Looking for somewhere to stay in Rio de Janeiro during the upcoming World Cup? Ronaldinho can help - if you can afford $18,137 a night.

Move over Nigella - there are two new domestic goddesses in town.

Shortland Street actress Teuila Blakely, who plays Vasa Levi, is leaving the hit show after four years on set, The Diary can reveal.

The news was catastrophic for TVNZ's 20/20 team on Monday, when they were told they're out of a job from next month, writes Rachel Glucina.

TVNZ Breakfast star Ali Pugh confirmed to The Diary she is engaged to her partner of seven years, Jo Barus, a musician from rock band The Dukes.

It's a rite of passage for most Kiwi teenagers, but 31-year-old All Black Cory Jane has finally come around to sitting his full driver's licence.

The fallout from the Konrad Hurrell sex tape scandal has affected Shortland Street star Teuila Blakely, who told The Diary she has received death threats, suffered a backlash in her home country Samoa and has lost a commercial partnership deal.

British singer-songwriter Ed Sheeran let The Diary tag along yesterday to his special guest appearance on Shortland Street.

Robyn Malcolm took a patriotic turn this week at the Aussie Oscars in a design by Kiwi Kate Sylvester. "Felt very NZ glam," she wrote on Facebook.

Ali Mau isn't holding back on why she believes her former colleague Jess Mulligan left Seven Sharp - laying the blame with a Mike Hosking 'dictatorship'.

Paul Henry has been approached six times to play a role in politics, according to an insider.

Millie Elder-Holmes has some new ink: a vintage Johnny Depp tattoo now covers her leg.

Team New Zealand skipper Dean Barker will join forces with the Duchess of Cambridge against her husband, Prince William, and Grant Dalton in two match races.

Fleeting TV3 gig looks unlikely to be repeated as mag lines up baby story

TVNZ's daily current affairs show 'Seven Sharp' is basking in the glow of a recent ratings success which can be attributed to a number of factors.

His foray into politics looked to be botched, but Kim Dotcom is trying to proceed with the launch of his Internet Party by the end of the month - but only if Apple Inc. plays ball.

In a frank conversation with The Diary this week, Judith Collins broke down in the tears over the hurt her bungling of the Oravida milk affair has cost those closest to her.

The way an Aussie radio host questioned Lorde's relationship with new best Taylor Swift was slammed by the Kiwi 17-year-old.

He was announced this week as a tour ambassador for the next Rugby World Cup, but All Black hero Stephen Donald is also here consulting on a TV movie.

Veteran TVNZ broadcaster Peter Williams tells The Diary he was asked to make the story up and is embarrassed and humiliated by the situation.

It's love across the Tasman for Silver Ferns star Maria Tutaia, who is romantically involved with AFL hunk Kurt Tippett from the Sydney Swans, The Diary can reveal.

Move over Emilia Wickstead, there's a new Kiwi designer in London Town.

They have legions of fans around the country but a couple of Shortland Street stars drew a few more admirers at the NRL Auckland Nines to The Diary's corporate box.

In a slap to all the non-believers questioning her age, 17-year-old pop star Lorde posted a revealing selfie this week that has silenced the sceptics.