A quarry in Auckland's Three Kings can be filled in and used for hundreds of new houses, parkland and commercial premises, says the Environment Court.

Merediths proves to be the place to go for that wow factor in Auckland.

For the first time, a man will soon be tried in another country for a murder allegedly committed in New Zealand.

Buying ebooks may be convenient but it can't compete with the personality and charm of our best bookshops, writes Danielle Wright.

Finding an easy park near stadium gets more difficult.

The lost art of embroidery, once the sign of domesticity and an accomplished gentlewoman, is examined and celebrated by artist Deborah Crowe with a display at Objectspace.

An Irish pub ups the ante in Mt Eden with a gastro menu, writes Phoebe Falconer.

She's probably best known for playing a floozy, boozy nurse on Shortland Street. But since quitting the soap two years ago, Toni Potter has returned to being one of Auckland's best theatre actresses.

Tim Webber plays with form in his designs. He tells Viva what else he's into.

Kiwi singer Don McGlashan has three broken ribs, a broken collarbone and a punctured lung after crashing into a car door that opened in front of him as he was cycling to his Auckland home.

The décor might not score high on style but the attention to detail on the menu does.

Serafin Bueno believed the Auckland Super City's boast of being a "business-friendly, can-do council" when deciding to open a cafe in Mt Eden's dining and bar precinct - three blocks from Rugby World Cup 2011 venue Eden Park.

Gill South tries a meditation retreat but finds it hard to keep to the code of silence.

The "Bollix" has built its reputation on featuring the best in homegrown and international rock, pop, celtic, folk and blues talent.

Police infiltrated the highest levels of the Hells Angels motorcycle gang in an undercover operation that culminated in mass raids, nearly 30 arrests and the seizure of weapons and explosives today.

An undercover operation dubbed one of the "deepest gang infiltrations" in New Zealand police history has seen 15 arrests and 20 properties raided.

Every summer for 10 years I have spent a week with a bunch of about 100 men in a bush camp up north.