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<i>Faro Restaurant</i>, Auckland CBD
There is no need to wait until summer to enjoy the barbecue when visiting one of the city's best Korean grill houses.

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

<i>Da Sette Soldi</i>, Epsom
I guess it's true that often you only see what you expect to see.

Court clears path for Akl quarry housing plan
A quarry in Auckland's Three Kings can be filled in and used for hundreds of new houses, parkland and commercial premises, says the Environment Court.

<i>Snapdragon</i>, Viaduct Harbour
When did beetroot get sexy? I spent two-thirds of my life - which is a decent interval, I assure you - detesting the stuff, and now it's become chic.

Asian cuisine: Clean, fresh and fragrant (+ recipe)
There's a revolution going on in modern South East Asian food. Nicky Pellegrino gets a taste for it at the new Auckland restaurant leading the Kiwi charge.

Noise police hit kids' disco
Noise control was called to an Auckland primary school's disco - at 7.45pm, as children danced away to hits such as Poi e. A disgruntled...