F.A.W.C! Mission Estate Black and White Masquerade Ball: SOLD OUT

It’s formal, but you can wear whatever colour you like as long as it’s black, white or both and you have a mask. Early evening canapés and a glass of bubbles will set the tone for a sit down, three-course black ...

Napier | Saturday, 22 June 2013

Crowds clambering for winter classic

Fires are stoked and warming beverages prepared, to cater for the crowds at Hawke's Bay's inaugural Winter Food and Wine Classic.

Fashion: Cool coats will warm up wardrobe

Big seems to be better when it comes to winter coats this year.

Huge landslip traps woman in Dunedin home

A Dunedin woman had a narrow escape when a huge landslip trapped her inside her home and brought a tree down on her car. Emergency services had trouble reaching the Sawyers Bay house after the slip overnight Thursday because the slip also blocked the entrance to the woman's property. "She wasn't injured, she just couldn't get out. A slip went into her house [and] she couldn't get out," Mr Grace said. "She was trapped in the house because the slip had basically blocked off exit points. Her car was also squashed by a tree," he said. Dunedin City Council roading maintenance engineer Peter Standring…