade, sustainable and organic products.

Fire fighters are at the scene of a blaze at a two-storey home in the Auckland suburb of Parnell this afternoon. Fire communications shift manager Jaron Philips said emergency services received multiple calls from members of the public about an explosion in a garage fire.

A humble art deco building in Parnell is at the centre of a scrap between three of Auckland's wealthiest property owners and a part-time property investor.

A fire has destroyed a home in an upmarket Auckland suburb this afternoon.

A croupier who made $10,000 working in an illegal gambling den in one of Auckland's wealthiest suburbs spent all the money on rent and food.

Parnell, the inner-city suburb that reflected the golden days of the ‘80s and ‘90s, is undergoing a quiet renaissance. We look at what's being done.

"We gave him a clean-up and he gave us some cuddles." A cat's cry for help prompted a two-day rescue op involving firefighters, the SPCA and drain specialists.

The mighty machine at the heart of the music of Holy Trinity Cathedral, Parnell, for 45 years, is being dismantled.

Police are hunting two men after busting what they believe was an illegal gambling den in one of Auckland's swankiest suburbs.

Passersby would often mistake Les Harvey for the gardener as he was weeding flower beds in streetside plots rather than the owner of much of Auckland's finest real estate.

I am seeking information on behalf of my 84-year-old friend. His family shifted to Auckland from Northland in 1941 and lived for a time in Paddy's Puzzle in Parnell. Tom would like to know more about its origins.

A gardener blowing leaves in one of Auckland's most upmarket suburbs was shot with an air rifle as he worked.

Danielle Wright takes a look underneath the sea at the Auckland War Memorial Museum's Moana - My Ocean exhibition.

New Zealand trick-or-treaters lack manners and need to learn the proper etiquette to the Halloween tradition, says an expat American.

The Domain and Grafton Bridge bring back student memories for Cate Foster.

From the decor to the meal presentation and wait service, a Parnell restaurant has much to applaud.

Timing and service were issues in an otherwise tasty meal in a chic new Parnell setting.