Two Kiwi chefs are working in the centre of Melbourne - a pressure-cooker city shaping enticing food trends.

New Zealand's road to the 2012 London Olympic begins in Adelaide this weekend at the Oceania track championships.

Coach Ricki Herbert is taking the blame squarely on his shoulders for the Wellington Phoenix' form slump in the A-League.

David Hill reviews two new Australian novels depicting two very different sides of modern life.

A 16-year-old girl has claimed discrimination after her private Australian school banned her lesbian partner from the ball.

Following reports of Australian charities paying for homeless Kiwis to fly home, a down-on-her-luck NZer in Melbourne tells her story.

An Auckland agency for the homeless has offered to help destitute Kiwis who are being sent home after falling on hard times in Australia.

Homeless Kiwis living on the streets of Melbourne are being flown back to New Zealand courtesy of Australian charities, according to reports.

Todd Carney completed his stunning return to league by picking up the RLIF International Player of the Year award.

A top Zealand-born Melbourne Cup jockey has been suspended for three months after testing positive to a banned substance.

The Egyptian Museum's collection of treasures from the tomb of the boy-king Tutankhamun will fly from New York to Melbourne next year.

Americain, with jockey Gerald Mosse aboard, won the 150th running of the Melbourne Cup at Flemington today.

TAB has announced today's takings for the Melbourne Cup were up 15 per cent compared to last year.

If Bart Cummings wins an amazing 13th Melbourne Cup today, it will also be a triumph for the New Zealand breeding industry.

English stayer Bauer has been ruled out of the Melbourne Cup due to a foot problem.

Track conditions for the Melbourne Cup look set to favour the New Zealand horses this afternoon.

The 24 strong field to race in the Melbourne Cup.

Monaco Consul has pleased trans-Tasman trainer Mike Moroney in the lead-up to Tuesday's $A6 million Melbourne Cup.

Rumours swept Melbourne last night that a A$40m to A$50m offer had been made for Melbourne Cup favourite So You Think.

Sydney jockey Jim Cassidy reckons he's found his next Kiwi, winner of the 1983 Melbourne Cup.