In exactly one month, the lifts will start running for the opening of the ski season in Aspen Snowmass, Colorado USA.

With the moustache phenomenon that is Movember set to return to New Zealand for 2010, men across the country are preparing their upper lips for a month of moustache growth.

New Zealand born Ty King-Wall is one of six young ballet dancers vying for the coveted 2010 Telstra Ballet Dancer Award title and associated $20,000 cash prize, provided by Principal Sponsor Telstra.

 Shoplifters have cost UK stores £4.4bn in the last year, adding £180 to the average shopping bill of every family.

Positively Wellington Tourism will be devastated if The Hobbit isn't made in Wellington, Chief Executive David Perks says.

Back for its 15th year and with more eager fans than you can shake a lightsaber at, the Armageddon Expo kicks off tomorrow at the Auckland ASB Showgrounds for a long weekend extravaganza of eye-popping costumes, exciting events and well-known personalities.

Ogilvy's new summer campaign to relaunch New Zealand's iconic L&P brand is, well, nothing much.

In one of the most far-reaching multi-national and multi-language book-publishing deals by one publisher for a single title, Random House has acquired rights to publish a memoir by Salman Rushdie in each of its territories across the world.

The Hawke's Bay Wine Award judges have bestowed the Esk Valley Winemakers Reserve Chardonnay 2008 with a trophy, gold and reserve champion wine of the show - the same accolades the wine received in the 2009 awards.

Villa Maria's Single Vineyard Omahu Gravels Viognier has just been awarded the Viognier trophy and gold at the Hawkes Bay Wine Awards 2010.

The wine is an exceptional performer and is just one of Villa Maria's and award winning range of Viognier wines.