New dad Sir Elton John is being bombarded with Kiwi offers to babysit during his one-off gig in New Zealand.

The partner of Sean Davison, who helped his terminally ill mother to die, says his sons would be proud of him.

Almost 2000 protesters plan to occupy Auckland's Aotea Square for the next six weeks.

A decade after it opened, the rail trail has become - to use an overworked phrase - a New Zealand tourist icon.

Rugby fans in Waitaki were unable to watch the All Blacks game on their analogue sets after a transmitter failure.