This year's Vivid Festival has Sydney sparkling more than ever, with 57 separate installations on buildings, in parks and footpaths across the city's waterfront and surrounding streets.

Thousands of sheep in Australia are believed to have died after eating a poisonous plant that makes them “bash their heads on posts and rocks until they crack open”.

Bronwyn Sell takes the family on a wild Sydney safari.

The best concerts leave memories, mosh scars and minor hearing loss, says Chris Schulz.

Diana Clement takes a decadent tour of Sydney's chocolate cafes.

Public transport is the way to go in and around Sydney, writes Rod Pascoe.

A medal gifted to a Ngapuhi chief in 1806 feared to be lost to his descendants forever, is on its way back to NZ after Te Papa and the Auckland Museum joined forces on the winning bid.

Not quite a duck face, but Bruce the koala and his friend Jay have become quite the experienced selfie-snappers at Wildlife Sydney Zoo.

"I stood up and then bang, (Packer) hit me straight away." The young man assaulted by NRL player Russell Packer has spoken exclusively to the Herald.

Think you've seen Sydney? Megan Singleton rounds up some lesser-known highlights.

A former NZ woman and her partner, who have been charged with murdering her son in Sydney earlier this year, today refused to face an Australian court.

Lucy Bennett visits a bar nestled in one of Sydney's refreshed historic gems.

A Kiwi mother accused of murdering her seven-year-old son will spend her first night behind bars in Sydney tonight.

A flight across Sydney harbour takes Leah McLennan to tempting restaurants that specialise in l-o-n-g lunches.

The Australian Garden Show Sydney was designed to challenge the supremacy of the Chelsea Garden Show as the world’s leading event for horticulturists. They do think big in Australia.

Intense heat and bushfires didn't stop Wynne Gray from finding some great food.

To a newly minted Newtownian, the lively strip feels one-part Brunswick Street, one-part Sydney Road.

Some of the thousands of British and Irish Lions fans descending on Sydney this weekend for the third and final, decisive rugby test against the Wallabies could find themselves spending the night in "sobering-up centres".

Railway museum stays on track by fusing history with fun, says Vincent Morello.

Justine Tyerman’s obsession with home swapping goes up another notch after a weekend at one of Australia’s most exclusive beaches.

Lucy Bennett experiences a mountain high at an ecologically sound Hunter region retreat.