Sometimes the simplest of garments brings out a display of virtuosity in designers more effectively than anything more obviously sensational.

Fashion has rejected its current minimalist aesthetic and heartily embraced colour.

News website The Daily Beast and Newsweek, an icon of the American magazine industry, are thinking about a merger.

Stay ahead of the game with some of the key trends and moments from the latest international fashion weeks.

Mergers and acquisitions dominated activity on Wall St, with almost US$10 billion of deals announced as the S & P 500 Index held near a four-month high.

New Zealand middle distance runner Nick Willis rounded at his Commonwealth Games preparations.

Foreign Affairs Minister Murray McCully has emphasised NZ's security and development role in the Pacific in a speech to the United Nations.

Publicity of rape, incest and grisly dog gassings follow booming simple-living sect.

New Zealand is now officially for sale on the New York Stock Exchange at the very reasonable price of 55 basis points (or 0.55 per cent).

Chicago Cubs outfielder Tyson Colvin is in a stable condition after a piece of a broken bat pierced his chest.

New Zealand fashion queen Karen Walker unveiled her latest collection, Perfect Day, at New York Fashion Week this week.

Rafael Nadal falls to his knees after taking down Novak Djokovic to claim his first US Open crown.

New Zealand tennis player Ben McLachlan has bowed out in the first round of the US Open junior tournament.

One-time factory worker Zhang Xin rode China's property boom.