It's easy to overlook places that have been round a while in this city of ever-opening restaurants, but we'd been hearing good things about the Ponsonby Road Bistro.

The Professor reckons I make the best coffee in Auckland, but she should thank Otto. Otto's not a man, but a stovetop system that is as beautiful as it is functional.

Edward Rooney charts a course to the bottom of South Island and across to Australia on one of the busiest cruise ships afloat.

Publicist Angela Radford shares her favourite things about the suburb she calls home with Elisabeth Easther.

Chapel Bar & Bistro is the alter of cool.

A fine dining Herne Bay restaurant keeps it simple but with an abundance of finesse.

Auckland ratepayers are being asked to chip in $16.8 million for the local marine industry to get a bigger slice of servicing superyachts.

We came here because we had heard about this cafe in Newmarket that didn't price its meals but left it up to the customer to decide what they felt the meal was worth.

A proper village centre and the nearby arts centre were two of the main attractions when Siliga David Setoga and his wife Luisa Lefao-Setoga chose Mangere Bridge to raise their five children.

A new addition to the Auckland waterfront is a potential star.

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.