Joelle Thomson has a day of adventure in Auckland's west - all the while managing to stay clean and dry, despite the dreary weather.

Good keen Kiwi lifesavers keep it real in local TV series Danger Beach, writes Deborah Hill Cone.

A teenage girl who tried desperately to save her classmate from drowning has told of the moment he was ripped from her arms.

A four-day walk along Auckland's west coast has been named in honour of Sir Edmund Hillary.