Size definitely doesn't matter when it comes to radio-controlled yachts.

Today is the last public holiday for New Zealanders until late April - but even then you're missing out.

Is the Kiwi love affair with roughing it going through a tough patch? Lisa Bradley reports.

They are the grand old vessels of the sea - the ships of old, restored to full glory to sail Auckland's harbours once again, like they did more than a century ago.

The Labour Party will try to force the Government's hand to 'Mondayise' Anzac Day and Waitangi Day if they fall on a weekend by introducing a member's bill to make the change.

On the beach, at the bach or in deserted cities - we're not doing much at all.

Chilly bin bandits at popular holiday spots have shown they have some heart.

Growing problems for New Zealanders trying to obtain British visas will be up for discussion in talks with British ministers this week. From April, the number is to be limited to 21,700 a year, compared to about 28,000 in 2009.

Politicians and unions are calling on the Government to move public holidays that fall on weekends to Monday as workers face losing two days off in 2011.

Winning lotto ticket a bonus in Auckland man's annual handmade Christmas card from his 13-year-old son.

The holiday is over and that sinking feeling has set in - it's back to work, back to reality.

Warehouse shares have fallen after the retail giant said sales had fallen 2.7 per cent over the past two months.

Campers at a coastal campground north of Auckland are in shock after a teenager was thrown out of a car as it plunged 25 metres down a cliff at the campground early this morning.

Alcohol and speed contributed to more than half the 13 deaths on New Zealand roads over the holiday period.

The holiday road toll stands at 13, the same as last year, following two fatal crashes in Auckland overnight.

An Auckland mother is outraged that her daughter was 'ripped off' by an accident and medical clinic.

Don't like surcharges? Vote with your feet, says Restaurant Association chief executive Steve Mackenzie.

Customers claim businesses are being greedy in adding surcharges on days not officially holidays.

Beaches around the country were packed yesterday as temperatures soared.

A motorcyclist was killed yesterday on the Coromandel Peninsula and a motorist died in Marlborough last night, taking the holiday road toll to 11.

Auckland diners want clearer rules over when the holiday surcharge should apply after some were slapped with the extra cost on their bills yesterday.