Strolling, floating, or cruising, here are some laid-back ways to make the most of the city.

Follow the wildlife to Tawharanui Regional Park near Matakana, New Zealand's first integrated open sanctuary. It's not just for the birds, as Danielle Wright discovers.

Queues of New Year's Eve traffic are beginning to build around the country.

For years, families have dropped off chickens that no longer lay or are no longer loved at the State Highway 1 carpark. Now, cars are pulling up for another reason: to kidnap the wild chooks.

A shortened trip between Auckland and Warkworth makes the stop at Plume all the more worthwhile.

Fresh air, exercise, great scenery and dinner potentially waiting on the line. Diana Clement goes kayak fishing.

This curved finger of land, pointing into Kawau Bay, was sold to the Auckland Regional Council in 1998 by George Scandrett, whose family farmed here from 1863.

TVNZ has received a record number of complaints about Paul Henry's remarks on Governor-General Sir Anand Satyanand, and many staff within TVNZ were also angered by the comments.

John Key says he supports TVNZ's two-week suspension of Breakfast host Paul Henry, but has denied putting any pressure on the state broadcaster to take action.

A sculpture walk is the perfect way to combine the enjoyment of art with the beauty of our landscape.

The pretty township of Matakana is heaven for foodies, discovers Catherine Smith.

Police are holding out little hope a Waikato dairy farmer is still alive, three months after he disappeared.

Rowan Hargreaves said he looked forward to seeing the men accused of shooting 33 of his dogs facing charges before a jury.