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Your Business: Quake-hit Starfish gets given a lifeline
Fashion company Starfish lost a third of its business when the Christchurch earthquake struck.
Sundae Roast: Stick a fork in it
Hugh Sundae blogs on season two of Masterchef New Zealand
Costly slice of Rugby World Cup
A small pizzeria will have to pay more than $1000 a game to cash in on Eden Park's Rugby World Cup crowds.
A visitor's taste of Auckland
The RWC will attract lots of hungry visitors. Virgil Evetts set out to see how well our main attractions cater for tourists food-wise.
Five of the best: Public libraries
The best thing to come out of Auckland's Super City amalgamation is that you can borrow 3.5 million items from 55 libraries from Wellsford to Waiuku. Here we choose our favourite handful.
Grand Rapids for first Sundae Session
It's New Zealand Music Month, what better time to launch our latest commitment to local music.
Finding a way to deal with the Taleban
UK journalist James Fergusson tackled questions on the Taleban at the Auckland Writers & Readers Festival.
Comedy Review: Terry Alderton, The Classic
Terry Alderton's multiple-personality routine comes complete with sound effects, writes Scott Kara.
Weekend leisure: On pointe for fitness
Ballet classes are popping up all over the country, and not just for children. Danielle Wright finds out what the fuss is about at dance class with Company Z founder Timothy Gordon.
Freshly polished 50s gem in Remuera
Cool meets kid-friendly in this spacious and meticulously renovated family home.
Right round like a record, baby in Remuera
Circles, skylights and sea views - this townhouse is a true 70s original.
Cities look to Christchurch for earthquake lessons
The February earthquake in Christchurch lays bare the complacency which surrounds our risk-management of older buildings.
<i>SPQR</i>, Ponsonby
A Ponsonby icon proves a sure bet for impressing transtasman visitors.
<i>Nick Smith</i>: Beware the Puritans at the gate
Watch out: Once the killjoys have nailed all the smokers, drinkers will be next.
Interiors: Making space for work and home
Adding a mezzanine floor to an Auckland apartment was the solution for a busy couple.
Super City is not working - deputy mayor
The deputy mayor of the new Auckland Super City says the $200m reform of the region's local government....
Beauty: Skincare science
When a biochemist could not find the right skincare products to suit her, she took matters into her own hands. Now Olga Garkavenko has a blooming cosmetics business.