The lighting ceremony for the famous Christmas lights display took place in Ponsonby tonight and included a lot of fake snow.

The man acquitted of murdering a Kiwi woman is understood to have slipped into the country under a new name last weekend and has already been spotted out and about.

Four masked offenders ram raided a Spark store in Ponsonby this morning.

Did you buy a Lotto ticket from Ponsonby this week? If so, your weekend may have just got a whole lot better.

The well-planned modernisation of this home means its character has been retained, says Penny Lewis

It took 20 minutes for orders to be taken. At this point you might wonder if this was the first occasion on which Harvey had been to a restaurant

Steve Braunias pictures himself living in one of the photographs in his new book - a photo essay about sad, beautiful shops in small towns.

The greatest horse race in the southern hemisphere slips into stride today at Flemington. Here's your online Melbourne Cup guide with a Kiwi flavour.

Offices around the country will grind to a standstill next Tuesday tomorrow at 5pm when the 156th Melbourne Cup kicks off over the

A real estate agent accused of posting faeces, soiled sanitary pads and used condoms through the post committed disgraceful misconduct, a tribunal has ruled

Bundy the Barber, is taking a run at the Guinness World Record for the most haircuts given in eight hours, as part of fundraising for Movember.

A tiny Kiwi skateboarder who might be the world's youngest sponsored extreme athlete has taken the internet by storm once again.

COMMENT: Imagine Auckland 20 years from now. If we play our cards right, we'll be living in what Lonely Planet will describe as a destination city.

It's becoming harder for Aucklanders to borrow money for a new house if they haven't already sold their current home.

A man has been rescued in Auckland after getting wedged between a retaining wall and a house.

The man who set last year's New Zealand house price record has bought a Ponsonby heritage building.

It was once a famous flooded building site - now Countdown has opened its newest Ponsonby supermarket.

Despite extensive damage caused by fire, Ponsonby house sells for $180,000 above CV.

Luck was with the Irish today for the Hugh Green Group St Patrick's Parade along Ponsonby Rd.

Can they afford to breed a generation of selfish, entitled and arrogant young people, as promised in the advertisement, writes Paul Little.

An Australian eyewear retailer plans to open up to four more stores in New Zealand.

Supermarket developer says mix of retail, offices and apartments could be the shape of things to come.

It may have a slightly more recent history than other restaurants, but family connections run deep at Ponsonby Rd's SPQR.

Crashing off her bike after being hit by a car door on Auckland's busy Ponsonby Rd has put Anna Bracewell-Worrall off cycling to work.

A 105-year-old Ponsonby landmark linked to an infamous murder is for sale - one of several high profile historic buildings to hit the market.

Two early 20th-century Victorian villas have made way for a new apartment building metres from Ponsonby Rd, sparking outrage from heritage advocates.

New imported laser machines mean removal is nearly pain-free and there is no tissue damage.

Daily deals make it even easier to pick up what Ponsonby is putting down, writes Donna McIntyre.

Boutique apartments with top-of-the-range appliances are in sought-after suburb, writes Donna McIntyre