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Cambridge mini-break: Where comfort, style and slow travel meet

Your guide to the ultimate little getaway.

Tairua residents call for long-term dredging plan amid safety concerns

The call follows at least four vessels running aground on the sandbar this year.

'P*** poor': Passenger slams crew response after Waiheke ferry fire

'The alarms are screaming and I can smell ... smoke,' a passenger said.

More seats, more sailings: Island Direct adds second ferry for extra Waiheke trips

Island Direct entered the Waiheke ferry market in 2023.

Waikato teen walks again after life‑saving surgery in Germany

A nine-hour operation restored blood flow and Amelia was finally able to stand again.

Effortless luxury on the Adriatic: A day in Hvar with Ponant

L’Austral carries just 264 passengers, reaching ports larger ships cannot.

Rural retreat: Inside the luxury lodge two hours from Auckland

Set on a 600-hectare working farm, the lodge sits just two hours from Auckland.

'I'm flabbergasted I'm still here': Acclaimed Kiwi music star opens up on heroin, near-fatal waterfall plunge

'I was a silly daredevil... [fascinated] with doing stuff that was super dangerous.'

'I need closure': Young victim's emotional address to man who sexually assaulted her

The victim said the man's actions destroyed her teenage years.