A cave could be considered an unusual choice of venue for a ball. But buried beneath five metres of shifting sands in a cave on one of Auckland wildest west coast beaches, lies a kauri ballroom dance ...

Whatipu, at the tip of the Manukau Heads, offers some jaw-dropping scenery. Photo / Martin Sykes The scenery - as well as the wind - will blow you away when you head out to Auckland's west coast. My ...

Every now and then, Auckland weather produces a day so still and perfect that it's a shame to waste it doing laundry and lawnmowing. Those dead calm days are perfect for exploring the wild west coast.

A body believed to be that of missing teenager Leka Pasiaka, who was swept away at Whatipu Beach, has been found. Police said this morning the body was recovered north of Piha Beach after it was ...

The Tongan family of the teenage boy who is missing off the coast of a west Auckland beach just want him home. They've been waiting on the Whatipu beach shoreline watching as the police helicopter and ...

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