Crowds are gathering at beaches to watch the tsunami threatening New Zealand, says the coastguard.

Plans to store shipping containers of gunpowder at Auckland's port are a danger to the heart of the city, says an environmental watchdog.

Auckland City Mayor John Banks is telling rugby fans to steer clear of Prime Minister John Key's "party central" on Queens Wharf and party elsewhere in the city.

Auckland's mayors will not commit to funding the 'party central' development without a waterfront masterplan in place.

The first train from Auckland's Waitemata harbour port to the Wiri inland port in South Auckland will roll across the newly completed $9 million rail link tomorrow.

Big-spending overseas millionaires' superyachts are being turned away from Auckland because of lack of decent berths.

The Hauraki Gulf's resident whale population may disappear before most of us know what we're missing.

139 Quay St won an architectural award for its striking design.

Ports of Auckland says growth in worldwide container shipping is likely to remain weak for two years.