Viva's team of experts gives its annual verdict on Auckland's best takeout spots for breakfast, lunch and dinner.

Former chef to the stars Peter Chaplin's new Mt Roskill restaurant combines his love of good food and music.

A murder investigation has been launched into the death of a man after an attack at an Auckland house this afternoon.

Five students are accused of using an unoccupied suburban house in Auckland as the centre of a multimillion-dollar drug operation.

The 4.5km motorway extension between Waterview and Mt Roskill will result in the demolition of 365 houses and cost $1.4 billion.

NZ Bus makes an amended offer to drivers, averting tomorrow's industrial action.

Bus lanes will still be a no-go area for cars tomorrow, despite up to 70 per cent of Auckland's buses being off the road.