A drunk Aussie who was turfed out of a pub told police he climbed into Fatso's enclosure to give him a pat.

As the Emissions Trading Scheme begins, studies find a wealth of carbon locked up in the soil.

The risk of receiving a dreaded Facebook friend request from your parents or even grandparents is on the increase.

It was a day where everything went right for the All Blacks, but writing the Boks off would be a mistake.

The mother of a teenager who was found on fire outside his Tauranga home is desperate for answers.

Telecom customers wanting better overseas roaming coverage and mobile broadband services will soon be forced to upgrade to its XT network.

A shopkeeper was hit on the head with a hammer and had her wrists and ankles bound with lavalavas before a teenager stole money from her till.

NZ scientists have recreated the face of a 2500-year-old Turkish peasant with technology they hope could be used in court in coming years.

The iPad is supposed to launch in New Zealand in late - but there's still no official word on exactly when.

Kyle Siebert, who appears in camo gear on Generation Kill, is a most unlikely war hero. He doesn't think war is necessary and now works in a supermarket in Christchurch.

Dave Dobbyn, who celebrated 30 years in music last year, is touring the majestic churches, chapels and cathedrals of New Zealand on the 2010 Classic Hits Acoustic Church Tour.

Murder She Wrote meets Californication.