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My Auckland: Coatesville

In between having overseas film crews on location in their garden, and preparing for the Heroic Gardens Festival, Christine and Tony Peek tell Catherine Smith what they love about Coatesville.

'The bike path is shite' -Tamaki Drive's deadly course (+ crash map)

Sarah Payne knows exactly where her best friend, Jane Bishop, made the fateful decision...

Auckland: Rangitoto by moonlight

Danielle Wright takes her husband, Gavin, on a wedding anniversary date night to remember: sea kayaking to Rangitoto

Police investigate incident at Albany campus

Review: Fig & Olive Restaurant, Howick

A restaurant with a Mediterranean twist should become a local haunt.

Radiation alert leads to cordon

Pub spy: Danny Doolans

Ah, Danny's - the most Irish of all the "Irish" bars that sprung up in the early 2000s.

Brian Rudman: How to ease our traffic woes in a cheap, easy way

Sunken liner's fleet mate drops in

Woman critical after Auckland hit and run

Glendowie: Looping the loop

Glendowie rates another visit with Cate Foster.

Urewera defendants get their day in court

The magic of Christmas

For the 19 years the residents of Franklin Road have been decorating their homes with lights in the countdown to Christmas.

My Auckland: Beach Haven

Craig Cooper tells Rebecca Kamm why Beach Haven is a real Kiwi town in the middle of Auckland.

Fast, cheap and delicious foodie spots in Auckland

The street food trend has hit Auckland in a big way. Alexia Santamaria checks out the best of these gourmet mobile units.

Bridging Auckland's wealth gap