A plane was delayed for five hours after it was forced to divert to Manchester airport after all the toilets were blocked.

Evelyn Sen was today found not guilty of murdering her 4-year-old daughter by reason of insanity. Here are some other killers ruled insane by the New Zealand courts.

Racism and discrimination has become so bad in NZ that each year more than 400 people complain to Human Rights Commissioner.

COMMENT: It's tempting to join the sinophiles who slapped "Adam" for suggesting Chinese speculators were building the Auckland property bubble.

Last year, Mick Fanning was lucky to survive a terrifying shark attack at J-Bay. He took time out from surfing, and admitted he didn't

Death toll from cyclone in Fiji has risen to 20.

The details of Jonah Lomu's will can be revealed and show he left his rugby legacy to his sons while his lawyer has been left in control of his finances.

Crackdown on cash jobs is welcome, but IRD should not forget corporate big fish.

The New Zealand box office raked in more than $193 million in 2015 - a record for the movie industry - with five movies breaking the $6 million mark.

A 12-year-old girl who suffered serious injuries after being attacked by a cow is just the latest victim among thousands of cases of people being hurt by cattle.

The All Blacks are satisfied Daniel Carter is on track to lead their Rugby World Cup campaign and are now examining his backup five-eighths.

As much as the next four tests are about bedding in combinations and building form, Conrad Smith says they are also about finding the desperation to make history.

You know when you discover your chocolate stash has accumulated weird white stuff all over it and you have to decide, do I eat this? Here's the answer.

Prince Charles believes his son Harry is having a ball in Australia partly because he's a red-haired "ranga" and says he could even start wearing budgie smugglers.

A naturally redheaded school pupil has been barred from classes in the north of England for being too ginger.

Auckland's Waitemata Harbour has been "turned from a harbour into a river", by Ports of Auckland expansion, yachting great Chris Dickson says.

"Are people insane? Every day there's a queue from one end of Farro to the other, waiting for the midday delivery of Lewis Road Creamery chocolate milk, and apparently some people have been selling bottles of the stuff on Trade Me for upwards of $20.

It's starting to look like a poisoned chalice for interim Warriors coach Andrew McFadden following the side's second straight loss since he took over from Matt Elliott.

Lyudmila Putin once described her husband as a vampire.

Maurice Williamson's brief flirtation with fame is officially over, writes Brian Rudman. Dithering cost him his chance to become an international gay icon.

Stories making headlines around the regions today include Rotorua Marathon Organisers planning to honour the people affected by Boston bombings with a one minute silence.

Pregnant women are being warned that vehicle crashes account for more than half of all New Zealand's foetal deaths due to a maternal injury, according to a new study.

Although I have known her, as a very occasional acquaintance, for over 20 years, I can't remember whether she always looked like the famous Peta Mathias.