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![Review: Botswana Butchery, Quay St, Auckland CBD](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Review: Botswana Butchery, Quay St, Auckland CBD
A new addition to the Auckland waterfront is a potential star.
![Review: Roxy, Queen St, Auckland CBD](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Review: Roxy, Queen St, Auckland CBD
My rule of thumb is that if an entree costs more than $20, it had better be something I can't stop thinking about the next day.
![KiwiRail slashes number of Overlander train trips](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
KiwiRail slashes number of Overlander train trips
KiwiRail is slashing the number of trips its Overlander train service takes between Auckland and Wellington.
![My Auckland: Pt Chevalier](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
My Auckland: Pt Chevalier
Karl Zohrab is a film and television producer who lives in Pt Chevalier. He is currently working on a documentary based on the life of one of New Zealand's unsung Gallipoli heroes.
![Waiheke: Island music](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Waiheke: Island music
Danielle Wright visits the Whittaker's Music Museum and finds a great excuse to day-trip to Waiheke, even on a rainy autumn day.
![Review: Taisho Yakitori Bar, Herne Bay](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Review: Taisho Yakitori Bar, Herne Bay
The Japanese treat of skewered meats, and much more besides, is always a pleasant way to while away an evening.
![Pub spy: Eden Cloakroom, Mt Eden](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Pub spy: Eden Cloakroom, Mt Eden
This is one of those bars I really wanted to dislike, because every time I passed by there were people sitting outside enjoying a beer while I was stuck in traffic, fuming at the complete inability of people to drive.
![Review: Tatsumi Japanese Restaurant, Newmarket](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Review: Tatsumi Japanese Restaurant, Newmarket
Loyal regulars had mentioned to me that Cafe Rikka in Newmarket had gone badly off the boil. Then I heard it had closed. These two things may not be unrelated.
![My happy place: Mount Eden](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
My happy place: Mount Eden
Auckland Museum exhibition developer Janneen Love shares her favourite spot.