Spend a bit of time in Melbourne's laneways and some of the fabulous shops and you get to appreciate another side of this city.

Edward Rooney charts a course to the bottom of South Island and across to Australia on one of the busiest cruise ships afloat.

Tame Iti and his colleagues weren't the only ones on trial for the past five weeks. The terrorism claims in the still-unresolved Urewera case have revealed deep divisions over Maori and Pakeha

Four days in Melbourne to pack in as much eating and learning about the latest food trends as possible? No problem ...

Victoria is a trove of Australian settler history. Phil Welch falls under the spell of its meandering Murray river.