There we go, another twelve months done and dusted. In the spirit of the media at this time of year, as this one winds to a warm and muggy...

There's a farmer in Auckland hospital tonight after a run-in with a Highland cow which took exception to being loaded onto a truck, an...

Good grief, Boxing Day brought another earthquake in Christchurch - 4.9 this time, compared with 7.1 in September, but closer and shallower,...

Though I can't help getting sucked in sometimes, I've never been one for buying souvenirs when I travel - not of the Greetings fro...

Apologies to our old friends in England (Ross-on-Wye -2 C today) and our new friends in Washington state (Leavenworth 0 C and snowing), bu...

Good old Dr Seuss: perfectly put. This is such an exciting time, full of promise and enthusiasm and possibilities; and the Firstborn's j...

Last day in Melbourne, and it's a beaut: clear sky, hot, sunny and the streets full of Christmas shoppers, talented buskers, wandering t...