New Zealand captain Melissa Ruscoe is possibly the most relaxed sounding skipper you'll ever chat to just days out from a World Cup final.

British author Louis de Bernieres has set most of his stories in exotic places, but now, in this interlinked collection of short stories, he explores the exoticism to be found on his home turf.

Former Deputy PM Michael Cullen has outlined a proposal which would see Parliament elect the Head of State, telling a conference there was "inevitability" about NZ becoming a republic.

If you want to tell whether your baby is in pain, looking at its face may not be enough, researchers have found.

Too much homage, too few laughs.

The singer reportedly told Doherty he could stay at her new house in Camden, north London, because he needs a base in the English capital while working.

Two big names in British thriller writing visit New Zealand next week. Craig Sisterson talks to Peter James and Peter Robinson.

Scientists have found the first inherited link to common migraine and a possible reason for extreme headaches.

Prime Minister John Key and his wife, Bronagh, will be spending a weekend with the Queen at Balmoral Castle in Scotland.

The three-year design partnership between the supermodel Kate Moss and the retail tycoon Sir Philip Green will draw to a close later this year.

Sex & Stravinsky proved to be perhaps her most difficult book yet

Prince Charles is strange and his father so prejudiced that he could be a breakfast TV host, says NZ's former deputy prime minister.

The continuing financial chaos of Prince Andrew's former wife has, it is said, persuaded him to take charge of her financial affairs.

One of NZ's greatest scientists was investigated by Britain's MI5 as a suspect in passing information to Russia on the first atomic bombs, according to newly released files.

The woman who earned the wrath of a nation after she was caught dumping a cat in a bin says she is "profoundly sorry".

The British woman caught on camera dumping a cat in a wheelie bin said she 'thought it would be funny'.

She grew up with the very rich and most famous of famous, yet designer Stella McCartney is surprisingly level-headed.