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![A bit of red tape with your tapas?](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
A bit of red tape with your tapas?
Serafin Bueno believed the Auckland Super City's boast of being a "business-friendly, can-do council" when deciding to open a cafe in Mt Eden's dining and bar precinct - three blocks from Rugby World Cup 2011 venue Eden Park.
![<i>Gill South</i>: Adventures in mindfulness](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
<i>Gill South</i>: Adventures in mindfulness
Gill South tries a meditation retreat but finds it hard to keep to the code of silence.
![Four of the best: Irish pubs](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Four of the best: Irish pubs
The "Bollix" has built its reputation on featuring the best in homegrown and international rock, pop, celtic, folk and blues talent.
![Explosives seized in gang raids](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Explosives seized in gang raids
Police infiltrated the highest levels of the Hells Angels motorcycle gang in an undercover operation that culminated in mass raids, nearly 30 arrests and the seizure of weapons and explosives today.
![<i>Galbraith's Alehouse</i>, Mt Eden](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
<i>Galbraith's Alehouse</i>, Mt Eden
Every summer for 10 years I have spent a week with a bunch of about 100 men in a bush camp up north.
![Caffeine Hit: Twenty Three Cafe](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Caffeine Hit: Twenty Three Cafe
Twenty Three Cafe, from the same people who introduced The Corner Store next door, found at 23 Mt Eden Rd is a nice, modern place with a hint of psychedelic thrown in.
![<i>The Mulberry Bar and Restaurant</i>, Mt Eden](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
<i>The Mulberry Bar and Restaurant</i>, Mt Eden
There's no beating round the bush, Mt Eden’s Mulberry has its recipe right.
![At home: Steel in the spotlight](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
At home: Steel in the spotlight
Viva steps inside two stylish homes in one of Auckland's coolest new loft apartment complexes.
![Weekend leisure: Open your mind to ideas](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Weekend leisure: Open your mind to ideas
Summer is high season for the real estate market, when house-hunters are joined at open homes by people who simply like looking around others' properties for fun. Gill South has a nosy.
![Anthony Doesburg: Broking a marriage of business and academia](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Anthony Doesburg: Broking a marriage of business and academia
Events aim to encourage university researchers and companies to start talking to each other.
![A bite of the best cafe culture](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
A bite of the best cafe culture
Libby Nicholson-Moon selects a few cafes worth seeking out among Auckland's many.
![Appetite for destruction](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Appetite for destruction
Some Aucklanders may have been surprised to see a demolition expert supporting the campaign to save three historic St Heliers houses from the wrecker’s ball.
![<i>Eden Cloak Room</i>, Mt Eden](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
<i>Eden Cloak Room</i>, Mt Eden
A cosy evening out at a venue with a menu of a size to match.
![Cool, converted and charming in Mt Eden](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Cool, converted and charming in Mt Eden
The prime position of this smart bungalow will delight rugby enthusiasts.
![Firm set to run Mt Eden prison criticised over UK death](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Firm set to run Mt Eden prison criticised over UK death
A company due to take over the management of the Mt Eden prison has been criticised over the death of a boy, 14, in a UK institution.
![Proud place on heritage street in Mt Eden](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Proud place on heritage street in Mt Eden
A family home that retains its 19th-century charm makes a big impression on Cate Foster.