Specialty bulk food with a focus on organic.

All the basics with an emphasis on Indian, you can't get cheaper than here.

Tucked away off New North Rd, this fabulous bulk food shop is a serious visit for those needing Indian spices.

The local go-to for Indian spices.

What made Avondale famous (beside the spiders). Grab your week's seasonal produce, a kebab and testify with some preachers.

Pick up a pink wheelbarrow and fill it with the cheapest plants around.

The place where the council buys their native plants, open for the public to buy too.

Buy bulk organic compost, made from the green waste of your neighbours.

Check out the twice yearly seed swap meetups, run through Auckland Seedsavers.

Cheap untreated macrocarpa stockist, great for garden beds.

You're always in for a sonic treat at the Audio Foundation Hub. With regular gigs, a gallery, record shop, and listening lounge, the AF Hub is always worth a drop in when you're on K Rd. The people who work here are incredibly welcoming.

Monthly shows of the Wurlitzer organ is one of Avondale's best kept secrets.

Whether you're in the Gods or the Stalls, the impressive Auckland Town Hall and it's equally impressive acoustics and organ can get the heart pumping for all audiophiles.

Pop in on Friday nights to be verily entertained by bards.

This place can do impressive light shows!

Drink a coffee, and go trade some gems! Find vintage treasures and chat to the lovely family that runs the shop.

Genuine chop suey of the sort to give you heath problems.

Swap stories with the fine people at the RSA, just remember to take off your hat and practice your oath.

What made Avondale famous (beside the spiders). Grab your week's seasonal produce, a kebab and testify with some preachers.

The sign that Avondale is making it, this unpretentious place is the foot in the door for cafe culture in Avondale.

Most picturesque beach outlook in Auckland.

These people know their cycles. Always a pleasure to pop in.

Sizzle in a hot spring, just don't go on the last Saturday of every month!

Do some laps after work and then head to either the dry or steam sauna.

Fly a kite at one of Auckland's iconic hills.

Perfect for promenading your dog alongside other city slickers. If your dog like outdoor cinema even better!

Check out the cute painted portraits on the wall of the owner's two dogs.

Doggy massage, chiropractic, hydrotherapy ... let your dog stay in an executive suites overnight and then watch them run about in their wee on the closed circuit cameras. These people love dogs!

One of the best dog off-leash exercise spots in Auckland.

Delicious and healthy raw meat treats for your dog.