If you are in the team worried about Showcause's Wellington Cup ninth, you are in a different team to Frank Ritchie.

Avondale Guineas will separate the contenders from 2400m pretenders.

Kingsland-to-Britomart trains will use both lines to quickly clear Eden Park.

The Auckland Lantern Festival is celebrating a "full cycle" with the Year of the Rabbit when it opens for the 12th time at Albert Park tonight.

Pembrook Benny could give Herlihy his 3000th winner.

Aucklanders could be penalised for not recycling as part of a move to streamline how the city's waste is collected.

Chris Langdon's style is influenced by travel - but she still thinks Auckland is the best shopping city in the world.

Michael Wang plans to try a few new subjects and take things easy now that he's in his final year of high school.

The Queen Elizabeth, the newest luxury liner of that name, arrived in Auckland today.

Dominion and Manukau Rds cited as places where emissions of more concern.

Wayne Thompson Shops serving neighbourhoods in Onehunga, Royal Oak and Greenwoods Corner are threatened by a bid to build The Warehouse's latest store, say business owners and residents.

Well-drawn Sierra Nevada could justify Otto's Derby aspirations.

The death of a dolphin after a collision with a boat in the Hauraki Gulf has prompted a warning for boaties to take care around marine mammals.

A woman who was found guilty of manslaughter after leaving her baby son unattended in a bath has had her sentence reduced by the Court of Appeal. The 29-year-old migrant left her 13-month-old baby boy in the bath for about 15 minutes...

Respected New Zealand historian Dame Judith Binney has passed away, 14 months after receiving serious head injuries after being hit by a truck.

We came here because we had a couple of decades-worth of clowning around to catch up on.

Thousands of people will soon be able to see Auckland Council's biggest new building, the $32m Viaduct Events Centre on the waterfront.

Hamish Kilgour will perform an intimate show in the den-like surrounds of Auckland's Tabac bar.

Congratulations to Helen Gall and Toni Grace of Wellington, and Gary Tosala and Andrew Steeves of Auckland. Each have won a double pass to see Nas and Damian Marley this week, and a copy of Distant Relatives.

We need better shop verandas and input from property moguls and their tenants.

Council and Govt crunching the numbers on the feasibility of an annual event.

Cellphone entrepreneur tries again, with venture targeting emerging markets.

Fallen star of harness racing shows he is back to his best after sizzling 1:52.9 mile.