Auckland
- ★★★★½
- Airline reviews
New business class seat resets the long-haul standard across the Pacific
I feel like I’m in the cockpit of a space capsule, although this is probably roomier than an astronaut’s abode.
- Jim Darby
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Reds suffer huge scare in tight win over Moana
Queensland scored with just two minutes remaining to beat Moana Pasifika by two points and all but secure a Super Rugby Pacific finals berth.
- Justin Chadwick
- Opinion
- Travel tips
The nine cities that gave me a terrible first impression
These are the places I really disliked at first, only to realise that once you scratch below the surface, they’re actually great (but, sorry Bangkok, still not a fan).
- Ben Groundwater
- Opinion
- Foodie travel
The type of restaurant every traveller should seek out
Avoid the empires, the spin-offs, the slick machines or the painfully pretentious. Find places where the owner is the one in the apron banging the pans.
- Ben Groundwater
This boat builder had nightmares of boats crashing. The reality was far worse
Unlike in other sports, SailGP own the entire fleet of high-performance catamarans. Meet the man tasked with keeping them all racing.
- Frances Howe
- Updated
- Australians in sport
Australia win chaotic SailGP in Auckland after sailor breaks both legs in horror crash
Tom Slingsby captained Australia to victory in the first SailGP event to feature a split fleet, following a collision on Saturday which left two sailors in hospital.
- Frances Howe
‘Scariest I’ve experienced’: Two in hospital after horror crash in SailGP
Australian driver Tom Slingsby said the collision between France and New Zealand was the biggest he’d seen in six seasons of SailGP.
- Frances Howe
It’s no Bondi, but this dark, wild beach is startlingly beautiful
If Bondi Beach is Barbie, New Zealand’s Piha Beach is Wuthering Heights’ Heathcliff. Brooding, wild, unpredictable.
- Jane Richards
Qantas’ new lounge ‘best on the network’ – but it’s not in Australia
Ten years after first being discussed, new lounge is ready to open and will give passengers heading to New York a place to freshen up before the long haul.
- Emma Stanford
Taika Waititi, Thom Yorke and Goth flappers: NZ Fashion Week roars back to life
After a cancelled event in 2024, New Zealand’s national fashion showcase has returned, drawing home-grown celebrities from the international stage onto the catwalk. Here’s what it’s learnt from Australia – and what Australia can learn from its neighbour.
- Lauren Ironmonger