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A base jumper was dramatically rescued from the 23rd floor of Auckland's Hotel Indigo after his parachute caught on the building. Firefighters smashed a window to pull him to safety as crowds cheered below.
Auckland's City Rail Link carried more than two million passengers in its first month, with families and sports fans embracing the new underground stations. The transit boom is transforming how New Zealanders move around their largest city.
British fashion designer Sir Paul Smith has transformed how visitors experience Pablo Picasso's art at Auckland Art Gallery, using color and mood to reveal sides of the master most people have never seen. The exhibition features over 80 works from Paris and runs through February 2027.
When a sea captain couldn't get paid in cash, he took a billiard table instead and had to extend his Auckland villa's lounge to play. The quirky 1900s renovation still stands today as the historic home finds its fifth family in over a century.
While cafés across Auckland close their doors, Claire Park works 70-hour weeks to keep Café Ditto alive because her regulars tell her it's become their second home. The cozy Mt Eden spot has filled seven guest books with community stories in just three years.
New Zealand's largest city cracked the housing affordability crisis by allowing homeowners to replace single-family homes with multiplexes. The simple zoning change added 91,000 new homes in eight years and helped moderate skyrocketing prices.
After more than a century of planning and a decade of construction, Auckland's City Rail Link finally welcomed its first weekday commuters. Sunday's opening drew double the usual passenger numbers, signaling a major win for New Zealand's largest city.
At 4:57am on a Sunday morning, the first passenger train rolled through Auckland's new underground rail tunnels, ending a century-long dream. Passengers chanted "tunnel, tunnel, tunnel" as they made history on New Zealand's largest transport project ever.
New Zealand art lovers will finally see Picasso's masterpieces up close when more than 80 original works arrive in Auckland this October. It's the first major Picasso exhibition in the country in over three decades.
More than half of New Zealand's international students are choosing Auckland to study, and the city is now working to turn those temporary learners into permanent skilled residents. Three inspiring students share why they want to call New Zealand home.
Australian rugby league's biggest event is crossing the Tasman Sea for the first time in its 47-year history. Auckland will host the 2027 State of Origin Game II, bringing one of sport's most electric atmospheres to New Zealand fans.
One of New Zealand's leading contemporary dance companies has returned to central Auckland with a brand new studio and its first-ever training academy. Black Grace is now nurturing the next generation of dancers from its new home on Karangahape Road.