The final field for Tuesday's Melbourne Cup, including dual Cup winner and sentimental favorite Makybe Diva and last year's runner-up Vinnie Roe, has been announced. The 24 runners accepted for ... Read More

Five days to the running of Australia's premier racing event, the Melbourne Cup, fans of record-breaking mare Makybe Diva remain divided on whether she should race in this year's Melbourne ... Read More

Queensland is moving towards establishing its first legal nude beach, which may be located near Bundaberg north of Noosa on the state's Sunshine Coast and just west of the northern ... Read More

Although New Zealand's Mt Taranaki has shown little or no sign of activity for 200 years, scientists say an eruption by the volcano is overdue, today's New Zealand Herald reports. ... Read More

Sydney has again been named best city in the world, Sydney Sunday newspaper The Sun-Herald reported today. The newspaper was reporting on Sydney being named No 1 at the Conde ... Read More

New Zealand's easternmost city — Gisborne, where day begins — is recovering from the effects of torrential rains which cut roads and isolated the city. According to the New Zealand ... Read More

In her preparation for this year's Melbourne Cup, two-times Cup winner Makybe Diva won the 2040m Cox Plate at Melbourne's Moonee Valley racecourse today. She is the only horse to ... Read More

Visitors to popular New Zealand tourist city Rotorua will be warned they may be targeted by criminals. The warning is contained in a brochure to be distributed to motels in ... Read More

Movie star, director and producer Mel Gibson is donating US$1 million to the victims of Hurricane Stan through the Rotary Club of Mexico. The Mexican Government announced the donation after ... Read More

Well-known as the place to go for whale watching, Kaikoura in fact has more activities and attractions to fascinate the visitor.

At about 10.30pm today, October 19, Australian eastern time — mid-afternoon in Copenhagen — Crown Princess Mary of Denmark left hospital with the new-born heir to the Danish throne. ... Read More

Right in the heart of the city rises the distinctive 305-metre Sydney Tower, a highly visible Sydney landmark and the city’s tallest structure, an aerie-like platform for panoramic views, sky-high ... Read More

Off the southern tip of New Zealand's South Island lies Stewart Island, a land of forests, bush, coves, beaches, wildlife, and home of the kiwi. Tramp the tracks, explore the ... Read More

For close encounters of the bird (and animal) kind, Phillip Island southeast of Melbourne, Victoria, is hard to beat. Experience the penguin parade, observe the fur seals, shearwaters, koalas and ... Read More

It stands just east of Hyde Park in the heart of Sydney, this mother church of Australian Catholicism, an imposing stone structure of decorated geometrical Gothic design, with relatively new ... Read More

Three hours' drive north from Auckland, the Bay of Islands is a popular New Zealand holiday destination, rich in history and with a wealth of water activities and natural attractions. ... Read More

Interestingly, in filming a story about feudal Japan, its producers settled on shooting The Last Samurai, starring Tom Cruise, in the Taranaki region of New Zealand's North Island. And is ... Read More

Some three years ago, two tourists visiting Queensland died as a result of being stung by the Irukandji jellyfish, a tiny, virtually transparent killer. Knowing where and when this danger ... Read More

Ever seen ballet performed like this? Well, the group known as Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo opens their show tonight at Sydney's State Theatre. The Trocks are funny and ... Read More

In the first major race of Melbourne's Spring Racing Carnival, two-time Melbourne Cup-winner Makybe Diva won today's Turnbull Stakes run over 2000 metres at Flemington Racecourse.The Turnbuill Stakes is recognised ... Read More