Wellington vs. Auckland
A long weekend away provides the perfect opportunity to re-examine the age-old battle. In our first chapter, our agent goes to Auckland. In our next chapter, an agent will go to Auckland… Airport...
View ArticleAuckland vs. Wellington
A different long weekend away provides another opportunity to reexamine the age-old battle. After our first chapter, Secret Agent Robyn came down from Auckland to check out our city. This is her...
View ArticleTo market, to market: Titirangi Village Market
My 2010 challenge of visiting as many Auckland markets as possible continued this weekend with a visit to Titirangi Village Market, which started in 1991 as a fundraising initiative for the local...
View ArticleBok Choy – 155 Symonds Street
Bok Choy has the twin advantages of being cheap and close to work. I rounded up a few coworkers to check out the $5 opening special. Right now, $5 will buy you a noodle box of noodles and a miso soup....
View ArticleGrace Bar
Grace is an update of an old dive. What used to be the Dispensary up on Hobson has had a coat of paint and a change of ownership. I visited on a weeknight, and was one of the very few customers in the...
View ArticleVerbena Bar & Bistro – YUM!
I’ve lived in Beach Haven for a few years now and have been meaning to go to Verbena Bar & Bistro for a while now, pretty much every time I drive past I think to myself “must try that place...
View ArticleGetting my geek on
Last night was the first Auckland Girl Geek Dinner of 2013 and the first one that this baby geek has attended. I managed to wrangle a mate to join me at the last minute (with the promise of a free...
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