Watch NZ Herald Focus: Junior distance runner Quinn Gardiner-Hall is just weeks away from following in the footsteps of his heroes to the icy southern land.

Opera singers Sol3 Mio have been forced to postpone their Hawaii concert, after Canadian authorities lost Amitai Pati's passport.

MAIN PIC MC270117NADSUP1.JPGStand up paddle boarder Marcus Hansen will soon be swapping the tranquil waters of Whangarei's Town Basin

Miller Patane's long lost sister "bawled her eyes out" when she saw her long lost brother's photo in the Herald after he was given food by newlyweds.

Polly Gillespie from The Hits reveals her first job

A British man has broken the record for the world's longest Christmas day after starting in Auckland in racing Santa to Hawaii.

Max Key decided a bikini calendar was the perfect gift for his 83-year-old grandfather.

The ashes of a brother who survived the Pearl Harbour attack will join his twin who was killed 75 years ago when the USS Arizona was hit.

A man who dated one of the "Yoga Twins" at the centre of a bizarre murder case tells of his hellish time with the co-dependent pair.

A bizarre superstition is compelling holiday-makers to post rocks, sand and shells to Hawaii after they return home from their trips.

COMMENT: In terms of climate change, the last thing Hawaii needs is another visitor inside of her. Yet, along with tens of thousands of others, here I am.

For those with very deep pockets, Hawaii isn't just a place to swim, surf, and sunbathe: It's a place to hole up with other billionaires.

A much-loved firefighter and top surf lifesaver who died tragically in Hawaii is being remembered for heroic efforts saving scores of swimmers from drowning.

At Waikiki it's never a question of how long you want your ride to be. You've only got to think about how you're going to get back.

If moonbows, starry skies and volcanic activity peak your interest, head to one of the two national parks on these remote Pacific islands.

A New Zealander holiday-maker rushed to the aid of a woman being viciously attacked by a shark off the coast of Hawaii.

Hawaiian tourism boss George Szigeti floated an interesting idea when he paid Travel a visit last week.

For the first time in three years, lava from a volcano on Hawaii's Big Island has crept down kilometres of mountainside and is dripping into the Pacific Ocean.

A New Zealand Airforce Orion helped in a dramatic rescue of two people whose plane went down in the Pacific Ocean off Hawaii yesterday.

Hawaii's own food and wine festival has grown from a couple of basic events to an almost month-long celebration of regional cuisine.

An original art work depicting Captain Cook's arrival in the Pacific is being restored for display at Te Papa.

What a pleasant surprise that golf, not surfing, has given me the greatest insight into the Hawaiian spirit.

A visit to the island of Molokai offers a window on a unique and tragic chapter of Hawaiian history.

A visit to the island of Molokai offers a window on a unique and tragic chapter of Hawaiian history.

There's a lot more to Hawaii than Waikiki Beach and Pearl Harbour - here's a look, island by island.

Hawaiian Airlines has celebrated its third anniversary of flying to NZ by taking some essential Kiwiana food across the Pacific.

People rush back and forth behind the window, calling out orders as they move in seemingly synchronised motion.

Night snorkelling with giant manta rays off the Kona coast in Hawaii is undoubtedly a major drawcard for tourists.

During the northern winter, storms in cold, scary places of the North Pacific generate swells that march thousands of kilometres across the ocean to warm and pleasant Hawai'i.

Choosing where to go for a family summer holiday gets increasingly tricky as the kids advance through the teenage years.