Auckland is bracing for a full-blown accommodation crunch next weekend, with hotels slammed by demand and charging eye-watering rates for the last rooms left. Read...

From midtown offices to new housing and packed stadiums, the City Rail Link could redefine the city. Read...

Housing and industrial developments are driving rapid growth in this former rural supply town. Read...

“If you were hoping I had the answer, well, I’d lose a stock-picking contest with a dart-throwing monkey so best not take investment advice from me,” says Damien Grant. Read...

Michael Bisping and Leon Edwards are among those who have offered their predictions for Jack della Maddalena v Islam Makhachev. Read...

Wales` men`s rugby union and football sides play on the same day for the first time in more than six years, and there is plenty at stake. Read...

Scotland are ideally positioned to qualify for the World Cup finals, but Steve Clarke`s side now face the hardest part of their journey, writes Tom English. Read...

Good news for Mark Wood and bad for Josh Hazlewood enhance England`s chances for the first Ashes Test - now they must take it, writes Stephan Shemilt. Read...

Police say the powerful blast severely damaged the police station and engulfed vehicles in flames. Read...

As the rains clear, northerly winds will turn our weather much colder next week with the chance of snow in some parts. Read...