Fashionable events worth checking out this week.

Buying ebooks may be convenient but it can't compete with the personality and charm of our best bookshops, writes Danielle Wright.

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.

Gill South tries out a new form of exercise in a bid to strengthen her abdomen and increase her flexibility.

MooChowChow brings modern Asian to Auckland.

We came here because sometimes you don't want to risk an average brunch somewhere untried. So we decided on a sure thing.

In the early 90s, I wrote a piece for the Herald in which I sought to demystify for readers (and myself) a cuisine that was newly making its presence felt on the local culinary scene: Japanese.

These cute T-shirts are a collaboration between fashion label Huffer and local charity Paw Justice.

Anil Sharma and Rachel Jones arrived in Freemans Bay eight years ago from Britain, via Palmerston North. Rachel tells Catherine Smith what the family loves about the area.

Two top restaurateurs give this welcoming home five stars.

On the eve of opening her own store, Viva spends the morning with designer Cybele Wiren.

Marketing language can be flowery, but for once they're right; this car really does sound like a choir of angels. Or at least the atonal church organ reverb that heralds a cinematic spiritual moment - and sets the air alive with sound.

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.

Ponsonby boasts a lot of cafes, but what I like about Good One is its humility. Settled in a suburban street among just a couple of other shops, Good One is a nice little find.

Don't let the facade's crisp trim fool you: this home offers spacious, elegant living options.

American expat and Apartment 86 owner Linda Chandler shares her style secrets with Viva.

Your guide to Auckland's food courts - a banquet of cheap eats.

They are the grand old vessels of the sea - the ships of old, restored to full glory to sail Auckland's harbours once again, like they did more than a century ago.

At one upmarket Auckland restaurant the waiting staff are likely to be at least as well qualified as their clientele.