Some of New Zealand's and the World's best names in big mountain skiing and snowboarding are expected to descend on Mt Ruapehu next month for the Export 33 Xtreme skiing event, and the Mother Snowboard Challenge at Whakapapa.

Thorough out New Zealand, women will be gathering together this Friday, 6th August, to breastfeed their babies, in celebration of World Breastfeeding Week.

Every single day is a pride day! Vancouver, BC had its pride day on August 1^st. I experienced what only could be explained as a carnival of love and freedom.

The biggest list of designers in New Zealand Fashion Week's (NZFW) history, have confirmed to show during the tenth year of New Zealand's biggest fashion industry event.

Onboard the highest rated* cruise ship to be based in Australasia August 3, 2010 - Celebrity Cruises has announced the cruise line's 2011-2012 Australia and New Zealand season for the most elegant superliner to be based in Australasia, Celebrity Century, and in a first for the cruise line, guests

Turbo-charged Scottish percussion star Colin Currie will rocket around the stage playing as many as 20 instruments in the hotly-awaited Soundscapes national tour with the NZSO in September.

If you are suffering from celluloid withdrawal after the New Zealand International Film Festival be sure to pay a trip to City Gallery Wellington where there will be a special chance to catch New Zealand filmmaker Nova Paul's most recent film This is Not Dying from 10 August to 5 September 2010.<

Nelson's Grand Mercure Monaco Resort is a finalist in four categories of the prestigious international H M Awards 2010 for hotel management excellence.

Strangely Strange but Oddly Normal is the title of Ian Kingstone's forthcoming exhibition at Pierre Peeters Gallery in Parnell and represents a rich development in his recognisable, endlessly inventive style.

As opposed to doing an O.E out of England, drinking pints and hitting Oktoberfest etc, I took the road less travelled and decided to move to Costa Rica to become an English Language Teacher.