There are three simple rules to ensure that every time you buy a really good bottle of NZ wine you can be assured of absolute quality.

The latest crop of vineyards can be found in some unlikely places.

The 'claim of right' defence that saw three activists escape conviction despite wilfully damaging the Waihopai spy base will be repealed or reformed.

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

Anamarie Ewins wants to deliver another sporting milestone for New Zealand and become the first woman to row solo across the Tasman.

Media coverage about the search for a destination for the troubled Undie 500 prompted a couple to offer students their property.

Farmers, foresters and others questioned the integrity of the Kyoto Protocol and the theory of global warming at an ETS meeting in Blenheim.

Pleasure and a touch of pain intertwine for Greg Bowker on a four-day cycle trip in the South Island.

The Independent Police Conduct Authority will investigate the death of a 22-year-old man after a brief police chase in Christchurch this morning.

Resort has eating outlets, water frontage and established clientele.