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The body of New Zealand's greatest hero, Sir Edmund Hillary, is now lying in state at Auckland's Anglican Cathedral.

With dramatic mountains and a massive freshwater lake, Taupo has provided the perfect backdrop to the ultimate in motor racing.

For the eighth time a dynamic group of international street performers will be hitting the streets of Auckland from 1 to 6 February 2008.

Hammonds Scenic Tours this year celebrates 50 years operating as a tour coach business in and around Wellington and beyond.

A German tourist has traveled New Zealand for 40 days, undertaking 40 different sports and setting a world record in the process.

An annual sculpture exhibition opening on Auckland’s Waiheke Island will feature the largest outdoor exhibition of kinetic sculpture ever held in New Zealand.

Two Australians have set a world record by being the first to kayak across the Tasman Sea.

Tributes are flowing in from around the world for Sir Edmund Hillary who has died at the age of 88.

New Zealand will farewell one of its greatest sons, Sir Edmund Hillary, in a state funeral on January 22nd.

New Zealand's greatest hero - Sir Edmund Hillary has died at the age of 88.