Melanie Earley

A luxury island development in South Auckland has welcomed its first residents after more than a decade in the works. Pararēkau Island in Karaka was connected to the mainland by a causeway with a gate which would only allow cars belonging to residents to ... See more

An Auckland funeral home has reunited unclaimed ashes with about a dozen families, but still has over 800 remaining unclaimed after a call-out before a mass interment. In September, Morrisons Funerals said it had a secured room full of over 700 unclaimed ... See more

在数年等待后，宜家（IKEA）在新西兰的首家门店将于12月4日本周四正式开业。 宜家管理层表示，他们预计开业首日的客流量将在1.5万至2万人之间。 随着新西兰首个宜家门店开业在即，本周四，宜家周边区域预计将出现明显的交通堵塞。 本周一，宜家邀请媒体提前探访这座耗时7年终于即将开业的3.4万平米门店。 店里什么样？ 宜家以其明亮的色彩和布置好的家庭环境而闻名--这两者在奥克兰店内都能找到。 消费者将能够看到多种不同的样板间，包括起居室、厨房、卧室、浴室甚至露台。 样板间中的每一件商品的价签上同时都还标注着各... See more

After years of anticipation, IKEA is set to open its doors to the New Zealand public for the first time on Thursday, December 4. IKEA's management said they're expecting between 15,000 to 20,000 visitors to the Sylvia Park store on its first day of trade.... See more

Jetstar has confirmed the use of portable power banks on all of its New Zealand flights will be banned from 15 December, as Air New Zealand looks into the matter also. All Qantas Group flights, which included Jetstar would introduce the measures next mont... See more