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Intrepid My Adventure Store has an eight-day tour of Tuscany including five nights' hotel accommodation, two nights on a farm estate.

Lifestyle

Hot deals: Tuscany, Vietnam, Sydney cruise, Beijing

Amid-winter warm-up is a great excuse for travelling in the cooler months, and Australia's leading lady is seasoned in the art of perking up visitors' winter blues.

Lifestyle

Travel: Let there be light in Sydney

Police are claiming crime-fighting and road safety wins from computerised camera technology that worries civil liberties lawyers.

News

Police claim plate scanner a success

Touareg: Nomadic folk who roam the Sahara Desert with their herds; also, a tasty SUV that's at home on the sand or in Auckland's big wet.

Motoring

Volkswagen Touareg: Desert storm

A lesson gained from the Federated Farmers Dairy Council's meeting at the Treaty Grounds in Waitangi was the role of perspective.

Rural

Getting perspective matters

A one-bedroom unit attached to a state house in Auckland has reached $550,000 at auction.

Property

Mt Albert one bed do-up goes for $550k

School children in the most deprived areas of Auckland have been losing out over traffic controls to keep them safe on the roads.

News

School road safety lagging in south

Auckland Transport expects more than 300 properties to be affected by a mega roading plan parallel to the Southern Motorway at Manukau.

News

324 properties in road's path

Auckland rates will rise on average by 2.9 per cent this year - an election year for local politicians - under Mayor Len Brown's inflation-sensitive budget to be put to the council tomorrow for approval.

Property

Auckland rates to rise average 2.9pc

Auckland's largest bus operator is promising passengers smoother rides from "black boxes" to monitor drivers' performance.

News

Black boxes on buses to smooth ride

New York Flight Centre has New York holidays including return airfares, four nights' four-star accommodation and a hop-on hop-off bus tour from $3349 ex Auckland, Wellington or Christchurch, per person, twin share.

Lifestyle

Hot deals: New York, Machu Picchu, Bangkok. Italy

The Primary Industries ministerial portfolio is a large, challenging one. For Horowhenua farmer and Otaki MP Nathan Guy the first few weeks on the job have been hectic, with the most severe drought since the 1940s striking the North Island and parts of the South, reports Felicity Wolfe

Rural

The farming Cabinet: Who you need to know

The political right is already hailing the prospect of Maurice Williamson as Mayor of Auckland as a potential "circuit breaker" for local government in the Super City.

News

Maurice for Mayor gains support

Two of New Zealand's top musicians are mourning a relative who died after being knocked down at a dangerous Auckland road crossing on her way to a karaoke club night.

News

Musicians mourn aunt hit on road

This is a carefully researched, well considered discussion on Auckland's public transport dilemma. It will begin with Roger Rabbit and end with Mickey Mouse.

Opinion

Ewan McDonald: Paying for Auckland's public transport

There are several identifiable risk factors that increase your susceptibility to osteoporosis but, equally, there are many positive steps you can take to offset your chances of becoming a sufferer.

Lifestyle

Health: Look after your bones

Aucklanders face heftier transport costs under either funding option put forward by an advisory group to Mayor Len Brown, but road charges are picked to provide better payback.

News

Road charges best bet on paper

The number of sales in Auckland suburbs typically considered less desirable are growing at a faster rate than their usually sought-after neighbours.

Property

Sales soar beyond ritzy areas

Motorists are paying more money to park in downtown Auckland under a new scheme which allows them to stay longer - if they are prepared to pay extra.

News

New parking fees boost council coffers

The University of Auckland is going ahead with its purchase of the former Lion Breweries site in Newmarket and will begin demolishing many of the old brewery facilities in June.

News

Uni to start demolishing brewery in June

Auckland Mayor Len Brown has been a key player in withdrawing - and reinstating - funding for the two historic trams in Wynyard Quarter, official papers show.

News

Mayor hot and cold on trams

West Auckland’s first high-rise apartment building has been given the go-ahead.

News

New Lynn apartments get green light

Auckland Transport is taking a "simplified" fares system for buses and trains back to the drawing board after public concern that it favoured the North Shore over other areas.

News

Shore bias sends fare plan back for rethink

It's A solemn moment when I'm presented with the tall bundle of yaqona (kava) root and asked to lead our group into the Fijian priest's house.

Lifestyle

Fiji safari: Drink it all in

Rail commuters are facing major delays in Auckland this morning after two separate signal failures.

News

Major rail delays in Auckland this morning

The New Zealand Transport Agency is reviewing the level of contribution it makes to local or non-state highway roads. But what's wrong with the current approach and how should it be fixed?

Rural

NZTA road funding review under way

Residents of the small inner Auckland suburb of Arch Hill are taking on hardware giant Bunnings over its plans for a warehouse store on the former Summit House site in Great North R

News

Arch Hill residents take on Bunnings

The Green Party has launched a campaign it hopes will convince Aucklanders to support the proposed City Rail Link.

News

Green's campaign to ease traffic

Veteran activist John Minto is asking his political party to approve a run for mayor of Auckland.

News

John Minto after mayoralty

Amazing Anaheim Flight Centre has Anaheim holidays including return airfares flying Air New Zealand and four nights' four-star accommodation from $2539 ex Auckland a person, twin share.

Lifestyle

Hot deals: Anaheim, Argentina, Egypt, Bali

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