Fashion designer Kate Sylvester will today receive an honorary doctorate from Massey.

Gold Coast hooker Nathan Friend has signed with the Warriors for a two-year contract with an option for 2014.

The dreams of two men called James meld to create a gift for the public. Liz Light reports.

Last week TVNZ announced it was relocating its weekday mid-morning programme Good Morning from Wellington to Auckland from the end of the year.

Four people are due to appear in court today following a machete-armed crime spree across Auckland over the weekend.

Hugh Sundae blogs on season two of Masterchef New Zealand.

New housing statistics have identified increasing numbers of Auckland suburbs that are out of reach for first-time buyers, with childless big-earners the most likely to be able to buy now.

Police are investigating four robberies that occurred in Auckland overnight committed by a machete-wielding group.

There's so much more to a perfect cup of java than meets the eye. Catherine Smith tracks down the best in the business to learn the tricks of the trade.

Amble down the path and 30 seconds later you reach the water.

Tucked down a sleepy street lined with tui-laden trees, this grand turn-of-the-century villa is a nature lovers' heaven.

Firefighters have brought a blaze at an apartment block in central Auckland this afternoon under control.

A new Britomart eatery offers exquisite Japanese cuisine.

This character restaurant only improves with age.

It seems a bit one-eyed criticising Ngati Whatua for lack of taste when they come up with a plastic-coated "tupperwaka".

Auckland drivers will be able to use the Victoria Park Tunnel from November, two months earlier than planned.

The cancellation of the Christchurch Earthquake Benefit Concert that was to be held last Friday was mooted in a Herald on Sunday story, spurred by online carping, as proof that Aucklanders don't care about Christchurch.

Faintheartedness, the second solo work from ex-Goldenhorse guitar/vocalist/songwriter Ben King, but first under the moniker Grand Rapids, started as a limited release giveaway about a year ago.

The $9.8 million Cloud at the Rugby World Cup "Party Central" in Auckland will host trade displays for New Zealand industries while Cup revellers are left out in the cold. Rather than being a party venue, the opaque-roofed, steel and glass