Residents of West Auckland have rallied together to protect a 500 year old Kauri tree. Local authorities want it to be chopped to make way for two new houses.

Tony Abbott has been over the ditch to New Zealand. So, can he learn anything from the Kiwi Prime Minister John Key?

It's true. The Kiwis could soon have a new flag. Whilst Australia still pays tribute to the poms, with the Union Jack still struck in the corner.

There was a time when Kiwis couldn't wait to jump on a plane and head for Bondi. Now though, that's all changing.

Only 640 of 1,600 New Zealand state schools surveyed had religious education classes - even then many didn't know what syllabus they were following.