BasketballFuture bright for US-bound teenagerAs the Breakers warmed down after a long, physical training session at their Mairangi Bay gym yesterday, the team's 16-year-old prodigy, Tai Wynyard, was out on the floor practising dunks.27 Jan 04:00 PM
World5C rise in temperature tipped for AustraliaAustralia is on course to experience some of the world's most extreme temperature increases as well as more torrential rain and increased flooding, a new report shows.27 Jan 04:00 PM
New Zealand'I screamed, but no one came'As Tamara Cuttriss blacked out and went under the water her last thought was: "This is it. What a waste. I haven't even lived yet."27 Jan 04:00 PM
EntertainmentSam Smith to pay royalties to rocker Tom PettyIt hasn't been the best month for singer Sam Smith.26 Jan 11:00 PM
EntertainmentWhisky helped actress get through NZ shootOne day of filming for Z for Zachariah was so unbearably cold, Margot Robbie and her co-stars had to keep warm by swigging whisky.26 Jan 09:15 PM
LifestyleUS, UK in chocolate warsHershey’s has won a legal battle that means British-made Cadbury's chocolate can't be sold on American shelves.26 Jan 07:42 PM
BusinessApartment life: Ups and downsPrime Minister John Key has said apartments are an option for first-home buyers. Property editor Anne Gibson explores the pros and cons.26 Jan 04:00 PM
LifestyleWinning artwork smashedThe winning sculpture at a New Zealand outdoor art exhibition is among a number of works vandalised in the opening weekend of the free public event.26 Jan 04:00 PM
EntertainmentSizzling Laneway hits its strideIf there's a year that Laneway has come of age, mark it down as this one.26 Jan 04:00 PM
EntertainmentEx-spies infiltrate Hollywood"When I left the CIA, if you were going to ask me, 'Would you write about espionage?' I'd say, 'Absolutely not.' So why are former CIA officers turning up in Hollywood?25 Jan 09:13 PM
OpinionHarkanwal SinghCommuting interactive: How transport has changed in New ZealandAn interactive map reveals the change in commuting patterns in New Zealand since 2001.25 Jan 06:37 AM
EntertainmentWhy Kiwi actors are choosing fame in AustraliaBeing world famous in New Zealand is all very well, but a new, fresh-faced wave of New Zealand actors is choosing to be world famous in Australia.23 Jan 06:00 PM
EntertainmentThe Diary: Heidi Klum wants Auckland to judge her undiesAn episode for the upcoming season of Germany's Next Top Model will be filmed in Auckland next week.23 Jan 04:00 PM
LifestyleRevealed: What's in those fries"Potatoes, thank goodness! That's a good start," former Mythbusters host Grant Imahara says as he goes on to reveal the 13 other ingredients contained in the US version of the McDonald's fry.23 Jan 03:38 AM
EntertainmentPrankster George strikes againSerial pranker George Clooney has struck again. Actress Evan Rachel Wood was pranked by her <i>Ides of March</i> co-star George Clooney at the Venice Film Festival in Italy.23 Jan 01:30 AM
LifestyleDo you really need carbs to recover from exercise?Recent research suggests carbohydrate-rich foods may not be helping exercise recovery as previously thought and their potential link with metabolic diseases are raising questions.22 Jan 06:30 PM
EntertainmentVampire stars want your cashA Kickstarter campaign by Jemaine Clement and Taika Waititi to raise $400k to self-distribute their vampire movie What We Do in the Shadows in the US has been criticised.22 Jan 05:20 PM
New ZealandTree lovers vow to fight onTree campaigners are vowing to go to court if Auckland's roading authority presses on with plans to chop down six 80-year-old pohutukawa.22 Jan 04:00 PM
EntertainmentLindsay Lohan hospitalised with rare virusLindsay Lohan has been hospitalised in London with a rare virus.22 Jan 05:00 AM
EntertainmentWilliam Roache's emotional tribute to 'soulmate' Anne KirkbrideWilliam Roache brought his Coronation Street co-stars to tears with an emotional tribute to Anne Kirkbride at the National Television Awards.22 Jan 03:00 AM
EntertainmentIs this good-bye Top Gear?How much longer can the show really go on before it's deemed too tired and risky for the BBC to bother with?22 Jan 12:25 AM
Australian OpenOutrage over 'pervy' commentatorA Channel 7 tennis commentator has caused outrage at the Australian Open after asking Canadian tennis star Eugenie Bouchard to "twirl" on live TV.21 Jan 11:35 PM
LifestyleNo breastfeeding - at breastfeed summit'The irony is unbelievable.' A breastfeeding conference in Scotland told nursing mothers it 'wasn't appropriate' to breastfeed at the event.21 Jan 05:37 PM
World'It has 300 teeth over 25 rows'A rare and terrifying frilled shark has been pulled from the water by fishermen near Lakes Entrance in Victoria, Australia.21 Jan 05:07 PM
LifestyleDanes strike deal on babiesCouples in a rural town in Denmark have agreed to try to have more babies over the next few years as part of a deal with the council to keep public services running.21 Jan 04:00 PM
New Zealand'Unhappy' gibbon put downOne of Auckland Zoo's two siamang gibbons has been put down, ending an 11-year life in which he was believed to have been severely depressed.21 Jan 04:00 PM
OpinionCaitlin Dewey: What the Miss Lebanon selfie 'scandal' says about meaning on the internetWhen Miss Israel beamed her Crest-commercial grin for a selfie with Miss Lebanon last week, she likely didn't know the Instagram would become international headline news.21 Jan 04:10 AM
LifestyleSuperfoods of 2015Kale, quinoa and kombucha ruled the trendy healthful-food scene in 2014. But what will take center stage in 2015?20 Jan 10:35 PM
EntertainmentChewbacca in hospital with pneumoniaThe actor who played Chewbacca in the Star Wars films has been taken to hospital suffering from pneumonia.20 Jan 07:25 PM
LifestyleDad's buggy ad goes viral"This buggy signifies everything that ended my happy low cost child free life."20 Jan 07:04 PM
EntertainmentVeitch ties the knotBroadcaster Tony Veitch married his longtime partner Lisa Bryan last Friday in a private, intimate ceremony at Mangere's Kelliher Estate on Puketutu Island.20 Jan 04:00 PM
LifestyleDidn't know you're pregnant?The idea that a woman could carry a child to a full-term delivery without knowing she is pregnant is mind-boggling. It has to be denial, or worse, right?20 Jan 03:55 AM
