Only months after a landmark 1905 villa was removed from Jervois Rd in Herne Bay, plans have been lodged to remove a second villa a couple of blocks away.

Mike Lee says the development is bigger than a plan rejected in 2007 and would overload the century-old stormwater and wastewater system.

A prime piece of Herne Bay land is on the market for the third time in as many years, but still without the luxury apartments each owner had planned.

A landmark Herne Bay home has sold for $24 million - the most expensive house sale of the year, and all without an official real estate listing.

The prestigious suburb - first to reach the $1 million mark in 2003 - has now set a frightening new benchmark.

When Tim and Charlotte Vickers bought a stunning Edwardian villa, they secretly hoped to find a long-forgotten painting by Charles F Goldie tucked away in the attic.

Residents in Auckland's Herne Bay found a crashed driver "spread-eagled" over a steep slope about 10m below an entrance to the Harbour Bridge around 2am yesterday.

A man who went on a drunken shooting spree in an upmarket Auckland suburb has been spared jail because of his family support.

A group of Aucklanders are building what could be the country's most expensive set of boutique apartments for themselves, worth about $4 million each.

Ali McIntosh is surrounded by beautiful objects at home and at work.

The steady life in sales and prices started in the central Auckland suburbs over a year ago and has now spread across the new supercity. But as Bruce Morris reports, it's still tough going out in the provinces.

One of Auckland’s traditional top dining locations proves it still deserves its position.

The decor may be plain but Taisho makes up for it with the menu.

The Japanese treat of skewered meats, and much more besides, is always a pleasant way to while away an evening.

Opening up a Herne Bay home and enlarging its small rooms created the perfect space.

Danielle Wright makes a day trip out of her family's fruit and vegetable shopping and discovers there are more options for 'picking your own' than she expected

Here is proof that diners should not judge a restaurant by its name.

Transition Towns - communities readying themselves for a post-petroleum world - are quietly popping up in New Zealand suburbs.