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Prison guard sentenced for smuggling contraband into prison

Concert Review: High On Fire, Melvins and Kylesa, Whammy Bar, Auckland

K Rd's Whammy Bar has hosted more than its share of full and sweaty nights over the last few years, a bit of communal congestion being something that regulars of this underground live music institution never seem to mind too much.

<i>The Refreshment Room</i>, Titirangi

Gorgeous views and simply delicious Italian fare are getting tongues wagging in the Waitakeres.

Fringe Festival Review: Sirens, Parnell Baths

Before they'd even put a toe in the water this week, the Wet Hot Beauties were the media's feel-good, sold-out hit of the summer.

Fringe Festival Review: When Animals Dream of Sheep, Lower Myers Park

The avant-garde end of Fringe Fest spectrum finds an appropriate niche with a free event held at the base of the stairs that link Saint Kevin's Arcade with Myers Park.

Oil spill in Ponsonby

<i>Eight</i>, Grafton

Don't mention the "b" word. The new restaurant at the Langham, advertised by Broadway-size banners on the hotel's frontage and on K Rd, does not offer anything so vulgar as a buffet.

One tasty trio

Auckland's dining scene is about to become a whole lot more exciting with the addition of three new eateries, created and led by hospitality expert Brendan Turner.

The dish: Garden festival

Factory fire treated as suspicious

<i>Ask Phoebe:</i> Park's big hole about to get fixed

Concert Review: Queens of the Stone Age, Logan Campbell Centre

There's something special about playing the first song off your first album as the opening number at a concert. It takes you right back to where it all began.

Massive blaze at Penrose factory

Body found at ferry terminal

An investigation has been launched after the discovery of a man's body at the downtown ferry terminal in central Auckland.

Graeme Baker: A flat, a flat... my shirt and dignity for a flat

Rents fall on Shore while inner-city prices rocket