A picnic can be as simple as cheese and a bottle of wine or as elaborate as cold roast duck and Champagne. Whatever your preference, choosing the right spot is imperative, writes JAN BILTON

What's a summer without a Road Trip?

Police issue cyber bullying alert after mother finds explicit images sent by her daughter.

Ridley Scott has commandeered his fair share of epic stories, some taking place in other times in history and others taking place in alien worlds.

He jokes that the public arts sector can be a battlefield. He has ridden the rocky times and enjoyed great triumphs during 20 years as director of the Whangarei Art Museum. Scott Pothan talks with Lindy Laird about where he is now and where to from here.

Rugby league manager told an SPCA inspector he was "too busy" with his team to deal with his dog after it was found unconscious on the road.