Police have a word of advice for the thousands preparing for New Year's Eve celebrations.

Ellerslie's race horses delivered $776,245 to a lucky punter this week.

Holiday hotspots are filling fast, as New Zealanders prepare to celebrate the New Year.

The owner of a seaside stall that locals accuse of spoiling pristine Cathedral Cove says tourists are relieved to see him at the end of a long, hot walk.

There is a clique of people who play board games all year round.

Residents and holidaymakers are appalled by a DoC-approved icecream stall operating at Coromandel's Cathedral Cove.

Business NZ CEO Phil O'Reilly says there's more to like about NZ than the "clean and green" image.

The number of visitors arriving from overseas edged up slightly in November compared to a year earlier.

NZ's lush green pastures, snowy mountain peaks and clear lakes are turning the country into a "wedding photo tourism" hotspot.

Murray McCully has urged experts meeting in Wellington to recommend ways of preventing a tourist boat disaster from ever happening in Antarctica.

Auckland Museum director Vanda Vitali, and the museum trust board are embroiled in a performance dispute.

One of Zion Wildlife Garden's original big cats, Shia, has died of what staff believes were natural causes.

A leisurely ride through stunning Otago leads Joanna Sullivan to aesthetic heaven.