You may have thought Auckland house prices were bad, but check out these palatial homes from around the world that fetched huge sums.

Re-enact Ferris Bueller's day off in your very own Ferrari Spyder. All you need is $17 million.

A West Auckland pupil is packing his suitcase to fly out to a prestigious music college.

Donald Trump has taken to Twitter to comment on Meryl Streep's Golden Globes speech.

Police in Orlando, Florida are hunting for a suspected murderer who shot and killed a policewoman on Monday morning.

Grace Packer became a foster child at age 3. At age 14, she suffered a slow and painful death at the hands of those she was meant to trust.

The Pioneer's Cabin Tree was one of Calaveras Big Trees State Park's most popular features for more than 100 years.

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Polly Gillespie from The Hits reveals her first job

A week of explosive tweets from the American President-Elect have stoked anxiety, moved markets and altered plans.

Having fun in the Big Apple on a budget? It's easy, writes Shandelle Battersby.

The Florida airport shooting rampage that killed five people, and wounded eight others left a New Zealand traveller terrified.

For the first time in 20 years, Lyle Menendez - who along with his brother killed his parents - has spoken out in a revealing interview with ABC.

WARNING - GRAPHIC PHOTO: A fishing trip almost had a grim ending for a man, who ended up with a spear through his head.

LA pranksters were in high spirits on New Year's Eve, as the Hollywood sign was altered to read "Hollyweed".

Herald photographer Brett Phibbs has been recognised by Newsweek in their annual 'most iconic photos' section.

Wide open spaces, geysers and lofty mountains lend this state's parks unusual grandeur.

Warning: Disturbing content. It's a pretty house with a pretty name. But the recently sold Wisteria Cottage was a chosen killing ground.

The daughter of two of Hollywood's biggest stars of the 1950s, Carrie Fisher would lead a life of inescapable fame, and the privilege and chaos that came with it.

Explore these wilderness areas and you'll find a staggering variety of animal species.

Donald Trump's youngest daughter Tiffany remains a mystery. But Insta snaps aside, her back story is sad and compelling.

This park is home to the highest peak on the USA's Eastern Seaboard.

Dogs are considered property and have 'no familial rights', a Canadian judge said when rejecting separated couple's application to sort out pets' living arrangements

This state's national parks will leave visitors' jaws hanging.

The FBI agent who was first on the scene has revealed the terrible mistake police officers made in the JonBenet Ramsey case.

Authorities say a Minnesota man threw his newborn daughter four metres across his living room and into the kitchen, fatally injuring her.

A father in Arizona went to check on his crying toddler in the early hours of the morning and found a stranger in his house.

A boy in the United States was killed while out with his grandmother after another motorist got frustrated with her driving.

China is to return a US Navy underwater drone after its military scooped up the submersible in the South China Sea.

Lance Armstrong has arrived in New Zealand, touching down in Auckland early this morning.