The Magic unveiled some new-look combinations and a new strip yesterday as they ramped up their transtasman league build-up with a decisive win over the Northern Mystics.

The executive chef of dine by Peter Gordon at SkyCity answers your cuisine questions.

Getting experimental in our vineyards is a risky business, but one that has paid off in the past for our winemakers.

The man accused of murder after his wife's body was found burning on a roadside near Huntly last week has reappeared in court.

The man accused of murder after his wife's body was found burning on the roadside near Huntly is facing three charges, including one of assault in December last year.

The husband of the woman found burnt to death near Huntly last week has arrived in Auckland on a flight from Fiji, accompanied by NZ police officers. He is likely to be charged with her murder.

Davesh Sharma, the husband of the woman who was found burnt alive near Huntly last week, is on his way back to New Zealand.

A magnitude 5.9 earthquake this morning was felt widely across the North Island, causing many people to leap out of bed.

The woman who died after she was doused in accelerant and set alight will be farewelled at a service in Fiji today.