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![My Auckland: Hauraki](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
My Auckland: Hauraki
Little and Friday cafe's Kim Evans tells Elisabeth Easther what she loves about the lower North Shore.
![Review: The Franklin Tap House and Eatery, Ponsonby](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Review: The Franklin Tap House and Eatery, Ponsonby
Ponsonby newcomer kicks off to a strong start.
![Cable Bay wine in a league of its own](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Cable Bay wine in a league of its own
Evaluating your Waiheke neighbour's wine is fraught with problems. Be too critical and you risk being frozen out; too effusive and you're accused of favouritism and sucking up.
![Brunch: Humbug, Glen Eden](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Brunch: Humbug, Glen Eden
We came here because my brother-in-law and his wife were housesitting close by and had made this their local for a few weeks. They were big fans, so we came to find out what the fuss was about.
![Auckland: Dog days in Pt Chev](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Auckland: Dog days in Pt Chev
My friend wanted to go for a walk but stipulated it had to be near her house and somewhere her large pup Mo could run off-lead for a while.
![Big trouble in Jekyll and Hyde city](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Big trouble in Jekyll and Hyde city
Late-night business bosses say they are not surprised public order crimes have risen in central Auckland.
![My Auckland: Auckland CBD](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
My Auckland: Auckland CBD
Linda Tyler is the Director of the Gus Fisher Gallery, and she is a big fan of the CBD and the magnificent public art that fills it.
![Auckland: Walking the Manukau foreshore](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Auckland: Walking the Manukau foreshore
Donna McIntyre discovers the lesser-known charms of Manukau Harbour.
![Review: Mexico, Britomart, Auckland CBD](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Review: Mexico, Britomart, Auckland CBD
It wasn't just the summer rain slicing through the street lights and pelting on the grey asphalt that made me think, for a moment, that I was in New York.
![Easter holiday ideas with the kids](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Easter holiday ideas with the kids
Danielle Wright finds out how to create Easter holiday memories for the kids, without mountains of chocolate.
![Blaze at North Shore dessert company](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Blaze at North Shore dessert company
Firefighters are tackling a blaze at the Great Dessert Company in Albany on Auckland's North Shore.