Huka Lodge creates new Family Time package

One of Taupo's elite group of high-end luxury lodges has been placed on the market for sale. Chalet Eiger on the edge of Lake Taupo is a purpose-built four-bedroom lodge whose rates range up to $608 in the height of the tourist season. The 510 ...

We had wonderful news 8th April: that we had won the Luxury Traveller Magazine's Gold List 2013 award for best overseas boutique property, villa or lodge. We won it in 2010 and 2011 but only placed in 2012. For us to beat so many extraordinary ...

Scientists are battling for the future health of the country's longest river - and about how best to share it out. Andrew Stone reports Up close, after it has travelled more than 300km, the Waikato River is so muddy that you cannot see your feet if ...

After a gruelling few weeks in the studio kitchen, MasterChef's top eight contestants could not have been more excited to be boarding a plane to Fiji for the next stage of the competition and a well-earned treat. But one boarding pass was missing ...

He might have been known for being the sultan of sweat and his kitchen chaos on MasterChef New Zealand but Sushil Ravikumar insisted he's actually a bit of a clean freak. The most polite MasterChef contestant ever presented a dated dish out of the ...

He'd been hanging on in the bottom group for a number of weeks, but this time it was finally Sushil Ravikumar's turn to be sent home from the Masterchef kitchen. It was a gourmet barbecue that proved his downfall - a one-hour cooking challenge to ...

We tour through the North Island on Harley-Davidson's XL1200CB, which did a great job of being a 'mini' Switchback or Road King across some stunning roads In the beginning, God sat on his throne of clouds stroking his beard as he pondered his ...

1) Anna Barclay tries out the pool lounger 2) Daniel Mathie with Amber McIver of Verdo Nails 3) Donna Hoyle and Maureen Bayley of The Huka Retreat 4) Jessica Handyside (left), Shelley Head and Hc Shen of Moet Hennessy It was like a dream invite ...

The latest contestant to be eliminated from MasterChef New Zealand, Jennis Hayes, found it tricky keeping the show's secrets safe. The 25-year-old food technology teacher has been constantly quizzed by her students. "It's so hard keeping a secret," ...