Dame Elizabeth Taylor has reportedly left the bulk of her US$600m (NZ$796m) fortune to AIDS charities.

Read the tributes from Hollywood legends to Academy Award winning actress Elizabeth Taylor, who died overnight, aged 79.

New figures reveal HIV amongst gay and bisexual men in NZ is at its worst level since the virus entered NZ in the 1980s.

An HIV-positive man who sexually abused two children under 12 after serving time in jail for a similar offence has avoided an indefinite jail term.

A million kisses help heal heartache as we recognise today - World Aids Day.

Acclaimed director Spike Jonze is behind a documentary on a Bono-backed project helping Aids sufferers in Africa. He talks to Jacqueline Smith

Scientists this week announced the first pill to provide effective protection against Aids.

An Otago University molecular biologist has been awarded New Zealand's top science and technology honour, the 2010 Rutherford Medal.

An HIV-positive taxi driver who was jailed last year for raping an 18-year-old passenger has had his appeal against conviction rejected.

David Fane has been suspended from his Radio Network job for a week for offensive comments made during an expletive-laden rant last week.

One of the creators of bro'Town has apologised for the "dumb" racist and homophobic remarks he made at a media event earlier this week.

A top TV star unleashed a racist outburst at a high-profile media event this week - claiming that "Jews were expendable". He also claimed that "Hitler had a right" and HIV sufferers deserved to be "roasted".

The Royal Dutch Medical Association has adopted the view that the circumcision of underage boys violates their human rights.

A New Zealand woman fears she is among the victims of an HIV-positive circus performer suspected of infecting hundreds of women in Australia.