Students from Mangatainoka School got the best end of year outing they could wish for when they were invited to watch the Hurricanes Super 14 rugby team practice in Wellington.

Start exercising those facial muscles. With the World Buskers' Festival just over a month away it is time for Christchurch residents to get into training.

Seeking fun in the sun for your summer holidays? Then make a beeline for Christchurch and the World Buskers' Festival.

Small town Mangatainoka is entering 'big time' rugby in true number 8 wire style.

History will be made on 23rd January 2010 (Wellington Anniversary weekend), when the Hurricanes take on the Blues at the Mangatainoka Rugby Football Club grounds, right beside Tui Brewery.

Top Kiwi Artists Release Exclusive MySpace Playlists to Mark the Launch

WEEK 43: Saturday 24 October - Friday 30 October 2009

Outstanding New Zealand artist Jane Kellahan, who last night in Sydney won the inaugural $A20,000 Australian Cricket Art Prize, is among some of the top Kiwi artists who are auctioning works in a big charity art auction in Wellington on November 1.

With 11 days and 10 nights of non-stop fun, Christchurch's World Buskers' Festival offers 500 good reasons why people should visit the Garden City in January.

As 2010 looms on the horizon like a sci-fi sequel it's time to announce what's confirmed for the next instalment of travelling mayhem known as the Big Day Out.