As Ireland prepare to face the All Blacks at Eden Park today, Dean Parker recalls how the New Zealand battle cry influenced one of their greatest writers

Hard times haven't deterred auction-goers from putting up their hands to buy art, reports Lesley Springall

Sharon Lundy settles into an easy bike-riding tour of Wairarapa's award-winning wineries.

Zoe Walker visits Wellington and checks out its thriving fashion scene.

Lindsay shouldn't have set the bar so high. He was the cook at the lodge on Kapiti Island where the Professor and I stayed overnight on Anzac Day.

Edward Rooney charts a course to the bottom of South Island and across to Australia on one of the busiest cruise ships afloat.