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Heavy thunderstorms that caused three waterspouts to form in Manukau Harbour yesterday are expected to bring heavy rain to much of the country until the weekend.

News

Heavy thunderstorms to deliver soaking

Student Flights has a nine-day tour of Thailand including eight nights' accommodation, eight breakfasts, two dinners, three local ferry trips, sightseeing tours of Phuket, Krabi and Koh Phi Phi and a tour manager from $1069 a person, twin share.

Lifestyle

Hot deals: Thailand, Buenos Aires, Sri Lanka, Paris

Driven exclusively reveals the new Kia two-door at New York motor show

Motoring

Kia: Koup de grace

The annual Leadfoot festival in Rod Millen's purpose-built Coromandel driveway-cum-racetrack is catching on in international circles

Motoring

Rockers and rodders come to play in Leadfoot driveway

The farm workhorse was among the first big pivot tractors in operation in the South Island in the mid-1970s.

Rural

An oldie but a goodie

A friend had heard about this one, which had sat for years in an open-sided shed. "It was such a sorry sight, and filthy."

Motoring

Classic Jupiter shows she's a real gas

You can have a cool, refreshing swim in the river today, no worries, mate. There's 6000 crocodiles in the 55km from the dam to Kununurra - that's one every 10m - but they're freshies so it's all good."

Lifestyle

Travel: Western Australia wildlife sanctuary

Mazda's plan to milk every last ounce of potential from the internal combustion engine rather than jumping, both feet, into the unknown of EVs and hybrids

Motoring

Mazda's mission to improve

Like the smaller GS F Sport models, the LS460 has a system that generates extra engine noise in the cabin, but it's still pretty low-key by V8 standards.

Motoring

Lexus: New style, old top shelf quality

Fancy a festive celebration with a difference? Kim Gillespie joins half a million superheroes, ghouls, wizards, Banes and Gandalfs in California for a Halloween to remember

Lifestyle

Travel: Halloween in Hollywood

"I am flying off to the United States, where I will be based at the Millsaps Training Facility in Georgia and will be racing several big events over there,".

Motoring

Motorsport:High flying teen heads for US

Govt offer to give Auckland stadium, the Cloud and Queens Wharf threatens financial risk for ratepayers.

News

Eden Park 'gift' could cost millions

To be a professional busker, you have got to be good and during Auckland's anniversary weekend I had the wonderful opportunity of watching eleven extremely talented street performers.

Entertainment

Review; Auckland’s International Buskers Festival

Standing atop a 15m ramp waiting to throw yourself down must be a nerve-racking experience. But you'd never know it with these guys.

Motoring

You name it and they'll jump it

Jetman interview

Jetman interview

You've cut back on chocolate, chucked out the biscuits and raided your nearest health-food store, so why aren't you losing weight?

Lifestyle

Health: 10 diet foods making you fat

Aspirational luxury grand tourers were taking off, the American muscle car was starting to rumble and one of the inspirations for the Range Rover.

Motoring

Swinging cars of the sixties

New Zealand International Air Show

New Zealand International Air Show

Units in a planned 14-level New Lynn apartment block are selling for well under Auckland's average.

Property

New Lynn units start at $246k

Auckland Anniversary Day celebrations 2013

Entertainment

Auckland Anniversary Day celebrations 2013

Splashed by a sea lion, growled at by a tiger, urinated on by an elephant - it's all in a day's work for a zookeeper and now visitors can give it a go too.

News

Keeper for a day at Auckland Zoo

Rove McManus says it's funny how the stuff that used to get him in trouble at school now gets him a job on a really cool show.

Entertainment

McManus roves into animation

Natural horsemanship instructor Brenda Korevaar generally rides her horse Chit Chat bareback and bridle-free.

Rural

Riding instructor takes a natural approach

A very active system brought strong to severe gales and rain to much of New Zealand during the second week of October.

Rural

Spring rollercoaster slowly winds down

Righto, I'm stripping everything back to the bare bones with this week's column.

Lifestyle

Pinot noir wins at Air New Zealand Wine Awards

It's Bloodworth Park in Parnell, a warm, sunny Saturday morning, and the scene unfolding is replicated around the country through summer.

Sport

Cricketing dream alive and well in feeder age groups

Three SPCA dogs are learning how to drive in a bid to change the public's perception on the intelligence of rescue dogs.

News

Dogs can drive - here's the proof (+video)

A person with a surname like mine could be forgiven for not being too fond of brambles.

Lifestyle

Gardening: Branch out with berries

Intrepid flyer 'Jetman' is bringing his famous skills to New Zealand so audiences can experience through him what it's like to "fly as free as a bird".

News

Jetman flying to Auckland

BMW's seventh distinct model to the Mini range - the Paceman - will go on sale in New Zealand midway through 2013.

Motoring

Mini Paceman officially confirmed for NZ

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