New ZealandPlease Santa...what kids wantMany kids are begging Santa for Lego, iPads and iPods or a new dog or cat for Christmas in letters they have written, New Zealand Post says.08 Dec 04:00 PM
CompaniesCoastal baches hot propertyNearby coastal areas are reaping the benefits of a buoyant Auckland property market, with homeowners beginning to use extra equity to buy baches, experts say.08 Dec 04:00 PM
WorldGrumpy Cat's mega millionsWith a relentless look of malevolence Grumpy Cat is not exactly cute. But her owner believes she's "unstoppable".08 Dec 04:00 PM
EntertainmentBest celebrity InstagramsRachel Glucina lists off some of the best Instagrams by Kiwi celebs.08 Dec 02:00 AM
EntertainmentWhy I was 'eaten' by snakeNaturalist Paul Rosolie tells of why he chose to be 'eaten alive' by a giant anaconda in support of a good cause.08 Dec 01:09 AM
EntertainmentLorde: Adults struggle with my ordersLorde has revealed adults don't always like to take orders from her, because she's a teenage girl.07 Dec 11:10 PM
EntertainmentSam Hayes to join Paul Henry?It won’t be a quiet Christmas for the powers that be at TV3, who are scrambling to prepare for Paul Henry’s new multi-platform breakfast show next year.07 Dec 10:00 PM
OpinionMatt Heath: It's going to be a right Christmas in winterWhen is the council, Government, SIS and NZ judiciary going to wake up and move Christmas Day into winter where it belongs?07 Dec 08:30 PM
EntertainmentGreen Day's plea for sick guitaristJason White, the touring guitarist of pop punk three-piece Green Day, has been diagnosed with tonsil cancer.07 Dec 07:00 PM
Lifestyle4 men, 6 weeks - 24kg flab offThe fat has fallen off them, they are feeling fitter and they're fuelled up with knowledge on nutrition and health.07 Dec 04:00 PM
BoxingSir Bob Jones questions Parker hypeSir Bob Jones has preached caution over the hype surrounding his former charge Joseph Parker.07 Dec 04:00 PM
EntertainmentLordey, Lordey, LordeyThe 18-year-old artist, whose career has gone from strength to strength this year, swapped her trademark dark lipstick for a more ethereal look in Stella magazine.07 Dec 04:00 PM
LifestyleQuitters win battle of buttsHundreds of smokers around New Zealand participated in the Stoptober campaign to quit smoking.07 Dec 04:00 PM
Aged careAre you smart enough to retire?Only 20 per cent of people near retirement surveyed passed a quiz about the basics of retirement planning.07 Dec 12:04 AM
New ZealandNo laughs as spat gets heatedHe fronts a conservative political party, but Epsom electorate MP David Seymour, the leader of the Act Party, was far from quiet and measured when he got into a Twitter war of words.05 Dec 10:02 PM
New ZealandCountry pubs squeezed drySince early settler days and gold rush fever they've been the next stop on the dusty road. A place to hang your hat, quench your thirst, and make new mates.05 Dec 08:48 PM
EntertainmentGrammy nominees announcedSam Smith, Taylor Swift and Iggy Azalea are among artists nominated for next year's Grammy Awards.05 Dec 07:21 PM
EntertainmentLorde slams song remixKiwi singer Lorde has distanced herself from a remix of The Hanging Tree, sung by Jennifer Lawrence, for The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part One movie.05 Dec 02:05 AM
WorldPregnant woman slams protestersA pregnant woman has told anti-abortion protesters to stop "judging and filming" women visiting an abortion clinic in London.05 Dec 01:18 AM
EntertainmentBono 'can't move' after crashBono "can't move" for "a couple of months" after sustaining a number of injuries in a bicycle accident.04 Dec 08:45 PM
WorldBinge drinking while pregnant not 'crime'A seven-year-old girl who was born with learning difficulties because her mother drank heavily while pregnant is not entitled to criminal injuries compensation.04 Dec 06:19 PM
RetailCan Pumpkin Patch recover?The woes of one-time market star Pumpkin Patch continue with one accounting professor saying the struggling retailer may now be worth more to shareholders broken up.04 Dec 04:30 PM
EntertainmentRadio bromance comes to endThe bromance is over. Jay Reeve and Paul Flynn are saying goodbye to their six-year radio relationship on ZM's drive show and going separate ways.04 Dec 04:00 PM
New ZealandTranstasman age gap getting biggerNew Zealand's population is tipped to age at a faster rate than our Australian neighbours.04 Dec 04:00 PM
Entertainment'Child actors should be shot'Bill Murray wants most child actors to be "taken out and shot".03 Dec 10:00 PM
AirlinesEmirates invests in NZ winesEmirates has unveiled details of its more than half a billion dollar "liquor investment" programme.03 Dec 09:44 PM
OpinionShelley BridgemanShelley Bridgeman: Worst ads of 2014Shelley Bridgeman lists ten advertisements from 2014 we'd rather forget.03 Dec 09:00 PM
EntertainmentWanted: Teen to play a Pacific princessThe official NZ casting call for Disney's first Polynesian princess Moana has opened - and sparked huge interest.03 Dec 07:40 PM