Criminals are being given free mobile phones in a bid to stop them reoffending when they get out of jail, in a pilot scheme at the privately-run Mt Eden Correctional Facility in Auckland.

A building expert has expressed concerns about Auckland's historic Mt Eden Prison being empty.

Taste buds are spoilt for choice with top chef’s tasting menu approach.

Mt Eden’s Molten has shunned the quest for unusual fare and sticks to dependable favourites.

Sarah and Martin Gaskell never planned to renovate and sell, but the couple became so addicted to the process they're doing it again.

In a sign of the discontent spreading across many suburbs, residents are now mobilising to save their homes, sunlight and views against plans for intensification in the new unitary plan.

Dave Watson tells Elisabeth Easther what he loves about living in Mt Eden - and asks not just what his community can do for him, but what he can do for it.

Some fine food gets a bit lost in the fanfare at a Mt Eden eatery.

The firefighter who suffered smoke inhalation while battling a large blaze in Mt Eden has been admitted to hospital overnight. (+video).

Moving to larger premises has allowed a Thai cafe to become a restaurant and introduce a new style of cuisine.

You know how much you're prepared to pay, so why take so long to lay your cards on the table? Bruce Morris ponders the slow-coach tactics of the auction room.

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.

We came here because a friend lives nearby and we wanted to go for a walk and a coffee. Then we saw people's orders and were swayed into eating too.

A car ended up at the bottom of the Mt Eden crater overnight. The First Security-branded car was discovered this morning and removed this afternoon. There were reports the hand brake was left off. The case is under investigation.

A new owner is warming up to the task at a Mt Eden local.

This is one of those bars I really wanted to dislike, because every time I passed by there were people sitting outside enjoying a beer while I was stuck in traffic, fuming at the complete inability of people to drive.

Auckland Museum exhibition developer Janneen Love shares her favourite spot.

I never thought I'd say this, but I've just been into a pub with no beer.

Tame Iti and his colleagues weren't the only ones on trial for the past five weeks. The terrorism claims in the still-unresolved Urewera case have revealed deep divisions over Maori and Pakeha

A Mt Eden cafe-turned-restaurant has some lessons to learn.

Extensive renovations give this 1960s office building a contemporary look.

Visitors taking in panoramic views of Auckland yesterday mainly backed a new ban on buses.