New Zealand officials were consulted over a controversial document which has compromised climate talks in Copenhagen.

The US will not ask New Zealand to send more troops to Afghanistan as part of Barack Obama's final surge, its new ambassador to Wellington says.

The number of women linked to golf superstar Tiger Woods' alleged extramarital activities reaches double digits.

The US president's decision to attend the end of the Copenhagen summit means "real business" can be done, says Climate Minister Nick Smith.

It has been a bad year for the controversial Church of Scientology.

As Tiger Woods battles to save his marriage, unconfirmed reports linking him to prescription drug-fuelled sex could threaten his career.

A personal grievance case brought by eight Air NZ pilots, removed from captaining Boeing 747-400s after their 60th birthdays, is set to be heard.

Vanessa Thorpe reports on the extraordinary comeback of comedian Robin Williams, who endured a relapse into alcoholism, a divorce, and heart surgery.

So George Bush really was an alien.

She's the new Lady Gaga but pop princess Ke$ha has a past as outrageous as her present.

Why Lady Gaga is 2009's style heroine.

Auckland medical devices company Nexus6 has gained American Food and Drug Administration approval for its asthma inhaler.

Kylie Minogue and her Spanish model boyfriend are believed to be on the prowl for a new home in New York.

An amazing drive to realise his dream has taken Waikato boy Josh Emett off the farm and into a role at the head of Gordon Ramsay's US and Australian operations.

Malcolm McLaren is practically a national treasure in Britain.