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Eden spark: How the park fared
Last night the revamped Eden Park hosted a crowd of 55,000 rugby fans. We look at how the stadium coped.
![Show on the road: Seeing the best of Auckland by public transport](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Show on the road: Seeing the best of Auckland by public transport
They are here for the World Cup and relying on you to show off the city. Alexia Santamaria gives tips on where visitors should head and, most importantly, how to get there.
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Auckland proves to be good value
Auckland has been ranked seventh in a list of the best value cities to visit by a US travel site.
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Dance fitness: Shaking it up
Strap on your dancing shoes to get fit and have fun at the same time.
![<i>Iguacu</i>, Parnell](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
<i>Iguacu</i>, Parnell
I have three words to say to you," said the Professor as she finished the last of her broccoli. "Cobb. And. Co."
![Drug lord faces losing family home](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Drug lord faces losing family home
A former drug baron could now lose his share of a $1.3 Auckland home, after being jailed more than 11 years for drug crimes earlier this year. The home bought by Ronald Brown's family 40 years ago may become a victim of the Proceeds of Crime Act...
![Auckland Food Show: A taste of what's on offer](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Auckland Food Show: A taste of what's on offer
Eveline Harvey takes a look at some of the treats being dished up at this year's show.
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How to dine out and keep everybody happy
Taking the kids out for dinner doesn't have to be a traumatic - or dull - experience marked by bad food and service, discovers Virgil Evetts.
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Wynne Gray: Anachronistic pooh bahs need shake up
Hosting the World Cup will be a great occasion for New Zealand. It will be exacting, exhausting and expensive.
![Weekend leisure: Costume drama](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Weekend leisure: Costume drama
Melanie Cooper meets a group of Aucklanders dedicated to bringing the past to life.