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Dion Lee: Right on Cue
Up-and-coming Australian designer Dion Lee is has collaborated with Cue to create an impressive high-low fashion collection.
Historic hotel collapse renovators fault - experts
The owners of Auckland's Palace Hotel could be prosecuted after the release of a damning report identifying severe damage to the heritage building before it was knocked down.
Interiors: Sticking to the original plans
A Westmere couple decided to expand on a theme rather than change their bungalow's character.
Smiles in fashion on Auckland Cup Day
Punters dressed in their finest let out squeals of joy and groans of frustration at the annual Auckland Cup Day at Ellerslie yesterday.
Retail therapy: Huffer loves animals
These cute T-shirts are a collaboration between fashion label Huffer and local charity Paw Justice.
Cooking up a storm
If the young talent rising in the food ranks is anything to go by, our restaurant scene is about to get a whole lot more exciting. Viva's restaurant reviewer talks to three chefs ready to shake things up.
Brothel brothers failed to ensure Palace Hotel safe - report
The Palace Hotel was moving by up to 5mm an hour towards the street when the decision was made to knock it down, the Auckland Council said today.
Arts Festival Review: La Odisea
Teatro de Los Andes, based in Bolivia, offered to stage their "earthquake play" here instead of La Odisea, but were turned down for logistical reasons.
Fringe Festival Review: The Hermitude of Angus, Ecstatic
At first, this late-night one-man show from Australia looks like just a vehicle for a Mr Bean impersonator in younger, more alternative clothing.
Milky way (+recipes)
Cheese, yoghurt, icecream ... nature's white gold is a star in the kitchen.
Arts Festival Review: Beautiful Me
The stage is dark with just the faint gleam of drum kit, sita, cello, violin and four seated musicians.
Fringe Festival Review: The Turn of the Screw
When the Basement theatre is packed out at 10pm on a Monday night for a local production based on a 19th century novella by Henry James, I think it is safe to say the Auckland Fringe Festival and the Auckland Arts Festival are going off.
Fringe Festival Review: Drowning in Veronica Lake
Boldly and cleverly, this Flaxworks solo show is built upon one solitary, striking symbol of celebrity.
Fringe Festival Review: Silk
Paul Simei-Barton reviews Silk, on at the Basement Theatre as past of the Auckland Fringe Festival
My Auckland: Freemans Bay
Anil Sharma and Rachel Jones arrived in Freemans Bay eight years ago from Britain, via Palmerston North. Rachel tells Catherine Smith what the family loves about the area.
Five of the best: Auckland Council parks for horse riding
Our four-legged beasts can now share the love in Auckland parks.
Waitakeres: Walk out west
Ancient forests and waterfalls are all part of a short trek through the Waitakeres, writes Danielle Wright.