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With wineries, a booming multicultural culinary scene and adventure at every turn, Auckland is a wine lover's dream. Here's your guide.

As Tāmaki Makaurau enters level 3, we ask those with taste for recommendations to support local business.

New Hotels Make Aucklands Waterfront a Neighborhood Worth Exploring Kendall Hill © Luke Foley-Martin/Hello Beasty All listings featured on Condé Nast Traveler are independently selected by our editors. If you book something through our links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Despite Aucklands twin harbors fronting the Pacific Ocean and Tasman Sea, and rolling plains studded with volcanic peaks, many international travelers treat the city as a transit stop en route to New ...

Covid 19 coronavirus: Closing time - why some Auckland restaurants wont survive a fourth lockdown 5 Mar, 2021 04:00 PM 16 minutes to read At alert level 3, restaurants and cafes can only open for contactless takeout. Photo/Sylvie Whinray At alert level 3, restaurants and cafes can only open for contactless takeout. Photo/Sylvie Whinray Summer didnt save them and now theyre back in lockdown. The future is bleak for inner-city restaurateurs, reports Kim Knight. A man from New Zealand walks into a...

Fine dining at home: The best lockdown eats to get you through the weekend 4 Mar, 2021 02:00 AM 4 minutes to read A piping hot plate of Andiamo mac and cheese is the perfect fix for those lockdown blues. Photo / Supplied A piping hot plate of Andiamo mac and cheese is the perfect fix for those lockdown blues. Photo / Supplied NZ Herald If youve been living life like its level 4, the final weekend of lockdown is the perfect time to treat yourself for staying home and saving lives with a deliciou...

Americas Cup 2021: Eat and drink in Auckland while you watch 3 Mar, 2021 12:49 AM 5 minutes to read Afternoon tea at Aucklands Park Hyatt, which has prime position at Wynyard Quarter. Photo / Tessa Chrisp Afternoon tea at Aucklands Park Hyatt, which has prime position at Wynyard Quarter. Photo / Tessa Chrisp NZ Herald By: Anna King Shahab When Auckland is out of lockdown again, and the Americas Cup can begin, celebrate with a visit to one of these Viaduct Harbour gems, writes Anna King Shahab...