Two cattle and a calf which survived yesterday's earthquake should be allowed to retire and live out their days in a sanctuary, animal rights group Peta says.

The personal details of millions who signed up to a sex hook-up website in the past 20 years were exposed in one of the largest ever data breaches.

A South African rhino who was named Hope after she survived a 2015 attack by poachers who hacked off her horns and part of her face has died.

Three cows left standing on an island of land have drawn international attention.

What you need to know about the earthquake and tsunami and what people in the above coastal areas should do.

Village Roadshow is known for its measures to stop piracy, but its latest efforts have made an absolute mockery of its harsh stance.

Scientists have debunked a prediction that a major earthquake could hit the South Pacific on November 14.

As New Zealand wakes up to reports of the series of earthquakes to have shaken the country overnight the rest of the world is also coming to grips with the news.

About 100 people gathered on Wellington's waterfront in solidarity against the "orange oompaloompa" this afternoon, to show support

Those who illegally download television shows and movies are about to find it much harder, with leading torrent sites in Google's scope.

This helicopter tour over the South Island was a star-studded affair.

A new law will limit free expression even further.

A toddler's leg was broken in three places in a horror incident after his shoe was caught in a 'Crazy Circus' fairground ride.

A popular Auckland cafe is being blasted by a food critic for using naked women in its advertising.

This election is one for the ages, an epic upset that 100 years from now we will all be discussing.

The NZ Herald wasn't the only paper around the world to go big with the US election coverage.

Brisbane man who stabbed a woman 11 times had a history of abusing women.

COMMENT: The Research and Education Advanced Network is a decade older, but it would preferable if it was almost 20, writes Juha Saarinen.

A former soldier who defrauded people out of thousands of pounds by pretending to be a decorated war veteran with cancer has been jailed for 16 months.

The US has levelled an extraordinary threat against Russia admitting it has laid the groundwork for a devastating cyber assault against the country.

Passive aggressive notes left by fed-up neighbours are sweeping the web.

A 12-year-old boy in the United Kingdom repeatedly raped his younger sister after becoming fascinated with pornography he found on the internet.

A restaurant will let you use its Wi-Fi for free if you can solve this insanely complex math equation. So far, no one has been able to crack it.

Are Breaking Bad and The Walking Dead linked?

COMMENT: Short messages - what makes Twitter Twitter - are inherently conducive to insults, ill will and degraded discourse.

Struggling to remember passwords for everything from online banking to internet shopping is a curse of the modern world.

Spark managing director Simon Moutter has reinforced its push to steer customers away from copper broadband.

Gable Tostee has appeared on a social media post under his new name for a cafe challenge - two weeks after being acquitted of his Kiwi Tinder date's murder.

The identity of the hunter who killed Pedals the bear with a crossbow will remain secret after the authorities in New Jersey refused to release it.

An accidental thief left a remorseful note and some petrol money after mistakenly stealing a woman's car.