Research In Motion said it will hold an official launch event for its new BlackBerry 10 smartphones on January 30.

The continuing obstinacy of courts, police and government is thankfully no match for the determination of Joe Karam, writes Sir Bob Jones.

Jennifer Ennion goes walking in Jasper's winter wonderland, a playground for those accustomed to the finer things in life.

Growing up in Wellington on traditional Kiwi cuisine of roast lamb and vegetables made me a most unlikely candidate for feats of culinary daring.

By banning promotional imagery of Maori and country scenes, Tourism NZ is denying our global uniqueness.

The Government has so far paid $400,000 to employ a Canadian judge to evaluate whether David Bain should receive compensation.

Sighting a cosmic marvel more than makes up for a couple of sleepless nights, writes Janet Keeler.

Canada's largest city revels in summer with its lake breezes and beaches, says Susan Griffith.

Polar bears, musk oxen and ice floes enthral Rob McFarland in the Arctic.

As mining makes a political comeback Catherine Masters finds strong local opposition to the prospect of a Northland gold rush

This picture-postcard Rockies town looks like something out of a fairytale in any season.

Banff is picture-postcard perfect, but as Kathryn Powley finds, you need to keep an eye out for the wildlife.

Alice Jones suggests a two-day itinerary for the west coast city of Vancouver.

As Ireland prepare to face the All Blacks at Eden Park today, Dean Parker recalls how the New Zealand battle cry influenced one of their greatest writers

A motorcyclist has broken the stupidity barrier by posting a video online of himself cutting through motorway traffic at close to 300km/h.