Well-drawn Sierra Nevada could justify Otto's Derby aspirations.

Just how influential are the movies in transforming audiences into potential tourists?

Police are treating as suspicious the death of a man who collapsed and suffered a head injury last night in Matamata after reports of an altercation.

Hobbiton has put Matamata on the map, but with production of The Hobbit shifting overseas, the town's future as a tourist hub is in jeopardy.

Greg Meads enjoyed his final months of freedom in a plush beachfront home with another woman before being convicted of murder.

Kimberley White remembers her stepfather Greg Meads enforcing silent meals at the family dinner table as he watched television.

A shooting victim told her husband days before her death that she wanted to move out of their home and move on with her life, a court heard.

Kerry and Lynne Martin are unsure about swimming in Samoa after losing their two daughters in the tsunami.

A grieving dad has told how he cradled his 10-year-old daughter in his arms as she passed away from an asthma attack.