We've rounded up some of the best events happening all over the country this long weekend.

A ski weekend in Taupo opens up a world of adventure, as Nicola Whitham and Tim Roest discovered.

Nikki Birrell finds a weekend break in the lake city ticks all the boxes.

Culturalism, schmulteralism: Mask wearers want no part of the West except our privileges, according to Paul Holmes.

Puns aside, the world of fungi is fascinating, writes James Russell.

Mighty River Power has confirmed plans to build a $466m geothermal electricity generation plant north of Taupo.