Category: Lifestyle

As the Auckland Housing Market slips from the grasps of many potential first time buyers – express ask’s do we really need a back yard? For Aucklander’s who have not yet stepped foot on the property ladder, that first rung has gotten awful high if you are hoping to achieve the quarter acre dream in […]

We are very excited about the new food and wine bar that will be gracing our lovely K Road this month (no opening date confirmed at time of print). With owners like Ismo Koski (ex Maitre d’ of Sidart and Merediths) and his partner Leslie Hottiaux, (ex sous chef at The Grove and Baduzzi) (pictured) […]

Reports that a visit to your nearest chiropractor can boost your sex life have been given new impetus by New Zealand research just published, according to The New Zealand Chiropractors’ Association (NZCA). According to a recent study by a team at the Department of Psychological Medicine, University of Auckland, published in the international journal Health […]

Sex, ritual and herbal medicine seem an unlikely combination but this is what local performance artists Kyah Dove and Jazmine Rose have in store for audiences. The duo have spent the past month co-creating a work they say embodies an “enlivening experience of the female essence”, with an aim to challenge concepts about female sexual […]

Express sips some select pinots from 8 Ranges Winery. Last night express attended a food and wine matching evening at The Abbey Bar & Kitchen in Greenlane hosted by Trevor, the owner of 8 Ranges Winery in Alexandra. Trevor and his partner, Mark, do almost all the work in the vineyard and produce about 1000 […]

Alexia is the co-author of popular blog www.cheapeats.co.nz the Auckland guide to eating great food without going bankrupt. Culley’s are one of our favourite Artisans at any market in Auckland. Their sauces are some of the best we’ve tasted and the green chilli, chipotle and hickory flavours are pantry staples in my house. They’re a lot […]

In a new motoring feature, leading manufacturers and dealers put forward their contenders for this challenge! Taut, responsive, cute, with plenty of grunt when it’s needed. Requirements not just for the ideal guy, but also the ideal car. The Audi S1 delivers all these attributes in truckloads. Beginning with the thick beautifully shaped steering wheel the whole driving experience is a […]

In a new motoring feature, leading manufacturers and dealers put forward their contenders for this challenge! The Skoda Octavia RS is turbocharged with a sports exhaust and performance mode selection via the VRS button. This isn’t just your average run of the mill station wagon. It has a high performance 2.0L TSI 162KW petrol engine partnered with a 6 speed DSG […]