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The highs, lows and lessons learned from our first family road trip
A roadie in Tasmania with two children under 10. Do you dare?

Shows and showmanship: Garden shows, drag parties and award-winning NZ chefs
This week's need-to-know travel updates across New Zealand and beyond.

Discover the best of NZ, Australia and afar with this week's travels deals
You may even find yourself on a train with Hilary Barry.

Firefighter dies after being struck by police car
Police say he was on foot when hit by police car driven by an on-duty officer.

Kiwi Payne hoping for Plains sailing in Tassie
New Zealand Supercars driver Matthew Payne is on a roll.

'Significant fall': Kiwi killed in Tasmanian wilderness during multi-day hike
The 27-year-old failed to finish a multi-day mountain hike in rugged Tasmania.

The Tasmanian toilet that's now home to three Picasso paintings
The 'interim solution' follows a legal battle.

The unexpected golf mecca that is Tasmania
Home to four of the top-ranked golf courses in the world.

Shared huts and eight women with blisters - what's the appeal of a hiking tour?
Is it really a case of the more, the merrier on Tasmania’s Overland Track?

Let's travel around Australia in 10 incredible flavours
From dining inside a fig tree to crocodile pies and Melbourne's best coffee.

The secret to the perfect Tasmanian holiday requires some discomfort
If you wanted easy, you'd go to the Gold Coast.

Welcome to Tasmania: Like New Zealand, but (arguably) better
If you like New Zealand, you'll love Tasmania.

Ricky Stanicky stars talk filming in Australia and whether they'd come to NZ
Two stars from the latest film get candid about work in Australia and on-set shenanigans.

Farmer dead, hundreds of thousands without power after wild storm in Victoria
Power restoration could take weeks after one of the largest outages in Victorian history.

'Our kids are dead because of you': Mother lashes out during bouncy castle hearing
Six children were killed in a primary school jumping castle tragedy in Tasmania.

The joys of supporting local and what NZ could learn from Australia
A holiday in Tasmania champions everything Tasmanian.

The stunning Tassie trail that should be on your travel wish list
The island state boasts many great sights, but this is up there with the finest.

Sam Says G’day to Tasmania
In Tasmania, 250km south of mainland Australia, things happen a wee bit differently.

Here for a good time; here for a long time
Flinders Island is embracing a new wave of responsible, regenerative tourism.

'Sitting duck': Chaplain at top Auckland school reinstated after child sex abuse case dropped
The accuser is a convicted criminal serving more than 10 years in jail on drugs charges.

F45 gym collapses after war with rival
Close gym rivals in a small Tasmanian city descended into a finger-pointing blame game.