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Matariki approaches, this year landing on Friday 10 July. Marking the arrival of the Matariki star cluster in the sky, and the dawning of the Māori New Year or 'te mātahi o te tau', the celebration is all about gathering together with loved ones to reflect on the past, celebrate the present, and look to the future. Only recognised (mortifyingly) as an official public holiday in 2022, the event has been warmly and widley embraced, with more and more celebrations popping up every year.

Food trends may come and go, but you can’t beat the classic sando—from a proper cheese melt, to a filling-forward focaccia situation on the go, there’s no shortage of a solid sandwich in Tāmaki Makaurau. From the crunch of toasted and buttered sourdough to pressing your fingers into a slice of soft fluffy milk bread, here are our picks for the best sandwiches to hit up, whatever the sando mood. Here are our picks for the best sandwiches to hit up in Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland this year.

With the cold nights kicking in, there’s something so comforting about a slurping your way through a giant, steaming bowl of phở—traditional Vietnamese noodle soup. Often considered the national dish of Vietnam, the humble phở has variations between North and South Vietnam, as well as from Vietnamese immigrants who have brought this memory of their home to Aotearoa.