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![Artisans: A product worth its salt](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Artisans: A product worth its salt
Salt is bad for you. That's a message we hear more than regularly.
![Auckland: Take it to the bridge](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Auckland: Take it to the bridge
Andy Kenworthy gets a whole new perspective on Auckland's mighty Harbour Bridge.
![Battle for Beehive hot seat](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Battle for Beehive hot seat
Nikki Kaye and Jacinda Ardern are rivals for Auckland Central. But with Green candidate Denise Roche in the equation, the battle won't be straightforward.
![<i>Satya</i>, Mt Eden](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
<i>Satya</i>, Mt Eden
Much-loved curry house Satya spreads the joy with a new venue in Mt Eden.
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Alice Cooper concert photos
Photos from Alice Cooper's concert at the Trusts Stadium in Waitakere. Photos by Volume's Milana Radojcic.
![Walk this way: Meeting people in the neighbourhood](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Walk this way: Meeting people in the neighbourhood
Taking Shanks’ pony to and from work is good exercise with interesting sights along the way but, discovers Alan Perrott, not without its dilemmas.
![<i>Sails Restaurant</i>, Westhaven](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
<i>Sails Restaurant</i>, Westhaven
John Gardner has no regrets choosing a marine meal selection at an Auckland waterfront stalwart.
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Council focuses on keeping growth within city's limits
Plan aims to make use of transport corridors and protect countryside.
!['Unconvinced' Key puts the brakes on Brown's promised rail loop](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
'Unconvinced' Key puts the brakes on Brown's promised rail loop
Prime Minister John Key has poured cold water on Auckland Mayor Len Brown's plans for a $2.4 billion inner-city rail loop.
![Auckland Marathon: In the running (+fuel for the road recipes)](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Auckland Marathon: In the running (+fuel for the road recipes)
As Bevan Hurley steps up his training he recalls how a friend’s running challenge two years ago changed his life.
![<i>Hammerheads Restaurant & Bar</i>, Okahu Bay](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
<i>Hammerheads Restaurant & Bar</i>, Okahu Bay
Just on the city side of Kelly Tarlton's, this Auckland landmark occupies the top floor of an extraordinarily handsome example of pre-World War I public works architecture.
![My Auckland: Belmont](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
My Auckland: Belmont
Body Corporate firm general manager and RWC opening ceremony performer Simon Priddy, wife Jane and children Olivia (5), Pippa (3) and Annabel (1) have lived in Belmont for the last five years.
![Eat your way around NZ](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Eat your way around NZ
Throughout the World Cup, Taste at the Cloud puts this country's cuisine on proud display.
![Five of the best: Watering holes on the Shore](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Five of the best: Watering holes on the Shore
Feeling parched? Auckland's North Shore offers up some atmospheric places for a cold one and a bite to eat.