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Woodhill Forest: Go down to the woods
Cate Foster gets on her bike and enjoys the trails of Woodhill Forest - and the refreshment waiting at the end of her journey.
<i>Ribier Restaurant</i>, Kumeu
Oh the joy when my fine doctor, William Fergusson, told me there was a new French restaurant in Kumeu.
Euro vision in Kumeu
Long Italian lunches are compulsory at this beautiful and productive Mediterranean-style estate.
Kumeu: No kidding around
Delicious cheese is a serious business at Crescent Dairy Goats farm in Kumeu, writes Phil Parker.
Well tuned Mini hums along nicely
Marketing language can be flowery, but for once they're right; this car really does sound like a choir of angels. Or at least the atonal church organ reverb that heralds a cinematic spiritual moment - and sets the air alive with sound.
Recipe for success for next Hottest Home Baker
Meet the new batch of contestants for New Zealand's Hottest Home Baker.
Enter our hot rod caption competition
Think you have a way with words? Put your talent to good use and enter our caption competition - and don't forget to check back for the latest photos.
Schoolboy heroes 'simply doing their duty'
Three teenage boys have been praised as heroes for their actions after a serious collision.
'I heard the kids screaming'
A young man is dead after his car crossed the centre line and was partially crushed under a school bus carrying 21 teenagers.
One dead in car and school bus crash
One person was killed and two critically injured when a car collided with a school bus near Kumeu, west of Auckland, this afternoon.
Police hunt eight-year-old's attacker
A young girl is 'extremely shaken' after a man attempted to kidnap her in Kumeu yesterday.
Woman, 60, nabs daytime burglars
A furious 60-year-old woman and quick-thinking police combined to catch burglars who were raiding her home.
<i>Allely House</i>, Kumeu
A renewed effort in the kitchen has paid off for an old favourite.
Search sees Millie Elder's boyfriend back in court
Millie Elder was with Connor Morris when police stopped Morris and allegedly found methamphetamine and a glass pipe.
Arrest in PM's electorate office arson
Police say they have arrested and charged a man with arson following the fire at Prime Minister John Key's Auckland electorate office.
Molotov cocktail caused fire at Key's electorate office - police
A fire at the Prime Minister's west Auckland electorate office was deliberately lit, say police.
Probe into arson attack on PM's electorate office underway
A small object was thrown into John Key's west Auckland electorate office early this morning, setting it alight.