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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.

Review: Cable Bay Vineyards Restaurant, Waiheke
An old story goes that the guides in the Uffizi, the fabulous Renaissance gallery in Florence, would quietly remind visitors that "it is not the paintings that are on trial here".

Who owns this superyacht? The $120m question
A multimillion-dollar luxury superyacht anchored off Queen's Wharf is drawing extra attention to Auckland's...

Jazz up your Easter weekend
Waiheke Island International Jazz Festival event director John Quigley chats to Danielle Wright about this year's line-up and why it's the ideal 'Waihekend'.

Waiheke Island: From ferry to forest
A free guided walk on Waiheke Island brings visitors closer to nature.

Wendyl Nissen: Gold Card nirvana
Great island, notes Wendyl Nissen, just leave me in peace on the ferry.

Quake victim flees arson hit home
A father who lost his 8-month-old son in the February 22 earthquake says he and his young daughters would probably have died in one of a spate of suspected weekend arson attacks if he hadn't been woken by a neighbour...

My happy place: Waiheke Island
Waiheke Island walking guide, Janine James, shares what she loves about her own slice of paradise.

Local spots ripe for the picking
Danielle Wright makes a day trip out of her family's fruit and vegetable shopping and discovers there are more options for 'picking your own' than she expected

Refurbished city-fringe office has plenty of appeal
Extensive renovations give this 1960s office building a contemporary look.