Pete Taylor tells Elisabeth Easther what he loves about living in Takapuna and why, despite the occasional yearning for a block of land, he reckons Takapuna is an ideal place to live.

A police traffic officer has been charged with careless driving after he crashed his patrol car into a tree.

Car parks behind one of Auckland's finest beaches could be turned into an expanded public reserve under a council plan.

Relationship with Auckland council on right path as mayor deals with old political divide

A new arrival to Takapuna is a revelation in delicious food.

A bistro in a new restaurant complex sports an ambitious choice of meals, complete with glossary.

Now before you get all excited and accuse me of muscling in on a restaurant reviewer's job, I am talking specifically about the bar adjoining this rather lovely restaurant on the first floor of the Spencer on Byron hotel.

Opening too soon means a less-than-perfect dining experience at this new Mexican eatery.

Dionne Christian and her family rummage around in nature's past on a fossil-hunting expedition.

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.

Danielle Wright makes a day trip out of her family's fruit and vegetable shopping and discovers there are more options for 'picking your own' than she expected