Another prized Auckland office tower has changed hands, confirming that foreign investor fervour for New Zealand extends well beyond the farm.

Catherine Smith enjoys a city break in her hometown.

Ports of Auckland, Napier Port and cold storage specialist Icepak have formed a joint venture to develop a new $20 million inland port and freight hub at Longburn, near Palmerston North.

Analysts appear to be satisfied with SkyCity Entertainment Group's performance, despite a drop in annual profit.

SKyCity has dramatically increased the scope of its planned Auckland convention centre, announcing plans for a five star hotel and a 50 per cent increase in spending on the project .

A 25-year-old woman was seriously injured in a hit and run in Auckland City today.

A man who was stabbed in downtown Auckland this afternoon has been taken to Auckland Hospital in critical condition.

The NRL Nines will go ahead in Auckland next year, and is set to be staged at Eden Park after all.

John Banks is unlikely to be thrown in with other convicts to cut scrub or clean beaches during his sentence.

A man with a foot fetish has been kicked out of the University of Auckland after taking illicit photos of female students' feet.

Winston Aldworth overnights at a classic central city hotel.

Online retail sales growth is slowing and 19 out of every 20 New Zealand purchases are still made in a shop,

Auckland is suffering a desperate shortage of land for business expansion and retailing with a "critical short supply" of large format shopping space, says one Auckland councillor.

On the streets, in the parks and galleries, Auckland has a wealth of art treasures to seek out.

A bus driver carrying passengers in rush hour traffic was arrested for drink-driving after an alarmed motorist called police.

One person was taken to hospital in a critical condition after a crash on Auckland's Tamaki Drive this morning.

TV mogul Julie Christie has placed her Auckland Viaduct-based sports bar on the market, along with her extensive personal collection of sports memorabilia.

We love Masterchef winners Karena and Kasey's approach to food - generous, clever, fresh and always about sharing.

Aucklanders will get the inaugural taste of a worldwide gimmick when the city becomes the first of 130 across the globe to offer smartphone users icecream delivered by private driver today.

I'm on the couch this week. It's one of those faux-leather settees; bad for spinal alignment and I'm usually so tired I wake in the morning with a cushion zip imprinted on my cheek.