A meth dealer owned a $2.4m home with his young family while drugs were cooked nearby in a motel.

Gill South gets altruistic and donates, not her blood (mad cow issue), but her time to a very good cause.

Good reports, including stories of people queuing on the footpath, kept reaching me of KK.

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

Noise control was called to an Auckland primary school's disco - at 7.45pm, as children danced away to hits such as Poi e. A disgruntled...

Former Auckland mayor and National MP John Banks has put his name forward to be the next Act party candidate in the Epsom electorate held by the party's deposed leader Rodney Hide.

Epsom voters on who they would prefer as their representative - John Banks or Rodney Hide.

Tired of taking the kids to the usual big museums during the school holidays? Virgil Evetts discovers Auckland contains many smaller collections worth a visit.

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

A group of Chinese investors are understood to be the main contenders hoping to buy the Tongan royal residence in Auckland.

Auckland Chamber Orchestra looked good on stage at the Raye Freedman Centre, the group's new home for the 2011 season.

It's the dream of many a youngster to own a pony. Shelley Bridgeman takes a look at what is actually involved.

A photo exhibition about flowers is the result of a life-changing experience for Joanne Cunningham.