The news is good - and bad - says the Bank of New Zealand's Tony Alexander.

Some of New Zealand's top chefs will be on hand to demonstrate recipes during this weekend's Auckland Home Show at the ASB Showgrounds.

A new Vietnamese restaurant near Britomart is a more than welcome addition to a burgeoning dining area.

Looking back at interior design helps inform today's choices, says visiting lecturer Stephen Taylor.

Manukau has fallen on tough times. Christopher Adams looks at what is happening to help.

This dumptruck loses its lunch in Andrew Baxter Drive, Manukau

With just two months until the Auckland Marathon, Phil Taylor offers advice for those taking on the half marathon and 10km events.

At New Zealand Fashion Week, some of our top wedding dress designs will be taking to the catwalk. We talk to organiser and editor of NZ Weddings magazine, Melissa Gardi, about the show.

A man is in hospital with two broken legs after a road-rage incident that spiralled into a hit-and-run in inner Auckland.

Creative Tech, the biggest Apple-centric show ever to hit New Zealand, takes place this weekend in the heart of Auckland.

If you need a break, don't discount a weekend "away" enjoying parts of Auckland you may have lost touch with. Cate Foster reconnected with the city.

A sculpture walk is the perfect way to combine the enjoyment of art with the beauty of our landscape.

Seafood is the mainstay at a restaurant which is as much a part of Auckland's history as its building.

Impact-absorbent tiles could become a safety feature in rest homes.

I have rather a soft spot for St Heliers, even though I hardly ever go there.

Vaughan Smith, a DJ on radio station The Edge, moved to Te Atatu only this winter with his fiance Sharde Thanatharakij, and already the couple are in love with their slice of country so close to town.

Geoff Thomas shares infectious enthusiasm and fishing tales from a neighbouring island.