It's never too early for your children to become social climbers, writes Alex Tully.

Shoes can make all the difference to your look, says footwear designer Lilah Winchester.

A former convalescence home gets a new lease of life.

14-year-old pulled off by teachers and nurse after bid to get over closed fence.

Climbing the walls this school holidays? Get them out climbing real ones instead at supervised walls around the region.

A weekend in Tauranga has a wet theme for Sarah Lawrence who goes kayaking, to a seafood festival, looks for dolphins and visits hot pools.

A mummified cat believed to have been stuck in the walls of a home for more than 55 years has been found by a surprised builder.

A Baywatch comeback isn't going to happen ... but a series of music concerts in New Zealand is on the cards for David Hasselhoff.

In the development heyday of the 1950s, holiday homes shot up on narrow, sandy fingers of land around New Zealand's coastline.

Liquor bans are in place and police numbers are being boosted in many of the traditional New Year's Eve hot spots.

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

All Danielle Hayes wanted for Christmas was a RipStik.