From calypso to virtuoso Indian music, the festival showcased some astonishing acts, with punters to match.

Auckland's favourite Chinese festival is celebrated this weekend around the city.

Art, music and sporting fans have been spoiled for choice with the NRL Auckland Nines, Rapture 2014 and Splore events occurring in the city this weekend.

For the first time since 1995, Valentine's Day will fall on the 15th day of the Chinese New Year, or "Yuan Xiao Jie" - a day commonly also known as the Chinese Valentine's Day.

Between bites of Kawhia kai, pause to appreciate the small-town vibe of this coastal gem.

Jennifer Ennion rounds up some lesser-known Australian festivals.

The Big Day Out has returned to New Zealand this year. Check out the photos from the festival.

Great menu offerings at summer festivals is music to the ears of foodies, writes Joanna Mathers.

On the first day of November each year, families from across Peru congregate in a gigantic graveyard in Lima to connect with their ancestors ... many even spend the night there.

Take a look at some of the acts that will be performing at the 2014 NZ Festival.

Join the Indian community as it celebrates the renewal of life with an explosion of colour, dance and food, writes Catherine Smith.

Rhythm & Vines founder Hamish Pinkham has won the Pacific Asia Travel Association's award for young tourism leader of the year.

Take a look at some of the artists that will be playing at the 2014 Laneway Festival on January 27.

Elisabeth Easther has found some stellar ways to observe Matariki this year.

Another year, another northern summer of music festivals approaches.

Talented young pianists performed for the crowds along the Auckland waterfront at the weekend, in a taster for an international festival.

Let your taste buds run free in Hong Kong - a food destination full of surprises.

In the months ahead Aucklanders can sample the city's vibrant cultures, writes Alexia Santamaria.

The Auckland Arts Festival Trust wants the event held every year instead of every two.

Although no one doubted the need for rain ... did it have to come on the final day of Womad? And two days after a drought had been declared?