Just 30 minutes by ferry from Auckland is Waiheke Island, laden with vineyards and edged in stunning beaches. Pop over for a day or stay as long as you like, but when you do drop in to Cable Bay for lunch…
Auckland Scene
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Waiheke Island: lunch at Cable Bay Vineyards
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Auckland’s Wynyard Quarter turns 1!
The old tank farm on North Wharf turns 1 – Auckland’s newest urban playground. Quite literally, with the sand-covered playground for kids. But it’s also the new drinking and eating playground for inner city dwellers. Happy birthday Wynyard Quarter!
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Sleep (legally) at Auckland airport
If you’re on a red eye flight that checks in at Stupid-o’clock, then why not stay the night? I stayed at the Airport Novotel and LOVED being able to check my luggage in at 5am and come back to my room for brekky…
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Is Al Brown’s Depot worth pulling into?
Have you been to Federal Street lately? The new restaurant/bars are really great and well worth meeting friends after work, a business or girly lunch, or a destination date. Here’s what you can expect from Al Brown’s Depot…
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Auckland Night Market
Auckland’s famous Night Market in Pakuranga has quadrupled in size since I last visited and is a fun night out with the kids for delicious Asian food sizzling away, hangi pies, and lots of marketty things to buy from toys to veges, soap and antiques.
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Auckland Scene: free movies in parks
Summer is by no means over! Auckland Council and Mercury Energy have teamed up once again to bring us FREE movies in Auckland’s parks through February and March. So make yourselves a picnic and check out this list of what’s on where …
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I interviewed the Whitcoulls Santa…
I stood on the intersection of Queen and Victoria Streets and had a chat with the 51-year old Santa who used to be known for his creepiness, but has now had an extreme makeover.
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Chewing the fat with Annabel Langbein
Buried amid fans and cookbooks, I found New Zealand’s hottest cook Annabel Langbein, at Taste of New Zealand and man-handled her away for an interview about her 20 year “overnight” success and a few other pearlers…
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Check out Auckland’s Cloud
Auckland’s long awaited Cloud has now opened and for the next 3 days you can pop in and check out the Pacific Showcase with tastings, holiday deals and a little market place. It’s great, I hope it stays!
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The Red Hummingbird opens its eclectic doors
The Red Hummingbird, Auckland’s newest bar, opened on Saturday. Our Bar Scene Babe, Tash McGill, went to check out Luke Dallow’s latest establishment – and taste a few cocktails of course.
