New Zealand one of world's most promiscuous countries
New data reveals Kiwis have more sexual partners on average than in most other countries.
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NZ's most luxurious lodges, complete with heli-pads, butlers and infinity pools
Think NZ is all campgrounds and DOC huts? Think again. These are our most luxurious hotels
Twin titles! NZ teams dominate Hong Kong Sevens
New Zealand won the men’s and women’s titles at the Hong Kong Sevens.
Meta changes could stifle democracy
'A chilling effect on politics' - what Meta's latest policy means for democracy.
PM’s pay pickle: MPs’ pay rises loom amid public sector cuts
The independent Remuneration Authority will soon decide if MPs should get a pay rise.
How tech giants cut corners to harvest data for AI
New York Times: OpenAI, Google and Meta ignored corporate policies, altered their rules.
'Getting beyond the police': Eight members of rugby team and coach inside shot van
Club captain Guy Taylor was driving as shotgun pellets rained down on the van.
More than 2000 rubbish bins removed around Auckland so far in cost-cutting exercise
Council said it expected to save $9 million through the 'bin optimisation' process.
Rugby game turns violent: Knives brandished on rugby field, team van shot at
A photo shows the van with close to 50 holes in its back window.
Coral bleaching hits 75 per cent of Great Barrier Reef
Sea surface temperatures are up to 1.5C above average, leading to more damage.
Police abandoned 60 per cent of reported cases in 2023
Police received 962,521 emergency calls and reports in 2023, up 50 per cent from 2019.
Social media change forcing parties to buy their way to relevance, says Swarbrick
Social media policies are curtailing the reach of politicians — unless they pay for it.
Watch: Speedway car catapults over safety fence, almost hits spectators
The streetstocks racer flew into the air but walked away unhurt.
A 'full kete' and newfound confidence for women divers
One woman's quest to help females feed families and build confidence gathering kai.
Kiwi woman's medical nightmare: ‘I’m so grateful to be alive’
'I was gaslit and told my symptoms weren’t real.'
Kids still playing chicken with trains on notorious rail bridge
There are more trains now than ever before, but young people continue to dice with death.
Seymour looks at potentially cutting Women, Māori Ministries out of policy talks
Analysis of how policies impact women, Māori, Pacific Peoples may be gone under new rules.
Live snakes and $44K rings: Crazy list shares items travellers lost in 2023
A US company has revealed the most expensive and bizarre items left unclaimed.
One in five drugs not as expected - NZ report
Use of substance-checking services has surged with a 51 per cent increase.
Jimmy Barnes announces NZ tour months after open-heart surgery: ‘I am ready to rock’
Jimmy Barnes wants his Kiwi fans to know he's 'ready to rock' with them again.
'Seamless': Auckland Council allows manager to work remotely on Gold Coast for 6 months
The manager returns to Auckland regularly at their own expense, says the council.
Watch: Armed police storm Leo Molloy’s waterfront bar to arrest alleged kidnappers
Police found the injured woman at an address in nearby Greenhithe.
Chris Stapleton announces first NZ show
The Grammy-winning artist is heading Downunder for the first time.
NZ’s highest-paid CEOs revealed, new record of $8.42m set for largest pay packet
Twenty-five chief executives received at least $2m in remuneration in 2023.
'State of panic': Heroes describe attempts to save victim of horrific sushi shop attack
The men from Brave Construction win praise for helping woman covered in blood.
Roadside drug testing still a priority for Government: Transport Minister
Simeon Brown says the coalition has plans to introduce new legislation this year.
'Laid into them': Driver accused of smashing Tesla Superchargers with sledgehammer
The man’s first court appearance was in Taupō District Court last week.
NZ-wide morphine shortage impacting palliative care, new stock months away
A woman dying from lung cancer is suffering in pain but can't access the drug.
DoC spent nearly $500k to kill one stoat in Fiordland
It took eight months to capture the stoat, documents show.
PM outlines Govt's main focus for next 100 days: 'We want to find the balance'
Public service targets will continue to be rolled out across government services.
Space race: New Zealand Defence Force’s first foray to the stars as satellite is launched
A recent Rocket Lab launch carried the first NZ Defence project into space.
Watch: Kiwi 'feared for life' in horror chairlift ordeal
'The fear of God was put into me... it was the most frightening experience of my life'.
'Viagra for the heart': A sizzling dive into the science of sex and chemical attraction
A provocative play asks where love sits, in the heart or the brain?
Radio host coping with 'trauma', 'rage' after fighting for his daughter's health
'Those who agitate seem to be the ones who are able to get what they need'.