Wellingtonians pride themselves on being more cultured, more individual and more offbeat than certain other parts of the country - and the funny part is, the rest of us tend to agree. Wellington is cool....

Having lived in Auckland for more than five years it's a shade embarrassing to admit to people I've never visited Waiheke Island. Like a Parisian never climbing the steps of the Eiffel Tower or a Londoner avoiding Greenwich - you can't call yourself an Aucklander until you've visited the crown of the Hauraki Gulf....

To be honest I'm not a huge fan of either ABBA or musicals so I wasn't expecting to be entertained by Mamma Mia! but ended up 'having the time of my life'....

It's not often we get a big art retrospective passing through these isles, so we thought we'd head over to Melbourne for the weekend to see 'Liquid Desire', the Salvador Dali exhibition at the National Gallery of Victoria....

Spring is in the air and school holidays are underway. Looking for something to keep the kids occupied? Kelly Tarlton's Antarctic and Underwater World has something they can really sink their teeth into!...