Sex is here to stay but sometimes the signals can be baffling, writes Christina Patterson.

As first steps go, John Buchanan can't be accused of fiddling with the hub caps when the engine has blown up.

Workers will be kept away from the site of a watermain explosion if monitoring finds any gas.

The cause of a gas explosion in south Auckland which claimed the life of a 48-year-old woman on Saturday is still unknown, despite police completing their forensic examination at the scene.

Australasian tween clothing chain Supre is under fire after running ads featuring a young topless model.

The All Whites' road trip ended in the loser's circle as the Socceroos exploited a travel-weary opponent to complete a 3-0 win.

New Zealand rider Jonathan Paget underlined his bid for next year's Olympics with a win at the Bramham international horse trials.

Ramon Milner slept through his alarm yesterday morning - and the lie-in could have saved his life.

A woman was killed and six men left with injuries similar to those sustained by "landmine" victims while inspecting work on a water pipe in Auckland's Onehunga yesterday.

The explosion at a construction site in the Auckland suburb of Onehunga has killed one person, a 48-year old woman, and left six others injured.