Maurice Williamson's comments that opponents of land sales to foreigners were sometimes being racist was a case of humour backfiring, John Key said today.

About 400 people turned out to pay their last respects to Moko the dolphin at his funeral procession and memorial service in Whakatane today.

The carcass believed to be of much-loved dolphin Moko has arrived at Massey University in Palmerston North for an autopsy.

British student Richard Turner is so impressed with Maori TV he's travelled to NZ to find out why it's so successful - especially with Pakeha viewers.

Researchers want to hear from serial sex cheats and others with trouser-trouble, to deepen their understanding of what they call "hypersexuality".

Reality television has been accused of dumbing down the nation, but a study suggests some shows could be good for children.

The dream of first home ownership will be made easier by Prime Minister John Key's likely tax reforms, economists said today.

Ancestors of NZ's extinct flightless bird, the moa, probably flew here from South America and then lost the ability to fly home.