To get your foot in the door at Herne Bay's Cremorne St you will need a fair few bob.

Mt Smart Stadium urgently needs a $2.3 million funding boost to fix rusting stands or it may not be able to host some events in coming years.

Former Auckland Mayor John Banks has been given the nod to stand for Act in Epsom.

Now that the weather has packed in, it's time to think of indoor pursuits rather than simply lazing the day away in the garden or at the beach.

With the All Whites' surprise World Cup success, it seems soccer awareness is on the rise. And kids and parents alike are loving it, writes Gill South.

Space, views, charm: this select property has it all.

Clean modern lines have a cool retro vibe in this stylish home.

Cheesemaking has been around since nomads decided it was easier to carry cheese long distances than buckets of milk. Danielle Wright heads along to a craft cheesemaking course to find out how it's done.

This renovated Westmere home is a child-friendly haven.

There is no need to wait until summer to enjoy the barbecue when visiting one of the city's best Korean grill houses.

I guess it's true that often you only see what you expect to see.

Auckland's Waterview Connection project - one of the country's most important new roads - has been given the go ahead and is likely to be finished within five years.

A quarry in Auckland's Three Kings can be filled in and used for hundreds of new houses, parkland and commercial premises, says the Environment Court.