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Tim Parke: Private healthcare threatens public

Expanding New Zealand's pay-for-treatment sector may wreck the free one.

Pub spy: 1885, Auckland CBD

A big bar with a big reputation, the big question on my mind was whether 1885 would live up to it.

Review: Altar Cafe, Mt Eden

A Mt Eden cafe-turned-restaurant has some lessons to learn.

Jock Hobbs deserves memorial: Colin Meads

Review: Pyrenees Cafe & Delicatessen, Remuera

It's a bit of a hoot that the word "delicatessen" comes from the Germans.

Ocean Race organisers defend 'scary' Sky Tower chopper (+ video)

Volvo Ocean Race organisers have hit back at claims a helicopter they chartered...

Brunch: Cafe French Rendez-vous, Takapuna

We came here because we'd heard the Pumphouse theatre's cafe had changed hands and it was a lovely day to enjoy the lake.

Auckland's best secret beaches

Here are the best lesser-known beauties from Auckland's Waitemata, Kairapa and Manukau harbours.

Waiheke Island: Weekend in another world

Wine, food and walks are on offer among the wilds of Waiheke Island, finds Libby Nicholson-Moon.

Brunch: Divan House Cafe, Auckland CBD

We came here because Divan has an all-day breakfast menu so we could pretend it was morning as we sat down to our first meal.

Pub spy: Charley Farley's

It's always a funny experience going into a bar that doubles as a cafe.

Peter Lyons: Lessons from my Father

$200 penalty for yacht sinking that injured woman

Auckland dog owners bite back over fee increase

Wet conditions blamed for motorcyclist's fatal crash

Fashion styles across New Zealand

What do women wear in fashion cities around New Zealand? We check in with some boutique owners around the country to find out what their customers are buying for winter.