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Pub spy: Cock & Bull
It's been a while since I've been in this particular Cock & Bull and I was interested to see if it had changed much.

Review: Basque Kitchen & Bar, Newmarket
A Newmarket tapas bar can help you relive those hot nights in the streets of Spain.

Brunch: Kohu Road Creamery and Cafe, New Lynn
We came here because we’re fans of Kohu Road icecream and news that they had opened a creamery and cafe was too good to ignore.

Henderson: Action stations ready
Helen van Berkel and daughter Grace, 10, experience the rough-and-tumble of Action World.

Sandspit: Park one big happy family
Sandspit Holiday Park Park is a family-oriented getaway 45 minutes north of Auckland that is steeped in history.

Auckland Museum: Catching the culprit
Danielle Wright plays detective to solve the mystery of who murdered Professor Felix Splicer.

Pub spy: Sand Bar
This has been something of an institution since its opening seven or so years ago and it's easy to see why.

Ports boss: union fails to see need for change
Ports of Auckland is frustrated after today's fruitless six-hour mediation session with the Maritime Union.

Govt should tackle ports union 'problem' - report
Union activity is undermining NZ's ports, claims the Productivity Commission.

Auckland, Tauranga ports 'cutting each other's throats' - Mike Lee
Tauranga and Auckland ports are cutting each others throats and need to get together, says Auckland Councillor Mike Lee.

Review: Market Seafood Brasserie, Freemans Bay
I have spent more of the Professor's money than I really should have at the Auckland Fish Market. Whenever my Vespa gets within a whiff of the place its handlebars seem to take on a life of their own.

My Auckland: Huia
Sarah Jane Stein tells Catherine Smith how she, husband Burkhard and son Ashton have become Huia natives.