Lockdowns, working and schooling at home, and other Covid-related lifestyle adjustments have resulted in less need for us to be out on the roads. Many vehicles that normally see daily use have been sitting idle, some unused for long stretches of time over the past couple of years. Like humans, vehicles tend to perform better [...]
Browns Bay town centre has been eerily quiet. With parking aplenty, and empty benches at the beachfront, Omicron has played a significant role in keeping folks at home. Town centres such as ours are left questioning their ongoing viability as businesses confront a third year of trading in a global pandemic. We have every confidence [...]
Talk about 'pub grub', and most of us think of fish and chips, burgers, ribs, and steaks. Deep Creek Brews & Eats in Browns Bay offers all these hearty favourites but also caters for diners with slightly more adventurous tastebuds. The ShoreLines Magazine team was invited to sample a selection of the summer menu's Small Plates. [...]
On a glorious summer's day, what could be nicer than a delicious ice cream on the beachfront. And in the Bays, we're really spoilt - because Penguino Ice Cream Café is amongst the country's crème de la crème. Penguino was recently nominated by locals and visitors for the NZ Herald's 'Top 10' Best of Summer campaign in the [...]
