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Thinking outside the Box- The Real Life Coach Ltd

Thinking outside the Box- The Real Life Coach Ltd

  What is a life coach? This has been on my mind since first meeting Yvonne Box. There is something about Yvonne that makes you smile.  She possesses the ability to be a super positive person and also be honest. The balance of this is someone who you want to talk to but also you know will give you the truth. I love this about her. AL: How would you describe your childhood? My childhood was…

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Beach Pizza Panmure

Beach Pizza Panmure is located in Panmure. Unfortunately, opening three days before lockdown in August ’21 its been a pressured start. But that’s how diamonds are made! You can now order all your favourite dishes online and have them delivered straight to your door in no time at all. Plus old school shakes! But one thing I know is good pizza and my quick visit did not disappoint. This place has…

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Man about Howick - Paul Morrison

Man about Howick – Paul Morrison

Property has been somewhat of a trending topic of late. With many recent developments, including the changes in healthy homes and pressure on the market, it was refreshing to chat to Paul Morrison of Ray White, Howick.   Paul helped his mother on the family farm after his father passed away when he was 9. When they moved to Auckland, his first job was selling encyclopaedias door to door in…

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Little Sicilly on the Penrose Riviera.

Little Sicilly on the Penrose Riviera.

Quite honestly, I stumbled on this cool looking Cucina caravan when I was killing time before a client appointment. Just the look of the bright funky orange panels reeled me in. (Continued below). “Little Sicily” is the brainchild of long time friends Steve Gilberd and David Perillo who with more than seventy years of food and hospitality experience between them. Here they have created an…

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Nouveau Crochet

There is a new sensation in Auckland. A change from those complaining about house prices and traffic woes. A new emerging hub of creativity has started to take root in Auckland. I saw this through three young people I met recently while interviewing them for Aucklife. Madison Douglas Bell is a nineteen-year-old crochet designer. Madison’s creations take on a new spin on the dated look of…

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Walk the Art

Walk the Art - Kiki Prasad

What better way to spend a crisp Saturday morning than to embark on a walking tour exploring the creative spaces across central Auckland. I live right in the middle of CBD. In fact, just a couple of minutes away from Shortland Street and yet I hadn’t taken the time out to explore some of the most interesting art galleries sprinkled in my backyard. And so, when I read about an upcoming art walk…

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Where's the best night market in Auckland?

Where’s the best night market in Auckland?

Of course, the best night markets are in Pakuranga. But I would say that as I am a local. Here are my two cents about my recent visit and culinary experience. Every Saturday night, the cars are banished from the Countdown Carpark’s dark basement to make way for a popular community event. It’s the night markets at Pakuranga Plaza! Not being held during lockdown has made it a popular place for…

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Papakura - End of the Line, Start of the Southern Revolution

Papakura – End of the Line, Start of the Southern Revolution

A 50 minute train ride from Britomart delivers you to Papakura, one of Auckland’s southern most suburbs. We mentioned Papakura in an earlier article about affordable houses and often visit area so we wanted to write a little more about this great little community. Papakura is just over 30km south of Auckland City. Originally Great South Road was part of the main artery travelling south however…

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Bombs have been put in Chinese embassies

Bombs have been put in Chinese embassies

Your website has been hacked by 张卫能 utoyo I am here to announce that a small pipe bomb inside an Australia Post package has been put into the Chinese consulate in Sydney. A second device has been put into the identical building at Auckland by our friends here. The timers, once started, will count from 60:00 until detonation. Furthermore anti-tampering mechanism has been installed at the…

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Weta Workshop- Unleashed

Luck struck this week! Aucklife was lucky enough to be invited to go through the Weta Workshop- Unleashed ahead of its opening next week in Auckland. To be honest, I wasn’t sure what to expect. I was happily surprised to step into a world; part film set and part workshop. Our tour guide was more of a storyteller, and we instantly felt like characters in a magical creative world. I don’t want to…

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Weta Workshop- Unleashed

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Luck struck this week! Aucklife was lucky enough to be invited to go through the Weta Workshop- Unleashed ahead of its opening next week in Auckland. To be honest, I wasn’t sure what to expect. I was happily surprised to step into a world; part film set and part workshop. Our tour guide was more of a storyteller, and we instantly felt like characters in a magical creative world. I don’t want to give too much away, but I can say that it is definitely worth visiting with animated characters, splattered walls, fairies, and goblins. The atmosphere was fun and I happily joined in with some clay sculpture and attempts at making small trees for the set. There’s something for both adults and children. As well as an excellent chance to tap into your imagination and get the creative juices flowing. Who knows what ideas it could spark with the young ones? Parking is easy with the Skycity all-day $15 special.  Level 5, 88 Federal Street, Auckland 1010 Open daily from 10:00am – 6:30pm. Bookings can be made online here.  

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Devonport - Depot Artspace: "To be One at Heart" Exhibition.

Devonport – Depot Artspace: “To be One at Heart” Exhibition.

Awake! for Morning in the Bowl of Night Hath flung the Stone that puts the Stars to Flight: And Lo! the Hunter of the East has caught The Sultan’s Turret in a Noose of Light. (The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam)

This beautiful quote is from the Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam, the opening lines of an Iranian poem about lifestyle and philosophy. These days we seldom think of the poets and artists whose…

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A quick scenic hour’s drive north of the CBD. Nestled in Snell’s Beach is the wonderful and surprising Brick Bay Vineyard and Sculpture Trail. We, three ladies, were not familiar with the area but we were excited to be out in the open air and to have another adventure in the Auckland area. As we had all been made redundant recently we were about to make the proverbial “Lemons into Lemonade”. We had booked lunch in the Restaurant at 1:30. So we took advantage of the time beforehand to take a walk around the Sculpture Trail. The thoughtful staff informed us that it would take a good hour to get around the whole trail.

With over 60 sculptures and art installations, there is something interesting for all ages. Some of the works are interactive and some are thought-provoking. The Brick Bay Sculpture trail itself is supported by the Brick Bay Sculpture Trust. Funds are made available to help selected artists in meeting the financial burden of building outdoor work. As we had a reservation for the Vineyard restaurant we were able to get a discount on our entry to the Sculpture Trail about $2 off.

Brick Bay is OPEN Monday to Friday 10am – 4pm Saturday & Sunday 10am – 5pm

Bring good walking shoes and a bottle of water for the trail.

Warning the photos below do not do it justice.

Where is BrickBay Vineyard? A quick scenic hour’s drive north of the CBD. Nestled in Snell’s Beach is the wonderful and surprising Brick Bay Vineyard and Sculpture Trail.

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Quiet day at Laingholm

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Georgia Cubbon - Gold FM

Georgia Cubbon – Gold FM

Georgia Cubbon has been a radio announcer on New Zealand radio for the past decade. She’s a well-known personality, on and off-air. She recently left Radio Hauraki to become the newest member of Gold FM. I was nervous yet excited to meet this well-known and key New Zealand radio personality. I walk into the NZME corridor; I’m anxiously waiting for Georgia Cubbon ……. Though the minute she walks…

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WARKWORTH LIBRARY

I was lucky enough to drop into the Warkworth library again this week and to chat with both their history librarian and their manager. These people are knowledgeable and exceptionally helpful and always looking for opportunities to extend the ways they support our local community.

The library space is a fantastic, well-stocked community facility that overlooks our beautiful Mahurangi River.…

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RAINY EPSOM

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