New dad Sir Elton John is being bombarded with Kiwi offers to babysit during his one-off gig in New Zealand.

Almost 2000 protesters plan to occupy Auckland's Aotea Square for the next six weeks.

A decade after it opened, the rail trail has become - to use an overworked phrase - a New Zealand tourist icon.

Rugby fans in Waitaki were unable to watch the All Blacks game on their analogue sets after a transmitter failure.