We are not being surrounded by aliens from outer space after all, but by PVC monsters.

As if to prove there is more to Auckland 2011 than rugby, there is an Arts Festival just around the corner, therefore, the time has come to study the programme, to sort through the pick 'n' mix box of yummy cultural chocolates on offer.

Young Taiwanese honeymooners are being used to carry drug parcels into NZ, says a local tour operator.

The aroma of your steak frying may set your tastebuds tingling - but it may also give the chef cancer, especially if they are using a gas cooker.

Couples rushed to tie the knot yesterday, believing the once-in-a-century date will make their union last an eternity.

After wowing the Taiwanese by singing in Mandarin, Kiwi soprano Hayley Westenra's show sells out.