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Smash-and-grab crime spree hits West Auckland stores
Police are on the hunt for a group of men who used stolen cars during a crime spree across West Auckland yesterday.

Gardening: Try pot luck with veges
Pots are a good alternative if your garden lacks sun. By Meg Liptrot.

<i>The Refreshment Room</i>, Titirangi
This may be the best thing to happen to Titirangi since the annual Going West literary festival.

Aisling Symes inquest ends
The parents of two-year-old Aisling Symes hugged and exclaimed "it's over" after coroner Garry Evans today completed the inquest into her death.

John Roughan: Let's all keep Sunday quiet
Noise can be an act of vandalism as thoughtless and boorish as any.

My Auckland: Titirangi
Taimi Allan, actor, a mental health promoter and educator, husband Stewart, a secondary school music teacher and recording artist live in an architecturally designed tree house, set amid bush in Titirangi. They share why they love Titirangi

What price NZ? Land bid tests limits
The latest Chinese bid for the Crafar dairy farms is a key test for new rules on foreign ownership, reports Karyn Scherer

Waterview approval starts race to win contract
Transport Agency confirms June 16 as deadline for bids from contractors.