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![Southern Motorway lanes re-open ahead of schedule](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Southern Motorway lanes re-open ahead of schedule
The New Zealand Transport Agency (NZTA) says four key areas of work are now underway to get the new northbound Newmarket Viaduct on Auckland's Southern Motorway ready to open for traffic.
![Southern Motorway lanes to close from 5pm](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Southern Motorway lanes to close from 5pm
Motorists can expect delays over the long weekend as work is carried out on the Southern Motorway.
![Dead baby's birth kept secret](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Dead baby's birth kept secret
The grandparents of the dead baby boy found buried in a backyard in south Auckland may not have known their daughter was pregnant.
![Iroquois use 'extravagant'](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Iroquois use 'extravagant'
The Prime Minister has been accused of inappropriately "commandeering" the air force to get to photo opportunities and exclusive events after using an Air Force Iroquois to get to the V8s in Hamilton and back to Auckland.
![<i>Secret Thai Garden</i>, Otahuhu](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
<i>Secret Thai Garden</i>, Otahuhu
Getting the piquancy just right in an Asian restaurant can be a challenge.
![Kindy surprise - Macs for pre-school Kiwis](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Kindy surprise - Macs for pre-school Kiwis
If anything, it's odd to see preschool children in a Decile 1 New Zealand kindergarten using Apple gear.
![<i>Viva</i>'s 2010 Auckland takeout awards](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
<i>Viva</i>'s 2010 Auckland takeout awards
Viva's team of experts gives its annual verdict on Auckland's best takeout spots for breakfast, lunch and dinner.
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Warren Turnbull: Getting back to his roots
Kiwi chef and owner of award-winning Sydney restaurant Assiette Warren Turnbull returns to New Zealand next week for the 2010 Taste Festival. He talks to Viva about his passion for food.
![Auckland train lines reopen after fire](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Auckland train lines reopen after fire
A trackside fire has shut down train services on Auckland's Southern and Eastern line between Otahuhu and Papakura.
![Fire Service: Four deaths in five days 'preventable'](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Fire Service: Four deaths in five days 'preventable'
The deaths of four people in house fires across the country in the past five days could have been prevented, the Fire Service says.