Te Hamua Nikora is the Maori men's posterboy for what not to do about your health - but he's still a ridiculously handsome one, he reckons.

New Zealand musician Beaver - best known for her role in Blerta and for performing the theme song to the 1980s Kiwi television show Gloss - died yesterday.

Almost three-quarters of people who think they have olive skin actually only have fair skin, according to a University of Otago study.

A new vaccine therapy, derived from rabbit calicivirus disease (RCD), could offer hope for colorectal cancer sufferers, researchers say.

Rays that cause skin cancer also make New Zealand sauvignon blanc unique, according to new research.

Australia is poised to introduce the world's harshest anti-smoking laws, with tobacco companies forced to sell cigarettes in plain packets resembling prescription drug packs.

Smoking, drinking too much, inactivity and poor diet can collectively age you by 12 years.

A study into the health effects of using mobile phones will take 20 or 30 years to complete.

A group of six New Zealanders will this year attempt to jet-ski from London to Auckland, via Sydney.