Top sommelier Jean-Marie Pratt brings his global quest for tasty tipples Downunder.

Memorabilia, a plane and even a cat comes with the sale, writes Colin Taylor.

A massive slip that has cut off road access to 18 houses north of Gisborne has been described as "nature at its best".

Moko the dolphin, who thrilled and sometimes unsettled swimmers with his playfulness and imposing physical size, has been found dead.

The east coast prepares for gale-force winds and heavy rains.

East Coast Maori will light fires tomorrow in a symbolic protest against potential oil drilling by Brazilian giant Petrobras.