Taranaki

A catchy classic tune is back in the charts – and Kiwis up and down the country are singing along – after a boost from film-maker Taika Waititi’s latest film and his own video remake of the eighties hit.

A travelling exhibition that explores Māori moko or facial tattoo and takes it beyond face value is touring New Zealand promoting a better understanding of the traditional art form.

What happens when some of New Zealand’s best-known celebrities go door knocking and get invited in for tea?

Foreigners keen to spend their gap year in New Zealand are finding favour with Kiwi families, especially in rural areas where child minders and day care facilities can be at a premium.

West coast city New Plymouth is about to be set alive with music and dance, by a festival designed for all ages and tastes – WOMAD.

New Zealand’s favourite comedy duo, 'Flight of the Conchords' has done it again with six Emmy nominations for their US hit television show.

Kiwi teenagers Paige Hareb and Sarah Mason have created New Zealand surfing history at the Dream Tour women’s surfing event underway in Taranaki, in the North Island.

A wintry blast has dumped a deep snow blanket across New Zealand’s mountains over the past week, leaving ski fields in the north and south in superb shape for the winter season.

Snow has been falling thick and fast in New Zealand in an unseasonably early arrival that spells good news for winter sports enthusiasts.

It’s official – the small Taranaki, New Zealand town of Eltham now holds the record for the world’s biggest scone.