The Coffee Club New Zealand opened its second store in Queenstown this week, which is bound to go down well with the brand’s South Island fans.

Mountain Safety Council (MSC) CEO Mike Daisley said he’s hopeful that this year can be a better than last year with respect to the deer hunting season, commonly called ‘the Roar’.

Indian samosas, Mexican empanadas, Turkish falafels, kiwi pavlovas. Visitors were spoilt for choice at EIT’s annual Taste of Cultures event on Wednesday. Hundreds of people took the opportunity to get a taste of fresh street food from all over the world.

The global LGBTI family has come together in Aotearoa New Zealand this week for the ILGA World Conference: more than 500 persons from almost 100 countries have gathered in Wellington celebrating the past and strategising for the future of this diverse movement.

Emirates Skywards, the award-winning loyalty programme of Emirates and flydubai, is rolling out a new limited time offer for all new and existing Skywards members to boost their Miles.

From Sunday 24 March secret ‘fukubukuro’ street poster portals will pop up in locations around Auckland’s CBD and Ponsonby.

Former veteran political journalist Alastair Carthew’s first fiction book "Proud, A tale of rampant ludicrousness" due for formal release on Amazon.com on 22 March, has attracted the notice of US television giant CBS and more than 2000 American public libraries.

Catch public transport to experience the sights, sounds, tastes, and colours of the Pacific.

Dates: Saturday 23 and Sunday 24 March 2019.

Time: Saturday: 9am to 5pm.

Sunday: 10am to 4pm.

Place: Western Springs Park.

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The long-term health and wellbeing of up to three generations of New Zealanders and Australians can benefit from a nutritious and healthy diet before and during pregnancy, and in infancy.

Porirua’s newest community gathering and play space opened this week in Cannons Creek with the voices of young people loud and proud.