Heart of the City says public money helping prop up Auckland's port could equate to the cost of an iconic building on Queen's Wharf.

Flashes of Sydney, London and volcanic Auckland are among the creative ideas to redevelop Queens Wharf for the 2011 Rugby World Cup.

A French man who wanted to experience "the real New Zealand" was abducted and raped while travelling alone on a rural backroad.

A South African team spokesman refutes coach Peter de Villiers claim that Hamilton is too boring a place to stay.

Pure? Hardly. As the Government tries to woo overseas visitors to the Rugby World Cup, the only tourism boom is backpackers.

An Auckland climber fell "like a rag doll" after slipping while decending from Mt Ruapehu's Dome Summit.

New Zealand named one of the best by readers of Conde Naste Traveller magazine.