Thousands of happy food-lovers will fill Hyde Park North for the massive Sydney Food & Wine Fair.

Thousands of fans who took the train to last week's 'family friendly' Rugby World Cup opening celebrations had a horrifying night they would rather forget.

Foreign Minister Murray McCully says around 40 per cent of school children in Pacific Island countries do not complete a basic primary education, and only 20 per cent graduate from secondary school, in opening a Pacific conference ahead..

As Auckland Art Gallery reopens its doors today, Linda Herrick walks through its marvellous collection of New Zealand art.

What goes into the opening ceremony of the Rugby World Cup? More than you'd think. Rebecca Kammgoes behind the scenes with some of the busy key players charged with bringing it all together

It was named among the world's top 50 restaurants last year, now a former sparkie has claimed top honour for his...

First it was matchstick-thin models and anorexia. Now the fashion industry is copping flak over big women on the runway.

As New Zealand prepares for its own Fashion Week, we take a look at what's being shown on the Australian runways at Fashion Festival Sydney.

With 17 days to go until the start of the World Cup, and 42 days for the tournament to run, ticket sales are still $30.5 million short of the $268m target. NZ will still lose $39m if all the tickets are sold.

Executives in Zurich, Geneva and Sydney are the best paid in the world after taxes, according to a survey by Swiss bank UBS - but Auckland workers are not flourishing to the same extent.

South Sydney fullback Rhys Wesser has added his name to the long list of NRL stars who will retire at the end of the season.

A hattrick from centre Dylan Farrell capped a miracle comeback from South Sydney as they notched an amazing 34-24 victory over St George Illawarra.