In the first of a three-part series, Ben Crawford takes an exciting weekend road-trip to Coromandel.

Don't dare call them biker chicks – they're a sisterhood on two wheels, as Kirsten Warner finds.

Sometimes wildlife is a bit too wild, so we appreciate sculptures of animals instead, embedded in concrete, as nature could have intended.

Tiritiri Matangi isn't just for the birds, as Elisabeth Easther discovers on a visit to the island's wildlife sanctuary.

A New Zealand Sikh community leader facing terrorism charges in India has been released.

Ebos Group's $1.1 billion acquisition of Australian firm Symbion this week again highlighted an ongoing issue with getting independent research on NZX-listed companies.

I see little point in the Govt selling shares generating dividend yields of 6 to 7 per cent to avoid borrowing to fund its deficits at around 3 to 4 per cent, writes Peter Lyons.

The RMA exists to help work out the right conditions, as well as manage effects, which under O'Reilly's approach would not occur, writes Claire Browning.

New Zealanders are beginning to realise the Australian dream is not so perfect and the grass may in fact be starting to become greener over here.

Bank bigness may be an over-rated quality, according to financial research firm, Canstar, writes David Chaplin."If a bank does start to bleed seriously, a government transfusion will not be guaranteed."

Two brothers who suffered horrific injuries in army training accidents could be nearing the end of their long battle for compensation. (WARNING: Graphic image)

John Roughan gains a deeper understanding of how Cook first saw New Zealand.

Fonterra says its opening forecast farmgate milk price had been set at $7.00 per kg of milk solids for the 2013/14 season - up $1.20.

A restaurateur who took $7000 from an elderly Chinese couple who were seeking his help with their daughter's immigration case by getting her a job in his kitchen has lost his employment battle.

Elisabeth Easther may just have to return to Whitianga in September for its famous Scallop Festival.

A Tauranga hair salon is launching an academy for struggling stylists after being inspired by the efforts of five disadvantaged students.

A teenager who took part in Friday night's boy racer cruise to Nireaha said they chose the town because it was the "middle of nowhere" and the halfway point for drivers from Wellington and Manawatu.

Heavy snow has been falling in parts of the south overnight causing what is expected to be the coldest day of the year so far closes in on the country.

The Government will appeal against a ruling that the new legal aid system is unlawful.