RetailMystery shoppers' text twistAuckland-based Customer Radar aims to turn the traditional "mystery shopper" way of rating company performance on its head.21 May 05:30 PM
New Zealand10 most-read stories todayHere are the most read news stories today, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about tomorrow.21 May 05:05 AM
LifestyleWhat's really in your makeupEvery day women expose themselves to around 168 different chemicals hidden in products like deodorants, shampoos and cosmetics, which are spread with gay abandon over every inch of skin.20 May 10:50 PM
New ZealandGrave fears for swept away tramper"My teeth were broken, blood came out of my mouth and Jessica was gone." A backpacker has described being unable to save a woman swept away on Milford Track.20 May 10:08 PM
New ZealandWarning for Kiwis headed to ThailandKiwis are being urged not to travel to some areas of Thailand and to be extremely careful in others after martial law was declared across the country.20 May 09:30 PM
EntertainmentKimbra's tour with Janelle Monae cancelledKimbra's tour with Janelle Monae has been cancelled and will not be rescheduled, including the show they were due to play at Auckland's Vector Arena on Saturday.20 May 07:57 PM
LifestyleFertility unfinished at 40As the rising abortion rate among women over 35 is blamed on their mistaken belief that they are 'past it', we find out the truth about later pregnancy.20 May 06:00 PM
New ZealandGoogle first call for upset young KiwisA survey has found Google now beats talking to friends for young Kiwis wanting to know about sex, drugs, alcohol, depression, stress or their health.20 May 05:30 PM
OpinionDylan CleaverDylan Cleaver: This is what the filthy few have done...The trust is gone, perhaps for a generation. Forget for a minute the allegations against Chris Cairns, writes Dylan Cleaver.20 May 05:30 PM
New ZealandMP sticks to his guns on Mafia remarkThe MP whose tweet caused the Speaker to refer the issue of Twitter to the Privileges Committee does not resile from his description of the Speaker as a "Mafia don".20 May 05:30 PM
New ZealandPlan to save safe car owners $163 a yearMotorists with newer, safer cars may see their annual licence costs slashed by as much as $163 a year.20 May 05:00 PM
New Zealand10 most-read stories todayHere are the most read news stories today, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about tomorrow.20 May 05:00 AM
LifestyleShould we ditch 'best before'?EU is to scrap "best-before" dates on long life food packaging as a measure to stop millions of tons of edible produce being thrown away every year.20 May 04:00 AM
New ZealandValentines Day bigamist let off with warningA woman who committed bigamy on Valentines Day has been let off with a warning from a judge that in times past, she would have been jailed.20 May 01:41 AM
AirlinesAir NZ - Tourism NZ partnership extendedAir New Zealand and Tourism New Zealand will extend a $20 million marketing partnership to promote the country in key overseas markets.19 May 11:13 PM
New Zealand'You are such a coward of a man'Nathan Albert bled to death alone on the side of an Auckland road during the early hours of New Year’s Day 2013. Now his killer has been jailed for life.19 May 10:52 PM
WorldAntarctica losing 159 billion tonnes of ice a yearThe Antarctic ice sheet is disappearing at twice the speed of when it was last surveyed, losing 159 billion tonnes of ice to the ocean every year.19 May 09:58 PM
TourismAuckland's $7b plan to pull in touristsSeaplanes, America's Cup yacht charters and the Auckland Harbour Bridge SkyPath are among forecast visitor experiences tipped to boost the city's tourism income.19 May 05:30 PM
New ZealandPensioners take on developersA handful of Auckland pensioners have stopped developers in their tracks.19 May 05:30 PM
New Zealand'Jihad' threat to mosque securityA mosque in Auckland has been shut down indefinitely following violent attacks and the declaration of jihad, or holy war, against private security staff.19 May 05:30 PM
New ZealandHappy kids icing on the cakeBaking for others is always rewarding. But it's even more so when it's for a child who is in hospital.19 May 05:30 PM
New ZealandDream path from Burmese jail to NZ tertiary educationLearning English was just a dream for Ye Tun Oo, let alone being able to start a degree in an English-speaking country.19 May 05:30 PM
Entertainment12 Questions: Sarah PeirseIt was a rowdy household of seven, musical, bookish, articulate, funny. In Wellington. My father was an economist and political scientist.19 May 05:00 PM
EntertainmentLorde wins at Billboard AwardsLorde has won two gongs at the Billboard Music Awards in Las Vegas and performed her song Tennis Court for the first time on television.19 May 07:38 AM
New Zealand10 most-read stories todayHere are the most read news stories today, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about tomorrow.19 May 05:00 AM
SportCyclist celebrates too earlyFrom premature celebrating to a smooth baseball fan, Daily Shorts looks at the light-hearted side of sport.19 May 01:30 AM
World$580m of student debt burnedAn activist in Chile has burnt documents representing NZ$580 million worth of student debt during a protest at Universidad del Mar.18 May 11:53 PM
New ZealandAuckland's CCTV plan to watch youAn Auckland-wide surveillance network of CCTV cameras is being stitched together as the forerunner of a national system which could include facial recognition technology.18 May 06:47 PM
New ZealandArdern's volunteer exposed to full montyDogs and slammed doors? Sure. But being exposed to stark naked man? That's a bit more than most political party door knockers sign up to.18 May 05:00 PM
New ZealandMidwife told to apologiseA midwife who stopped monitoring a baby during birth against instruction from an obstetrician has been ordered to apologise to the infants mother over his death.18 May 05:00 PM
LifestyleWriters Festival: Festival full of praise for women writersThree important writers, all women over 65, were given separate standing ovations yesterday at the Auckland Writers Festival.18 May 05:00 PM
