Elite academy refines top drivers' skills with some extra lessons.

The historical novel is history-lite, the easiest of entrées into another time and place.

A Christchurch man has been sentenced to three years in prison for an unprovoked attack in a McDonald's restaurant which resulted in the death of a Dunedin man.

It's tough finding a winner on heavy winter tracks but $250k is worth chasing.

Hilton group has established two hotels - the Hilton Queenstown and the Kawarau Hotel, Managed by Hilton - on land at the Kawarau end of Lake Wakatipu. The Hilton Queenstown was named by Conde Nast Traveler as one of the world's best new hotels in 2012.

For further information see 1.hilton.com.

So many books, so little time. Selecting books for Fiction Addiction is a delicious but sometimes difficult task, so this month we sought help by asking you what makes a good book club read.

Two balaclava-clad men brutally kicked a man unconscious early yesterday, then robbed a dairy at gunpoint.

A new book reveals that sex in the twilight years can be supremely sensual and satisfying.

An investigation is under way into what role synthetic cannabis may have played in a fatal car crash.

Owning a vineyard is no longer an essential part of making wine.

The country's top rugby team has come to the rescue after a Special Olympian's prized All Blacks shirt was stolen while he was training.

The compensation for reading a disappointing book is that it makes you better appreciate a satisfying one, writes Bronwyn Sell.