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

Don't let the cold weather keep you from the royal waves.

Andy Kenworthy joins a group of hardy souls to test his survival skills on a wet weekend and comes out alive and kicking.

The scenery - as well as the wind - will blow you away when you head out to Auckland's west coast.

The further reaches of the Manukau Harbour are worth exploring, discovers Cate Foster on a journey to the far west.

Danielle Wright makes a day trip out of her family's fruit and vegetable shopping and discovers there are more options for 'picking your own' than she expected

Where else can you get home-smoked salmon that tastes just the way grandpa used to make it?