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<i>Takahe</i>, Titirangi
We walked in and immediately thought the decor matches the bush location and namesake, with lots of wooden fittings and takahe birds dotted about the place.

Five of the best: Mini golf courses
For a compact round of golf with the kids, complete with novelty fun factor.

Schoolboy dragged under bus for 15m
An 8-year-old boy is in a serious condition in hospital after he was dragged under the wheels of a bus for 15m.

Boy run over by bus in west Auckland
An eight-year-old boy is in hospital after he was dragged under a bus in front of horrified onlookers in west Auckland this afternoon.

Property Report: So you want to live in... Titirangi
It’s a fairly laid-back sort of place, says Ashley Campbell.

Outrage over ex-cop's welcome
A citizenship speech by Waitakere City councillor Ross Dallow - father of TV One newsreader Simon Dallow - has outraged a new New Zealander.

Five of the best: Art galleries
Auckland has some of the best art galleries on offer in the South Pacific.

Love thy neighbour? Auckland's noisiest streets revealed
A number of suburban streets gave the CBD a run for its money in the noise stakes.

'Eyesore' house irks neighbours
A heavily tagged, unoccupied house in west Auckland has infuriated neighbours and exposed loopholes in council rules.

Waitakere Ranges: All aboard the Rainforest Express
Julie Harries heads out west for a bush railway journey through the Waitakere Ranges, and finds plenty worth checking out on the way.

Principal finds strict line with pupils pays
A West Auckland principal is taking a zero-tolerance attitude to unruly students at his new school - and winning hearts and minds in the process.