NZ scientists have recreated the face of a 2500-year-old Turkish peasant with technology they hope could be used in court in coming years.

A shopkeeper was hit on the head with a hammer and had her wrists and ankles bound with lavalavas before a teenager stole money from her till.

The iPad is supposed to launch in New Zealand in late - but there's still no official word on exactly when.

Kyle Siebert, who appears in camo gear on Generation Kill, is a most unlikely war hero. He doesn't think war is necessary and now works in a supermarket in Christchurch.

Dave Dobbyn, who celebrated 30 years in music last year, is touring the majestic churches, chapels and cathedrals of New Zealand on the 2010 Classic Hits Acoustic Church Tour.

Murder She Wrote meets Californication.

Police are reviewing a defence witness' evidence from the David Bain trial, after a TV documentary which aired last night.

The New Zealand dollar gained on a weakening greenback after comments from the Reserve Bank of Australia yesterday spurred traders' appetite for high-yielding currencies.

David Bain's legal team has slammed a documentary claiming Robin Bain could not have killed his family as 'unadulterated rubbish'.

NZ won't extend the number of refugees it accepts and needs to address the increasing risk of people-smuggling boats hitting our shores, says the PM.

Reports say Pete Bethune's prosecution in Tokyo has demanded a two-year prison term.