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Listening to advice from an award-winning architect
Opening up a Herne Bay home and enlarging its small rooms created the perfect space.

Brunch: Shore Road Cafe, Remuera
We came here because we'd heard good things of this newish cafe.

My Auckland: Onehunga
Irishman Eoghan O'Sullivan tells Elisabeth Easther why the central Auckland suburb is a grand place to live.

Review: Hammerheads, Okahu Bay
An Auckland icon in a prime locale doesn't quite make the most of its assets.

Pub spy: 1885, Auckland CBD
A big bar with a big reputation, the big question on my mind was whether 1885 would live up to it.

Tim Parke: Private healthcare threatens public
Expanding New Zealand's pay-for-treatment sector may wreck the free one.

Review: Pyrenees Cafe & Delicatessen, Remuera
It's a bit of a hoot that the word "delicatessen" comes from the Germans.

Ocean Race organisers defend 'scary' Sky Tower chopper (+ video)
Volvo Ocean Race organisers have hit back at claims a helicopter they chartered...

My Auckland: Milford
Mobility Dogs spokesperson Amy Hogan tells Elisabeth Easther why Milford is an ideal home for her and her dog Bonnie.

Review: Eight Point Two, Birkenhead
The message about locally sourced, seasonal ingredients has been hammered so repetitively that you almost wish a restaurant offer winter greens from Uzbekistan in February. Almost.

Waiheke Island: Weekend in another world
Wine, food and walks are on offer among the wilds of Waiheke Island, finds Libby Nicholson-Moon.

Pub spy: Charley Farley's
It's always a funny experience going into a bar that doubles as a cafe.

Brunch: Divan House Cafe, Auckland CBD
We came here because Divan has an all-day breakfast menu so we could pretend it was morning as we sat down to our first meal.