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Auckland example: The Wynard pedestrian crossing bridge in Auckland, New Zealand may be what a proposed bridge linking Quayside and Queensborough could look like.

Many of the carparking assets of New Zealand-owned and operated Tournament Parking have been sold to Southeast Asia's biggest player Wilson Parking.

Top Returning home for Swan Lake , Australian Ballet principal artist Ty King-Wall.

CALM BEFORE THE STORM: Christchurch at it's misty, frosty winter peak as a cyclist makes his way through Hagley Park.

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Cementing its place as one of the world's leading international airlines, Emirates has been awarded the highly coveted 'World's Best Airline' award, presented by Skytrax at the 2013 World Airline Awards.

The merging of culture and tourism is the perfect marriage, says Malaysia's Minister of Tourism and Culture, Dato' Seri Mohamed Nazri Abdul Aziz.

An Antarctic blast is set to hit Hawke's Bay toward the end of the week, with WeatherWatch forecasting the country will receive 48 to 72 hours of wild winter weather.

A team of up-and-coming young business leaders from all over New Zealand has been selected to fly the flag at a global entrepreneurs challenge in Asia.

FOLLOWING a suggestion from a woman handing out chocolate love hearts on the street, at the weekend a friend and I wandered into the foyer of the City Art Centre; an Edinburgh gallery with a strong collection of Scottish art and a rather nice exhibition of fashion photography.

Media release from NZ Transport Agency: Central region A future Bus Rapid Transit system through central Wellington has been found to have the most benefits of three possible options, according to the final report of the Wellington Public Transport Spine Study.

The NZ Transport Agency has released details of proposed mitigation measures for the Basin Bridge and plans of the proposed duplication of the Mount Victoria Tunnel and widening of Ruahine Street and Wellington Road.

During winter I often cringe at the idea of taking on the Kaimai Range in my trusty 1990s Mitsubishi Mirage.

Every year thousands of volunteers donate time and energy to preserve and protect the historical Mimiwhangata farm.

SIGN OF THE TIMES: A homeless man begging in Lambton Quay. The 'alternative giving' campaign is set to begin on July 1. The hounding of pedestrians by beggars for spare change has led to Wellington City Council deciding to install charity boxes around the city.

Thirteen chiefly women signed the Treaty of Waitangi, and this little known fact is the starting point for a new public programme at the National Library which considers where women stand now, how they got here, and how they see themselves in 2013.

OVER THE BANKS: Gordon Shapiro, 4, of Waltham, beside the Heathcote River in Beckenham.

NZTrio invites you back in 2013 to enjoy more sublime music at City Gallery Wellington as part of its popular ArtA3.

With a salary of up 65,000, the superintendent and visitor manager post is at the Palace of Holyroodhouse, a major tourist attraction in Edinburgh.

The four-year court battle over the genetic marker of an elevated risk of breast cancer was, for many, a mind-numbing slog through a complicated science.