You might think anyone wanting to stand up in front of a room of strangers and try to make them laugh is mad.

"Thanks for turning up. Hardly anybody turns up for anything, these days."

And what do you for a job? asked Chris Cox of one of the six whom he had dragged up on stage for the grand finale.

Jamie Whincup has continued his winning streak at the V8s in Hamilton today.

The days of there being anything unusual about men buying, or filching, beauty products or heading off for specialised treatments are long gone.

For most of us, airline food conjures up far-from-appetising images of soggy omelettes, insipid veges and reheated meat.

Defending V8 Supercar champion Jamie Whincup extended his lead at the top of the points table today.

Motorcyclist Rob Gray admits to some apprehension ahead of a planned ride from Vladivostok to London.

A collection of paintings that have caused art aficionados to turn a deep shade of purple are to go on show.

God of War III following on from Uncharted 2 makes you stop and wonder: Seriously, how much further can games go?

Young actress Amanda Seyfried has made the move from small-screen security to big-screen risk-taker with aplomb.

The Wairarapa wine sub-region is beginning to make its mark.

Blues marksman Stephen Brett needs to get up round the 85 per cent accuracy level of the top international kickers.

More information on the iPad's arrival in New Zealand should be known within the next two weeks, says a local distributor of Apple products.

Richard Kavanagh reckons it's time men grew up a bit grooming-wise. Take a dash of Mad Men and make it modern...