Hone your cooking skills at sumptuous Otahuna Lodge, writes Abby Gillies.

Taranaki wrestled the Ranfurly Shield away from Southland in a double dose of disappointment for the Stags.

With 17 days to go until the start of the World Cup, and 42 days for the tournament to run, ticket sales are still $30.5 million short of the $268m target. NZ will still lose $39m if all the tickets are sold.

Around 4,000 aftershocks have rattled the Canterbury region since February 22, according to GNS Science records.

A 4.2 magnitude aftershock has struck near Christchurch this morning, six months on from the devastating February 22 earthquake. GNS Science said the quake was "widely felt in Christchurch", with reports it was felt strongly in Bexley...

Canterbury was rattled by a 4.6 magnitude earthquake early today.