One of New Zealand's biggest mussel farming companies, named Food and Beverage Exporter of the Year by industry group ExportNZ in June, has gone into receivership.

If he had any skerrick of honour left, Len Brown would by now have tendered his resignation as mayor to the people of Auckland.

Air NZ chief exec Christopher Luxon has carved out a big reputation for foot-on-the-throat attention to the bottom line.

An Auckland councillor has launched a stinging attack on mayor Len Brown, saying the latest twist in the mayoral sex scandal has familiar overtones.

On a sombre day when he viewed Nelson Mandela's body lying in state, Dr Pita Sharples also had an encounter with two superstars.

"It was very sad. I took a moment." John Key and the NZ delegation have paid their respects to Nelson Mandela as he lay in state in Pretoria.

An extra 12 weeks of paid parental leave could be back on the cards after the Government appeared to reconsider its position.

The use of hotel rooms by Mayor Len Brown is believed to be at the centre of a legal wrangle holding up the release of a report into any use of council funds during his affair.

The internet is having a tough time deciding on what the best album of 2013 is.

By not including at least one prominent figure from NZ's anti-apartheid movement in his Mandela funeral delegation, John Key wasted a golden opportunity, writes John Armstrong.

A new front in the transtasman airline battle is opening up over summer with competition hotting up on Perth and Adelaide routes.

Auckland could be the winner from Sydney's congested port facilities as cruise lines consider basing more cruising from this side of the Tasman.

Personal income has fallen dramatically in South Auckland compared to more affluent Auckland areas, according to the latest Census data.

Books editor Linda Herrick and her team of reviewers reveal their top reads for all ages and tastes.

Some experts claim that there may be an entire spectrum of possibilities that lie between the non-alcoholic and the alcoholic state.

Key things to consider when choosing where to save include risks, time to retirement, disclosure and fees.

New Zealanders pay nearly $1 more to download Lorde's hit single Royals and 50c more for a Big Mac than fans around the world.

It would take 19 median incomes in Auckland to buy a home for the city's median house price, a Herald analysis has found.

Auckland icon and New Zealand champion Sir John Kirwan is The New Zealand Herald's first guest editor in its 150-year history, he has firm ideas of what should be in the paper and online with special attention to the success of south Auckland.

Drunk patrons will not be allowed in bars from next week, and if they are caught, the bar-owner will face a fine of up to $5000.

A radical new teaching model has sparked fears of creative decline at one of our most successful visual art schools.

In the cut-throat world of competitive television, today's darling can be ditched tomorrow. TV3's John Campbell is the critics' favourite, the new crown prince of current affairs - but that's not enough.

Bassett Rd machinegun murders 50 years ago solved swiftly but mystery remains over one of the gunmen

Kim Dotcom has asked a judge to order the US to come clean on spying after a phone call glitch prompted fears he was victim to a surveillance system used by the FBI.

Chris Cairns, speaking this evening at Auckland Airport, said he hadn't been aware of the allegations against him until today.

Former New Zealand batsman and former Wellington councillor John Morrison said he would be very disturbed and surprised if the allegations proved to be true.