Latest from New York

Nurses go on strike at two big New York City hospitals

NY nurses strike after contract negotiations stalled over staffing and salaries.

Smooth criminal: Traveller caught smuggling gun onto plane in peanut butter jars

The smooth ruse took a crunchy turn when the jars set off airport x-ray machines.

Children injured when school bus crashes into house in New York suburb

A school bus veered off the road, hit two parked cars and crashed into a house.

Most expensive cities revealed as cost of living shakes up EIU table

Those planning a trip to the Big Apple or the Straits may feel it in the pocket.

All Mariah Carey wants for Christmas is visitors to her Manhattan apartment

The Queen of Christmas is inviting fans to her NYC penthouse for an ultimate Xmas holiday.

Her luggage was lost. This airport worker came to her aid

'It’s proof that out of something bad can come something good...trust the process'

Writer who accused Trump of 1990s rape files new lawsuit

E Jean Carroll’s lawyer filed the legal papers after law change extended time limits.

Brooklyn, Bronx, Queens and Staten: What to do in New York, in and out of Manhattan

For all its allure, Manhattan is just one of five boroughs to explore in NYC.

Inside New York's celebrity-studded castle hotel and other Long Island hot-spots

There's much more to Long Island what TV sitcoms have shown us.

Kiwi bosses in New York told global recession likely, but trigger is anyone's guess

Business leaders briefed in shadow of disgraced financial services firm's old HQ.

Brooklyn's Ace card: The coolest hotel to stay in New York's coolest borough

Trendy hotel chain's Brooklyn outpost is the ideal spot for a breather from Manhattan.

Theme for next Met Gala revealed

Anna Wintour reveals the focus for the next instalment of fashion's Oscars.

From Lower Hutt to New York Fashion Week: Samoan designer makes debut

I.N.A Apparel took the runway of one of the biggest global platforms.

New York to NZ is going to get better, says world's biggest aviation geek

Sam Chui says Qantas will be watching NZ1 closely.

Weighting game: How airlines prioritise luggage on overweight flights

Each airline has a closely guarded protocol for handling overweight services.

Waking up in the city that never sleeps: What's new in New York?

New York is back and buzzier than ever, and now just one direct flight away from Auckland.

Dozens of passengers' luggage left in New York by new Air NZ service

Around 40 travellers on the new service were told their luggage was still in JFK.

'Welcome to New York': Air NZ's inaugural direct flight touches down at JFK

The much-anticipated new direct service has landed in New York for the first time.