As actor Gary Oldman discovered to his chagrin this week, political correctness has a way of transforming verbal hand grenades into verbal boomerangs, writes Paul Thomas.

Peter Jackson wants the Govt to stump up more money for feature film production in this country - but he's not expecting any to come his way.

Sally Ridge's appeal against a High Court decision has stumbled after she failed to pay $5880 as security for costs.

Double Grammy winner Lorde was the star performer at rich lister Ted Manson's no-expense-spared weekend birthday bash.

Teen superstar Lorde will urge people to vote in this year's general election - even though she's not old enough to have her say.

This year’s MasterChef NZ winners Kasey and Karena Bird were viewers’ favourites from the get-go.

Kiwi actress Anna Paquin is upping the ante on the latest cover of the US magazine Entertainment Weekly.

After six weeks, the jury hearing allegations of sexual assault against Rolf Harris has finally retired to consider its verdict.

A judge has ruled a book written by a Herald journalist about Kim Dotcom is not "news activity" - so it doesn't get special legal protections.

Here are the top 10 most trusted New Zealanders as voted for in the Reader’s Digest Most Trusted Survey.

Immigration officials expressed regret to celebrity chef Nigella Lawson after they wrongly presumed she had been banned from the US because of her drug use.

Pebbles Hooper, the daughter of World designers Francis Hooper and Denise L'Estrange Corbet, is an artist and gossip writer who grew up travelling the world.

Rachel Grunwell chats to Ruben Wiki about his philosophy on fitness — and about a fitness plan he has designed for Living readers, which will be published over the next six weeks.

Kelly Clarkson has given birth to a baby girl.

Jade Jagger has given birth to a baby boy.

Oh, go on, you know what you really want to know about the English comic actress, Su Pollard, is what she was wearing. I know I did.

It’s almost a decade since TV3 decided to take on TV One at 7pm with a daily current affairs show. To celebrate Campbell Live’s 10th year, Greg Dixon talks to John Campbell.

I catch up with William Shatner as he enjoys a rare moment of respite in a deluxe massage chair overlooking the Niagara Falls.

A hundred times I tried to turn down the Herald guest editorship. But eventually their persistence and my hunger for new challenges won out. And maybe I could do some good?

The trial of Rolf Harris has been unexpectedly delayed just as it was drawing to a conclusion.

Jurors in Rolf Harris's sex abuse trial have been urged to find the entertainer guilty on the basis that 10 alleged victims have given "chillingly similar accounts".

Here is a selection of the 23-person squad of the best WAGS heading to Brazil this summer.