In principle the Conservation Department wants as many of the public as possible to enjoy the estate their taxation maintains. In practice, it is not very good at making that possible.

Growing problems for New Zealanders trying to obtain British visas will be up for discussion in talks with British ministers this week. From April, the number is to be limited to 21,700 a year, compared to about 28,000 in 2009.

Politicians and unions are calling on the Government to move public holidays that fall on weekends to Monday as workers face losing two days off in 2011.

Winning lotto ticket a bonus in Auckland man's annual handmade Christmas card from his 13-year-old son.

The death of a 15-year-old driver who fled from police this morning was 'completely avoidable', say police. Timoti Mohi was driving a stolen car when he failed to stop for police and drove off at speeds of up to 180km/h.

Warehouse shares have fallen after the retail giant said sales had fallen 2.7 per cent over the past two months.

Campers at a coastal campground north of Auckland are in shock after a teenager was thrown out of a car as it plunged 25 metres down a cliff at the campground early this morning.

Alcohol and speed contributed to more than half the 13 deaths on New Zealand roads over the holiday period.

The holiday road toll stands at 13, the same as last year, following two fatal crashes in Auckland overnight.

An Auckland mother is outraged that her daughter was 'ripped off' by an accident and medical clinic.

Don't like surcharges? Vote with your feet, says Restaurant Association chief executive Steve Mackenzie.

A motorcyclist was killed yesterday on the Coromandel Peninsula and a motorist died in Marlborough last night, taking the holiday road toll to 11.

Auckland diners want clearer rules over when the holiday surcharge should apply after some were slapped with the extra cost on their bills yesterday.

While you're slumming it this summer, others are living it up.

Listen out for the sound of waves crashing on the shoreline and birdsong in the trees - not the ringtone of your company phone.

Most of us are just plain worn out, yet we long to create and achieve the kind of holiday time sold to us by the media.

A popular beach was blasted by rain and blustery winds yesterday, causing some campers to cut short their holidays and leave.