There's fresh blood oozing with talent in New Zealand's wine industry. Rebecca Gibb picks the ones to watch this year.

In the end, it ended like they all do - he does, she does ... and then they were wed.

A three-day Indian wedding taking place in Auckland is possibly the biggest, fattest wedding party this city has seen.

An Auckland suburb came to a standstill today as a Bollywood-style Indian wedding procession brought the streets alive with colour and dancing - but no white lions or cheetah cubs.

Trams are expected to run on Auckland's waterfront by August in an $8m project which saw the first modest section of tracks laid this week.

Thick smoke from a fire in one of Auckland's biggest department stores poured out on to Queen St late last night, shutting major city streets.

New Zealand's last hope in the ASB Classic singles draw has been knocked out in the opening round.

North Head tunnels, Devonport
Takarunga Rd, Cheltenham

I'll never know what mysterious force drew me from my sleep on that warm night, as we cruised past the islands of northern Vanuatu.

At New Zealand's most famous surf beach - and the birthplace of modern surfing - an environmental battle is being fought on several fronts.

We didn't dine with Peter Gordon, of course. Few are granted that privilege.

Joe Cocker aims for radio hits on his latest album Hard Knocks.

The widow of slain Auckland taxi driver Hiren Mohini wants to ask her husband's murderer, 'why?'.

Staff at the Auckland City Mission have been rushed off their feet and will be cooking Christmas dinner for more than 2000 people tomorrow.