As an Aucklander, you can sometimes fall victim to suffering a bit of Sydney envy.

Tim Roxborogh gets a taste of the high life in Melbourne.

A visit to Queensland's Sunshine Coast delivers the message that not all beaches are created the same, writes Catherine Smith.

When considering a foodie themed trip across the Tasman, many destinations may come to mind – James Hacon discovers that the International Noosa Food and Wine Festival should be one of them.

Danielle Wright discovers European heritage in St Kilda and macaron magic in the CBD on a weekend trip to Melbourne.

Gary Dickson samples Great Southern Rail hospitality.

Colin Mathura-Jeffree visits the Australian Centre for the Moving Image.

Moreton Island's many activities include four wheel tours, quad biking, snorkelling the wrecks, segway tours, parasailing, bay boating tours, helicopter flights - and wild dolphin feeding.

Chris Reed escapes the rat race to find splendid isolation on a road trip through Outback Queensland.

Renowned for its sun and surf, Noosa's done its homework on irresistible food, writes Catherine Smith.

It's so easy to catch public transport on the Gold Coast that I sometimes wonder why people bother with hire cars at all.

At 8am, mid-October, as I was lying on a Gold Coast beach, my sister texted from Auckland to say she was too cold to think. Meanwhile my son was at cricket, but the pitch was under water.

Female seahorses have got this pregnancy caper worked out. They place their eggs, sometimes hundreds or thousands, into a special pouch in the male's stomach and let him do all the hard work while they go about their business unencumbered by kids.

Make sure your kids are calm when you arrive to Australia's largest railway museum.

Lonely Planet's experts have picked out the top dive spots on the Great Barrier Reef.

Tash McGill takes on a range of adventure challenges over four thrilling days.

To land on this remote coral cay at the precise time of a lunar eclipse is notably auspicious in itself.

Sailing through Queensland's Whitsunday Islands opens up a new world of salt-laden adventure, writes Paul Rush.

At the top end of the Great Barrier Reef there's something for everyone, discovers Tash McGill.

It's taken about 20,000 years to build one of the natural wonders of the world, but Kiwi travellers can put themselves right in the middle of the thing within just a few hours.

Danielle Wright packs the family into a camper-van and hits the road to Victoria's holiday beaches.

Isobel Marriner joins the Queen Mary 2 for the first royal circumnavigation of Australia, following the journey of a famous explorer - though in a rather more opulent style.

Crime and corruption riddle the Cross, writes Carol Smith.

Judy Bailey visits an award-winning eco resort in north Queensland, where guests can join in a night safari or go platypus spotting.

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Carol Smith catches up on the "evilution" of the spooky TV family, brought to life in Sydney's Capitol Theatre.