A US-style eatery in Manly delivers the flavours of the southern states, but needs work in other areas of the dining experience.

For a day of fresh air and fun, golf can't be beat. Graham Hepburn visits Auckland's courses.

Surfing is an ideal sport to improve your fitness, but it can take over your life. Susan Edmunds finds out more.

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.

An Orewa eco-friendly development has received resource consent for a 14-unit apartment block - before a public hearing on the merits of relaxing building controls.

Wouldn't it be nice to know that your kids can swim? Even being able to dog paddle would do, because drowning often takes only a few seconds.

Meet the new batch of contestants for New Zealand's Hottest Home Baker.

A 52-year-old man who drowned at Muriwai Beach west of Auckland last night paid the ultimate price for not heeding the warning signs at the notoriously dangerous swimming spot.

Strolling, floating, or cruising, here are some laid-back ways to make the most of the city.

Awhitu Lighthouse, on a beautiful peninsula on the south-western shores of the Manukau Harbour, has remarkable views of the coast.

Follow the wildlife to Tawharanui Regional Park near Matakana, New Zealand's first integrated open sanctuary. It's not just for the birds, as Danielle Wright discovers.

The father of a man killed in a collision has told his son's friends to remember him when they get into a car.

Authentic Kiwi baches where you can escape without leaving the city boundaries.

With the beach a short dawdle away even the pooch is in paradise.

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Experiencing Pakiri Beach on horseback is an ideal way to spend a summer's day.