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This is being written just hours before the wrappers come off the plan that will amalgamate the various councils in greater Auckland into a single unit - the so-called "Super-City".

The second instalment of Kay Rayner's five part short story: "La Località Italiana"

The stunning new novel from Costa-Novel-Award-winning novelist Maggie O'Farrell is a portrait of an Irish family in crisis in the legendary heatwave of 1976.

Doing a little homework can save you a whole lot of pain. There's so much to think about once you've got past the stage of choosing what kind of car you are going to buy.

You can't always judge a film by its title .That's true of the three I saw recently. If you don't want to be taken by surprise do read some reviews beforehand. But bear in mind that each movie critic will have their own opinion which may not match yours.

The first instalment of Kay Rayner's five part short story: "La Località Italiana"

The final and eagerly anticipated adventure in the 'Henderson's Boys' series: find out how CHERUB began!

A tale of an unexpected friendship, an unlikely hero and an improbable journey... This novel might just strike you as one of the funniest, most heartbreaking novels you've ever read.

Love hurts. There is nothing as painful as heartbreak. But in order to learn to love again you must learn to trust again.

When viola player Anne Draffin tells people she plays in the Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra (APO), occasionally she still gets asked 'what's your real job?', but it is getting better, she says and laughs.