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My Auckland: Orakei
South Islander Louise Mackenzie has made Auckland her base after eight years overseas. The business developer who shares a striking resemblance to Outrageous Fortune's Cheryl West tells us what she loves about her adopted home.

Weekend leisure: Reeling in a great catch
Devonport wharf is a popular spot for land-based fishermen.If you can't get out on the harbour on a boat, try these land-based fishing spots. James Russell reports.

Five of the best: Regatta viewpoints
It's all happening on the water this weekend - we round up some of the best spots to catch the yachting action.

Retail therapy: Taste it
Edible cosmetics are the latest beauty industry idea to get you spending on your interior as well as exterior.

Left-leaning council for Len Brown
The first Auckland Council has been decided, and it has a centre-left look about it, which will make life easier for Super Mayor Len Brown.

<i>Hammerheads Seafood Restaurant</i>, Okahu Bay
Seafood is the mainstay at a restaurant which is as much a part of Auckland's history as its building.

Auckland: The last bastion
Ngati Whatua's grievance over land loss came to a head in the late 70s with the occupation of Bastion Point

Auckland: Urban and angry
Maori who came to Auckland from the country in the 1950s met much prejudice with scenes reminiscent of the American South, writes Rawiri Taonui.

Team NZ among charity casualties
Team New Zealand is among dozens of organisations that have lost their charitable status in a crackdown by the new Charities Commission.

Hotchin in sun, neighbours in hell
Mark Hotchin has flown his personal trainer from Auckland to Hawaii to play tennis, teach him how to surf and to help improve his golf swing.

Inside Mark Hotchin's half-finished $30m mansion
Failed Hanover Finance director Mark Hotchin's unfiinished mansion is big enough to contain 13 average houses just on its floor space.

Anger over stalled Hotchin mansion
Angry neighbours say Hanover Finance director Mark Hotchin's $30m mansion has wiped hundreds of thousands of dollars off their own property values.

Third time luckiest for $6m winners
An Auckland couple on a lucky streak have won more than $6 million in Lotto's Big Wednesday.

Goldie paintings 'recession proof', says gallery
A portrait by renowned NZ artist Charles Frederick Goldie is expected to sell for close to $250,000 when it goes up for auction in Auckland.