Auckland, New Zealand News

Kiwis have spent more than $1.8 million on space travel to embark on flights with the world's first commercial space service.

AUCKLAND, New Zealand - May 22, 2013 - Today Ultimate Ears introduced UE BOOM, a social music player made to help you rage, riot, party and play the music you love, out loud.

The appearance of rising Australian driver Ricky Capo will add spice to the KZ2 class grid at the fourth round of this year's Formula S ProKart Series at Tokoroa this weekend.

As the country bids farewell to one of the longest driest summers on record, a new consumer survey shows that many New Zealanders face a cold winter in their homes.

Rush over Unitary Plan means residents feel they don't have a say in future of city, writes Christine Rose.

There's only one retailer selling the 1970s Converse Auckland Racer trainers . That's because they are a Size? exclusive.

FED UP: Moana Wepiha-Reo, 51, has been abused for parking in disabled carparks because she doesn't look physically disabled.

You can tell a lot about a city by its public transport. Take Auckland and Wellington, for example.

Roy Morgan Research If, as Winston Churchill once remarked, attitude is a little thing that makes a big difference, then Wellington, Auckland and the rest of New Zealand are diverse indeed.

Source: Roy Morgan Single Source , July 2010 - March 2013 . Base: New Zealand population aged 14+ Old-school rotary-dial telephones are fast becoming a distant memory for most Kiwis, judging by findings in the latest Roy Morgan State of the Nation New Zealand report.

This Character Coalition image claims to shows what Sandringham's Cambourne Rd could look like under the Unitary Plan but the council disputes this.

Former Reserve Bank governor Don Brash recently called for the opposite of intensification: relaxation of the metropolitan urban limits.

The former chief evangelist of Apple, Guy Kawasaki, took center stage at the social media breakfast in Auckland on Wednesday, May 15 to share some of his enchanting wisdom on being enchanting and social media.

Aucklander Cam Rhodes has described a darkening sky, running from golf ball-sized hail and the sound of a "bomb exploding" as lightning caused a large electrical fire amid the chaos of Oklahoma's devastating tornadoes.

A plan to change Aucklanders' way of life through intensification is coming under attack as people wake up to the implications for their neighbourhoods.

Plans to intensify Auckland with terraced housing and apartment buildings are deja vu for one community, which met last night to discuss the potential changes.

To avoid Auckland sprawling like Los Angeles, we need to allow for more growth within and outside the urban area.

Festival treats can be enjoyed in 75 venues across Auckland during the festival, which presents a comprehensive range of New Zealand-based and international photographers.

An anti-monarchist protester has been fined over plans to throw a bucket of manure over Britain's Prince Charles and Duchess Camilla.

Rethink the plan or rethink the council. This was the unanimous message from 500 Aucklanders gathered tonight at Takapuna Grammar School to discuss Auckland Council's intensification plans.