A very special Sunday Farmers Market and the Hawke's Bay Olive Festival are just two of the fun events which make up the Epicurious Festival.

The Marlborough community have rallied behind their volunteers, with 68 nominations being received for the TrustPower Marlborough Community Awards.

Over six weeks, more than 85 000 visitors will grace our shores for one of the world's biggest sporting events and Silver Fern Farms will be supplying top quality New Zealand grown red meat; lamb, venison and beef into nearly 150 restaurants around the country.

Aucklanders might be able to catch a glimpse of a giraffe as he makes his way through suburban streets en route to the Ports of Auckland today.

Tourism Catlins in conjunction with Catlins Coast Inc is again co-ordinating the annual Catlins Cleanup and is encouraging the residents of The Catlins to spend a few hours on the 18h September to pickup some roadside rubbish.

Gardeners wanting to escape the rugby excitement on Sunday (11 September) can gather with others to share tips and information on caring for and sowing seeds and seedlings.

If you have a Facebook or Twitter account, chances are you have felt, resisted or given in to the temptation to update with something Highly Inappropriate.

Local community groups have just two weeks left to ensure they are part of the biggest voluntary celebration in the Invercargill Southland region.

Maori Party MP for Te Tai Tonga, has added her tributes to the whanau of the late Saana Murray who passed away on Saturday night.

A nation-wide survey of Year 12 students launched this week by a team of researchers at Massey University hopes to "significantly advance our understanding of national identity" says Veronica Tawhai, policy lecturer at Te P?tahi a Toi, School of M?ori Studies at Massey University and a member of