A protest turned violent this morning when peace activists blocked a defence industry conference in central Auckland.

COMMENT: Wars, quakes, global warming and Donald Trump. That's 2016, an annus horribilis if there ever was one.

Two cattle and a calf which survived yesterday's earthquake should be allowed to retire and live out their days in a sanctuary, animal rights group Peta says.

The personal details of millions who signed up to a sex hook-up website in the past 20 years were exposed in one of the largest ever data breaches.

A South African rhino who was named Hope after she survived a 2015 attack by poachers who hacked off her horns and part of her face has died.

Three cows left standing on an island of land have drawn international attention.

What you need to know about the earthquake and tsunami and what people in the above coastal areas should do.

Village Roadshow is known for its measures to stop piracy, but its latest efforts have made an absolute mockery of its harsh stance.

Scientists have debunked a prediction that a major earthquake could hit the South Pacific on November 14.

This is a disgrace. Toblerone manufacturers have changed the chocolate favourite, and people are, understandably, not happy.

Anyone who's ever been tasked with writing lines will tell you it quickly gets boring. Very boring. However, one student who was

Those who illegally download television shows and movies are about to find it much harder, with leading torrent sites in Google's scope.

This helicopter tour over the South Island was a star-studded affair.

A new law will limit free expression even further.

A toddler's leg was broken in three places in a horror incident after his shoe was caught in a 'Crazy Circus' fairground ride.

A popular Auckland cafe is being blasted by a food critic for using naked women in its advertising.

This election is one for the ages, an epic upset that 100 years from now we will all be discussing.

The NZ Herald wasn't the only paper around the world to go big with the US election coverage.

Over the last decade the rise of the podcasts continues to enable us to expand our minds without having to open a book or scroll through the Internet.

"Pantsuit Nation" started about two weeks ago. It now has nearly 2 million members.

A former soldier who defrauded people out of thousands of pounds by pretending to be a decorated war veteran with cancer has been jailed for 16 months.

The US has levelled an extraordinary threat against Russia admitting it has laid the groundwork for a devastating cyber assault against the country.

Passive aggressive notes left by fed-up neighbours are sweeping the web.

A 12-year-old boy in the United Kingdom repeatedly raped his younger sister after becoming fascinated with pornography he found on the internet.

A restaurant will let you use its Wi-Fi for free if you can solve this insanely complex math equation. So far, no one has been able to crack it.

Are Breaking Bad and The Walking Dead linked?

COMMENT: Short messages - what makes Twitter Twitter - are inherently conducive to insults, ill will and degraded discourse.

Struggling to remember passwords for everything from online banking to internet shopping is a curse of the modern world.

Spark managing director Simon Moutter has reinforced its push to steer customers away from copper broadband.

Gable Tostee has appeared on a social media post under his new name for a cafe challenge - two weeks after being acquitted of his Kiwi Tinder date's murder.