Thousands of athletes have been training for the State Harbour Crossing in Auckland and tomorrow it's time to put that hard work to the test.

Pete Taylor tells Elisabeth Easther what he loves about living in Takapuna and why, despite the occasional yearning for a block of land, he reckons Takapuna is an ideal place to live.

Sixteen-year-old Dita Donaldson tells Elisabeth Easther why Glenfield is a great place to be a teenager.

Good mate and fellow junior world championship gold medallist Michael Brake dips out and will not be back for the next school year.

Danielle Wright cheers up her weekend with a visit to the Devonport Bunker for a folk club ukulele jam.

The warmth of the welcome is sadly not echoed by the food presentation — or the dining room.

The owners of several apartments in a luxury hotel complex on Auckland's North Shore are allowed to continue their battle to sue the old North Shore City Council.

Relationship with Auckland council on right path as mayor deals with old political divide

Latin American colour comes to Takapuna.

Cate Foster walks through some naval history.

The steady life in sales and prices started in the central Auckland suburbs over a year ago and has now spread across the new supercity. But as Bruce Morris reports, it's still tough going out in the provinces.

A new arrival to Takapuna is a revelation in delicious food.

A bistro in a new restaurant complex sports an ambitious choice of meals, complete with glossary.

Danielle Wright and family take a spin on Snowplanet's newest offering: snow tubes.

Real estate agents will today open the doors of four renovated houses made famous during the filming of The Block.