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<i>Two Fifteen Bar and Bistro</i>, Mt Eden
A smart-casual restaurant that's just as it should be - with well-priced, hearty delicious meals made with care and attention.
Auckland: I'll take the high road
Donna McIntyre puts her best foot forward and takes the scenic route through Auckland on a Coast to Coast walk.
China trial for Auckland slaying will make history
The man accused of murdering Auckland taxi driver Hiren Mohini last year will stand trial in China next month...
Four of the best: Ready to eat meals
Here's a list of the four best places to get your ready-to-eat meals.
Pub spy: The Clare Inn
Whenever I walk into this pub I'm reminded that all the great bars I've ever drunk in didn't rest their reputations on looking flashy.
Pub spy: Galbraith's Alehouse
We're not worthy I'd better get Galbraith's out of the way early.
Disco drama a winner at hair awards
New Zealand's latest Hairdresser of the Year, Sara Allsop, says competitions are great training for young talent.
<i>Cazador Restaurant</i>, Mt Eden
Cazador is a game restaurant in the old-fashioned sense: if you bring in the spoils of your hunting trip, they will make it into dinner.
Pub spy: Cardrona Speight's Ale House
There is something simultaneously endearing and depressing about the Speights Southern Man schtick.
Pub season opens again
Now that the weather has packed in, it's time to think of indoor pursuits rather than simply lazing the day away in the garden or at the beach.
Court clears path for Akl quarry housing plan
A quarry in Auckland's Three Kings can be filled in and used for hundreds of new houses, parkland and commercial premises, says the Environment Court.
<i>Merediths</i>, Mt Eden
Merediths proves to be the place to go for that wow factor in Auckland.
Chinese trial for NZ murder starting soon
For the first time, a man will soon be tried in another country for a murder allegedly committed in New Zealand.
For the love of books - some of our top shops
Buying ebooks may be convenient but it can't compete with the personality and charm of our best bookshops, writes Danielle Wright.
Retail therapy: The art of gentlewoman
The lost art of embroidery, once the sign of domesticity and an accomplished gentlewoman, is examined and celebrated by artist Deborah Crowe with a display at Objectspace.