Kiwis' Christmas shopping habits have been unwrapped in a new survey that found we love to lavish our partners and children with expensive gifts, but our parents, friends and siblings are likely to luck out.

The University of Canterbury's College of Arts has announced details of the 2011 International Akaroa Summer Festival, which will be held in the seaside town between 14 and 30 January.

The Professional Bar and Restaurant School was delighted to receive the Best Export to India Award at the Indian Newslink Indian Business Awards 2010 on the 15th Of November at the Stamford Plaza.

More than 70,000 hopeful children (and adults!) have already called Telecom's Santaline on 0800 222 222 to ensure their wish lists are received by the North Pole in time for the big day. The nationwide toll free line, direct to Santa, has been running red hot since it opened on 27 November.

Are you stuck in a cooking rut? Do you find yourself cooking the same meals week-in and week-out? If this sounds familiar then you need a culinary vacation! “Lettuce” take you on a tastebud trip to Asia with oriental-inspired wraps.

We have published an "Accounting for taste" community cook book. It came about after a colleague in Christchurch, Kristen Currie, suffered the heartbreak of losing his six week old son, Freddie Currie.

A New Zealand company is launching a unique muscle gain programme targeting athletes and fitness enthusiasts.

New research from Clothes Show Live reveals that women spend 598 hours or 37 days of the year shopping for the latest clothes, high heels and must-have accessories.

On the anniversary of the departure of Captain Robert Falcon Scott's Terra Nova expedition from Lyttelton, the Natural History Museum, London, Antarctic Heritage Trust and Canterbury Museum, New Zealand have announced a partnership to pr

Metro magazine's annual Best of Auckland issue hits the streets on Monday (November 29), declaring nearly 200 winners from the city's worlds of food and drink, nightlife, fashion, media, arts and culture, retail and more.