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A day of fun on the wild west coast
Joelle Thomson has a day of adventure in Auckland's west - all the while managing to stay clean and dry, despite the dreary weather.

Porcini Cafe, Helensville
We'd heard about Porcini restaurant on the grapevine, and were mildly dismissive. A seriously good restaurant in Helensville? Give us a break.

Doctor warned seconds before fatal hit-and-run
Graham Robinson was flung over his handlebars seven days ago, when a driver in a white ute swerved into him and didn't stop.

Hit-and-run driver may be showing nerves, say police
Police need more help to find the driver who hit and fatally injured cyclist Graham Robinson near Helensville.

Mates ride in dead cyclist's tracks
As police hunt the hit-and-run killer of a doctor, donations are flowing into a charity ride for which he was training.

Doctor tried frantically to save friend after hit-and run
An Auckland doctor's frantic efforts to save a cyclist friend proved in vain when he died from massive head injuries, more than a day after a hit-and-run.

Debtor site run by ex-convict
The man behind a new website that names and shames bad debtors has been revealed as a convicted money launderer.

<i>John Armstrong:</i> Gaffes paint Goff in bad light
This has been an especially awful week for Phil Goff.

Goff's jobless man owns other property
An unemployed man used by Labour as an example of someone who would benefit from its dole policy owns properties worth hundreds of thousands.