Auckland's farmers' markets are booming, but don't forget the city's traditional markets.

The Associate Health Minister says he is confident it is safe for a schizophrenic man who beat a friend to death to be out unescorted in public, despite the victim's brother's pleas.

A schizophrenic man who beat a friend to death after being released from psychiatric care - despite telling staff he wanted to kill someone - is allowed back into the community without supervision.

A beacon of Spanish cuisine is a welcome addition to Auckland city's dining choices.

Sharing platters in gorgeous surrounds on a relaxed island is the perfect way to get into the summer spirit.

Chef Stephanie Alexander is visiting our shores to promote an extension of her Aussie programme to help teach children about growing, harvesting and sharing food.

An Auckland pet shop manager is pleading for the return of three puppies snatched from under her nose and in full view of security cameras.

Auckland businessman Martyn Scott has been remanded in custody after today pleading guilty to stealing $1.4m from a family-owned company.

The mother of a man killed by a driver trying to escape a brawl says his death has left an unseen hole in her heart.

Designing and building a home allowed a Mt Eden family to inject it with their own style.

Poetry usually arrives in the form of the traditional "slim volume" - elegant packages of 40-80 pages, like smoked salmon slices. By contrast, 99 Ways into New Zealand Poetry, all 624 pages of it, landed on my desk with a thump.

Around half a dozen local bands have made the trip to New York for the CMJ Music Marathon, which kicks off this week. New Zealander Gemma Gracewood is there so you don't have to be.

Tired of having a ‘monkey mind’, and inspired by Elizabeth Gilbert’s Eat Pray Love, Rebecca Barry sets out to find inner peace on a meditation course and talks to a woman who turned on, tuned in and dropped out in Bali.

The albums, the sales and the hits ... a pop reign comes to an end

Who: Adam Lambert Where: Trusts Stadium When: Sunday night

Venasio-Lorenzo Crawley, an executive general manager at insurer IAG, tells Ashley Campbell about the community spirit of his home suburb.

Labour has unveiled new policies at its annual conference this weekend which it believes will give the party an edge over National in the next election.