Latest FromNew Zealand
![High on the South's rugged majesty](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=799)
High on the South's rugged majesty
Awe-inspiring mountain country amply rewards tramper Conor MacHugh.
![Wendy's loses High Court battle](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=799)
Wendy's loses High Court battle
Burger chain Wendy’s has failed to get a High Court judge to revoke resource consent for a development next to one of its restaurants where a Carl’s Jr is planned.
![Sex trafficker case hears from NZer](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=799)
Sex trafficker case hears from NZer
A New Zealander has given evidence in the Florida trial of a man who allegedly forced women into becoming high-end prostitutes.
![Business paid workers in beer](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=799)
Business paid workers in beer
A business which failed to pay its employees the minimum wage and chose to pay workers in beer on Saturdays has been ordered to pay a former employee more than $12,000.
![Rising interest rates dent business confidence](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=799)
Rising interest rates dent business confidence
New Zealand business confidence slid this month and rising interest rates have been fingered as the culprit.
![Commonwealth contenders](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=799)
Commonwealth contenders
The stars and the quieter achievers of the sporting world alike step it up for the challenge of the Commonwealth Games. Suzanne McFadden meets six of our top athletes heading to Glasgow.
![Waitomo: Why go? Because it rocks!](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=799)
Waitomo: Why go? Because it rocks!
A visit to Waitomo has long been on our family’s holiday "to do" list...
![Hidden Hobsonville treasures](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=799)
Hidden Hobsonville treasures
Blame it on the cycleways, the artwork and the market, but cycling advocate Barbara Cuthbert just can't stay away.
![Auckland: Engineering a day out](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=799)
Auckland: Engineering a day out
Danielle Wright discovers man-made glories - old and new - around Auckland.
![Auckland's best baby bike rides](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=799)
Auckland's best baby bike rides
Here are our favourite quiet cycle trails to explore around the city.
![Woman accused of smuggling heroin into NZ](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=799)
Woman accused of smuggling heroin into NZ
A South African woman who has been accused of importing heroin with a street value of $1.2 million has had a hospital bedside court hearing.
![Choice! Food goodness at a glance](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=799)
Choice! Food goodness at a glance
Shoppers will soon know which foods are healthiest as the Government introduces a system to rate nutritional value.
![Coromandel: A wonderfully whimsical ride](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=799)
Coromandel: A wonderfully whimsical ride
Climb aboard a carriage to appreciate a potter's decades-long labour of love.
![El Nino looking more likely](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=799)
El Nino looking more likely
The chances of an El Nino playing with our weather this summer have become more likely, according to a just-released report from the World Meteorological Organisation.
![SH6 closed by rockfall](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=799)
SH6 closed by rockfall
A large rockfall near Mount Aspiring has closed State Highway 6 south of Makarora until at least midday tomorrow.
![Driving Creek Railway and Potteries, Coromandel](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=799)
Driving Creek Railway and Potteries, Coromandel
This hand-laid, three-kilometre-long railway snakes its way through rugged Coromandel bush terrain to a tower that affords wonderful views out to the Hauraki Gulf.
For further information see: drivingcreekrailway.co.nz
![Microscopic beings could prove colossal to science](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=799)
Microscopic beings could prove colossal to science
Scientists are searching in an unlikely place for the next big breakthrough - New Zealand's postcard hot springs.