Lights lit up Brooke Hughes' face as the 18-year-old held up her mobile as she drove along a major road.

At a glance, it looks like a tender moment between mother and son. But as any mother will know, not everything is always as it seems.

COMMENT: Like in politics, fake news can also be a problem in the world of science - proliferated by the net, repeated many times over.

Rolling Stones frontman Sir Mick Jagger has become a father again at the age of 73, his publicist said.

Laver and Wood have launched an equity crowdfunding campaign on PledgeMe with goals to expand the business and step up their social media for both local and overseas customers. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

A boy's Christmas letter to his late father has been shared after a woman discovered it in her back garden.

This riddle has divided online opinion, but is there a definitive answer to the question?

Police have shot a boy, 14, after he pulled a knife during a school fight in a horrifying scene witnessed by fellow students. Warning: Graphic.

Some of these riddles might be familiar, while others will take a little longer to work out.

A man of Asian descent had his passport photo rejected by a government website when its facial recognition software registered his eyes as being closed.

Kiwi YouTube sensation How to Dad has gone viral, again. This time for proving Christmas shopping with children doesn't have to be an ordeal.

A new app described as "Tinder for air travel" promises to connect passengers who want to hook up in the sky.

The European Union has approved Microsoft's $36.5 billion acquisition of LinkedIn, after the software giant agreed to fair competition safeguards.

Everything from lakes and beaches to cities and movie sets have featured in New Zealand's most Instagrammed locations this year.

A bizarre row broke out between an enraged Leicestershire man and the Yorkshire Tea company after he found out the tea is not made in Yorkshire.

Queenstown Police are floating the idea of a 24-hour ban on public drinking in the wake of last Saturday's Crate Day chaos in the resort.

New Zealand's media landscape is "massively changing", the Commerce Commission's public conference into the proposed merger of NZME and Fairfax has heard.

A gunman with an assault rifle was arrested at a Washington pizza restaurant today in a bizarre saga based on alt-right conspiracy theory fake news reports.

They locked eyes for the first time just two days ago, but fans are already angling for Prince Harry and Rihanna to get together.

Social media has erupted following the news Prime Minister John Key will be stepping down next week.

Watch: Crowded House's Neil Finn perform alongside Coldplay at their Auckland concert.

Punters should be prepared to pay at the door to watch Joseph Parker's heavyweight world title fight at the pub next weekend.

The maker of Snapchat is taking some of its biggest steps to expand outside the US.

A photo of two "hot" Southern District police officers posing with puppies has garnered hundreds of likes on Facebook.

The Kiwi take on Winter Wonderland is a cheeky ode to pavs, Jandals and everything else that makes the holidays here special.

These visual clues will have you scratching your head as you try to guess the pun they contain.

A fiendishly tricky new quiz includes some of the most misspelled words in the English language.

A Waikato farm girl who took to social media to find love has turned down 500 offers from potential suiters for a chance to appear on reality TV.

Fans of this speed-wrapping technique claim it can cut the time spent labouring over present preparation to under 30 seconds.

The world's most Instagrammed locations for 2016 have been revealed, with Disney theme parks topping the list and old favourites like the Eiffel Tower also making an appearance.