A planned five star winery-based luxury resort and associated entertainment and conference centre on Waiheke Island in Auckland's Waitemata Harbour has been placed on the market for sale. Set within the grounds of Isola Estate is a resource consented 80-room, Tuscan-influenced, five-star hotel.

New Zealand's oldest book prize, the Esther Glen Award, was presented at the LIANZA Children's Book Awards ceremony in Wellington last night (Monday 10 August).