Lorna Thornber

Actor and writer Laura Hill, 51, counts her lucky stars that she's not only been able to sustain a career in the New Zealand film and television industry for more than 25 years, but also buy a house.

Comment After flatting and living with her parents for years, Victoria (Tori) Fairbrass and her partner Kasi longed for a place of their own.

Cruises are often thought of as an expensive holiday option, but there are always bargains to be had.

One of New Zealand's most experienced actors, Stephen Papps is famously good at getting inside the minds of a multitude of wildly different characters - including, in his latest play Social Animal, three dogs.

Before becoming a travel-focused journalist in 2017, I was one of those Kiwis who'd seen more of the world than they had their own country.

Lorna Thornber As people around the world seek to live longer, healthier lives, the global longevity and wellness market has topped US$2.5 trillion.

I'm luxuriating in the see-through cyan lagoon surrounding my overwater bungalow when I spy a pointed black fin zipping across the surface. Towards me.

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Lorna Thornber Setting foot on an Air Tahiti Nui Dreamliner is a bit like travelling back to French Polynesia in decades past.

I'm winding my way along the road that rings the sacred French Polynesian island of Ra'iātea - waterfall-studded volcanic peaks to my right and a