When doing up their home, Justine Verrall and Logan Granger had their minds on the future.

Libby Nicholson-Moon finds 10 of the best cafes for Sunday brunch.

Full of exciting period features, this villa has a strong heritage that's crying out to be celebrated.

We came here because we wanted somewhere we knew would have good food and good ambience. We had been here before and enjoyed it.

An Auckland couple respect the heritage of their 1950s home.

It seems Birkenhead is spoilt for choice when it comes to good coffee.

With the All Whites' surprise World Cup success, it seems soccer awareness is on the rise. And kids and parents alike are loving it, writes Gill South.

Cate Foster finds a Devonport workshop where skilled handymen pass on their skills.

Tear gas was used to get a wanted man out of an Auckland house, where he had barricaded himself in the ceiling.

Recap of all the club action action throughout Auckland, Counties Manukau and North Harbour.

The RWC will attract lots of hungry visitors. Virgil Evetts set out to see how well our main attractions cater for tourists food-wise.

The best thing to come out of Auckland's Super City amalgamation is that you can borrow 3.5 million items from 55 libraries from Wellsford to Waiuku. Here we choose our favourite handful.

Patients being given the wrong prescription occurs "a lot", according to the Health Quality and Safety Commission, but a new system should help prevent cases like the tragic death of Shirley Curtis.