The Larder
In the daytime, The Larder’s plain decor and food cabinets suit its description as a diner or coffee shop, but after dark it has loftier ambitions. After all, few coffee […]
Let’s Active
The first passenger we put in the rear seats of the new BMW 2 Series Active Tourer promptly fell asleep before we cleared Ngauranga Gorge. “This is good,” I thought. […]
Three-in-one
To celebrate the international launch of the new M‑series, the BMW people gave me a choice between the new M3 — the four-door sedan version — or the M4, worth […]
Tom’s May Café
Relative newcomers Maranui and Spruce Goose might get the views and the queues, but Elements is still quietly serving brunch and lunch to Lyall Bay locals. The menu is hearty […]
Tom’s Café pick for April
Many features of Poneke betray its Mojo heritage, but with some notable differences. For a start, the Martin Bosley influence means that there’s more emphasis on meals, not just coffee […]
Food: Cheap Eats 2015
And by casual, I really mean casual. Some critics consider a restaurant with $40 mains ‘casual’ if the sommelier isn’t French, but for the majority of us it means we’re […]
To end all wars
Vera Brittain’s memoir Testament of Youth is a heart-rending lesson about the First World War and its effects. As you read, gobsmacked by the forces that swoop in and pluck […]
Other countries, other stories
The past, we’re often reminded, is another country. It’s still inaccessible to even the worldliest of 21st-century travellers; good luck working out the status of forces agreement necessary to traverse […]
Movements
Public criticisms of the established New Zealand music industry aside, Ian ‘Blink’ Jorgensen might be best known for organising the well-loved Camp A Low Hum music festival during the late […]
Whitebait
We’re told that Whitebait is not just a relocated White House; it’s part of the trend away from stilted ‘fine dining’ to a more casual experience, though still with high-end […]
