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Capturing the true spirit of young Kiwis
Alison Shanks has stood on the dais to receive world championship and Commonwealth Games gold medals. But she remembers just as vividly standing at the helm of the Spirit of New Zealand.
Five of the best: Day trips and activities for kids
Awhitu Lighthouse, on a beautiful peninsula on the south-western shores of the Manukau Harbour, has remarkable views of the coast.
Hardest part is leaving
Friendly faces and warm weather are great memories to take back home.
Waka ama: Keeping it in the family
Waka ama is more than just the fun sport of outrigger canoeing, which fits in ideally with our Kiwi lifestyle and attracts paddlers of both sexes from age 7 to 70.
Fishy feast of firsts at festival
Despite marking its fifth consecutive year, the 2011 Auckland Seafood Festival has a number of firsts up its sleeve.
Restoring the essence of sailing
They are the grand old vessels of the sea - the ships of old, restored to full glory to sail Auckland's harbours once again, like they did more than a century ago.
Weekend leisure: Reeling in a great catch
Devonport wharf is a popular spot for land-based fishermen.If you can't get out on the harbour on a boat, try these land-based fishing spots. James Russell reports.
Laneway Festival: essential information
Essential information for Laneway Festival goers has been released ahead of the day-long festival on Monday - Auckland Anniversary Day.
Conquering the high seas
After watching all those yachts on the harbour this weekend you might be itching to get among them. Diana Clement had a go at learning how to sail.
My Auckland: Hobsonville
Sally Foot and husband Patrick thought Hobsonville would be a temporary base for just a few years, but its closeness to the water and easy lifestyle means they feel settled here now with their children.
Peak practice in Mt Albert
Once a doctor's home, this revamped grande dame is in excellent heart.
Five of the best: Regatta viewpoints
It's all happening on the water this weekend - we round up some of the best spots to catch the yachting action.
Four of the best: Places to pick up picnic lunch
Mt Wellington and Constellation Drive on the North Shore. Watch the yachts with a basket full of goodies from one of these great delis around town.
<i>Sri Mahkota</i>, Grafton
It's a cuisine getting big attention but this particular spot, while delicious, didn't quite get the pulse racing.
Man found dead beside cycleway named
The man found dead beside a cycleway in the Auckland suburb of Kingsland has been identified.
Cycleway death not suspicious - police
Police have found no suspicious circumstances in the death of a man whose body was found on a cycleway under an Auckland overbridge.
Cycleway death still unexplained
Police are still investigating the death of a man found beside the cycleway near the Bond St overbridge in central Auckland overnight.
<i>Weather Watch</i>: What does Cyclone Wilma mean for NZ?
Another weekend and meh, another cyclone.
Post-mortem examination after body found
A post mortem was due to be carried out this morning on the body of a man found on an Auckland cycle track last night.
Summer Series brings free music to Albert Park
The band rotunda at Auckland's Albert Park will again host a selection of new and (kind of) older bands for the annual 95bFM Summer Series.