It's all happening on the water this weekend - we round up some of the best spots to catch the yachting action.

Seafood is the mainstay at a restaurant which is as much a part of Auckland's history as its building.

Ngati Whatua's grievance over land loss came to a head in the late 70s with the occupation of Bastion Point

Maori who came to Auckland from the country in the 1950s met much prejudice with scenes reminiscent of the American South, writes Rawiri Taonui.

First the nail bar, now the blowdry bar ... convenience comes to town.

Team New Zealand is among dozens of organisations that have lost their charitable status in a crackdown by the new Charities Commission.

Failed Hanover Finance director Mark Hotchin's unfiinished mansion is big enough to contain 13 average houses just on its floor space.

Angry neighbours say Hanover Finance director Mark Hotchin's $30m mansion has wiped hundreds of thousands of dollars off their own property values.

An Auckland couple on a lucky streak have won more than $6 million in Lotto's Big Wednesday.

A portrait by renowned NZ artist Charles Frederick Goldie is expected to sell for close to $250,000 when it goes up for auction in Auckland.

There is still 18 months to go - but sharp homeowners are already queuing up to rent out their properties during the Rugby World Cup.

The parore, or black snapper, is common in many fish-and-chip shops - although customers would never know.

A man who lived in a state house while he rented out two properties of his own has been sentenced for defrauding the taxpayer.

Ngati Whatua has given up part of its land at Bastion Point for homeless people to grow vegetables for the City Mission's foodbank.