Inexperience hasn't stopped Alison Wong from winning literary gold, writes Nicky Pellegrino.

A new book documenting New Zealand's restaurant history busts the myth that dining out is a recent Kiwi hobby.

Next weekend sees the Auckland champs of the little known sport of disc golf. Similar in many ways to traditional golf, the frisbee-based sport is gaining in popularity as a fun way of competing in some of the country's best parks.

A recent fashion design graduate took out the top two awards at last night's Westfield Style Pasifika Fashion Awards.

Standing on snakes and having trees fall on him are all in a day's work for the archaeologist who's been called Auckland's Indiana Jones.

After a backlash over its overzealous issuing of bus lane fines, Auckland City Council today agreed to new initiatives "to ensure a fair and reasonable approach" to bus lane enforcement.

Viva has a few suggestions when it comes to choosing a place to eat for either breakfast, lunch or dinner on Father's Day.

The way to a man's heart, they say, is through his stomach, so we suggest you spice things up a little bit with the latest array of treats from Jones The Grocer.

People should not be able to whip out their iphones, log on to Facebook, send a friend request, then stand over you until you accept it.

Bic Runga is returning to the live stage as the support act for Leonard Cohen's tour in late October.

After a year of rock'n'roll adventures in the USA, Gin Wigmore returns to stake her claim in this year's New Zealand Music Awards and play a national tour. She talks to Scott Kara.

Here's how this year's New Zealand Music Award nominations shape up.

Seven days in the life of the actress.