Marlborough: For the second year in a row, Giesen Wines is celebrating being awarded Champion Chardonnay at the New Zealand Organic Wine Awards.

Rosetta Allan’s new novel The Unreliable People, set in Russia and Kazakhstan, has just been launched.

Rivaling the excitement of baby Sussex’s arrival, is the anticipation of waiting to hear what the newest royal will be named.

Hunterville farmers Christopher and Susanna Grace have experienced plenty of success as owners in Australia, with Group One-winning mare Shillelagh leading the charge, and they are hoping Beefeater can carry their green and yellow colours to glory across the Tasman in the coming months.

An orchestra and two choirs based in South Auckland will join forces for the first time ‘In Paradisum’ (‘Into Paradise’) for one of the most widely-loved choral-orchestral works.

Monteith’s Brewing Co. today launched two new delicious brews to wet beer aficionados’ whistles this winter, a West Coast IPA and a Doppelbock.

One week out from launching its annual six-day event on 13 May, the Auckland Writers Festival Waituhi o Tāmaki is delighted to announce that it will host a special event with internationally acclaimed Indian writer Arundhati Roy on Wednesday 17 July.

Ruby Armani and Za Za Gabor are to join three stablemates at the Queensland Winter Carnival.

A free workshop for people wanting to learn how to research the social, architectural and ownership history of their houses will be held on May 18 (10am-1pm) at Tauranga’s Greerton Library.

Leading Kiwi psychologist Nigel Latta, author Lisa O’Neill and All Blacks Manager-Leadership, Gilbert Enoka are coming together to help Auckland’s young people learn how to fight stress and build resilience at ‘Bouncing Back’ - an event to be held tonight at 5.30pm at SKYCITY.