Scientists expect quake activity in Wairarapa for weeks after yesterday's 6.2 shake.

Rusty taps, creepy dolls on beds, dishes on the bench, dirty washing in the laundry and even cat bowls with cat food scattered around them.

New Zealand has fallen well behind Australia and most of Europe in a new report ranking the healthiest places to eat in the world.

Newspapers are at the coalface of the media revolution this year as they push ahead with the switch in focus from print publications to online, writes John Drinnan.

Tuesday was a good day for Josef Roberts - he made about 30 million bucks.

Authorities missed many red flags before Bradley and Ellen Livingstone were killed by their father in their Dunedin home.

The small Dunedin school that slain siblings Bradley and Ellen Livingstone attended is working with their mother to plan a lasting memorial to their short lives.

After deciding to air the Grammys seven hours late, TVNZ bowed to common sense. Nothing less was really going to suffice for such a momentous occasion for the local music industry.

She grew up in Whangarei as a ballerina and a vegetarian, but 23-year-old Emma Phillips is back as a Mandarin-speaking acrobat who loves eating duck heads.

Snoop Dogg, Lion or Zilla? The big question hanging over the Big Day Out headliner's sideshow tonight seemed to be exactly which version of the hip-hop chameleon would show up.

Auckland bus drivers have been given a taste of road rage from a new perspective yesterday - the handlebars of a fleet of hire bikes.

NZ's High Commissioner to the UK is still living in a $390k-a-year rented home in one of London's most upmarket districts while the official residence is for sale.

Day two at the wheel and I've had my first minor incident - with a pedestrian, not a cyclist, writes Martin Johnston.

Two early morning fires deliberately lit at an Auckland school and church may have been started by the same people, police say.

Auckland tops a survey of 44 countries - but not in a good way. It costs $228 to buy items you'd pay $62 for in Bali.

Mandy and Clair Cordo share the hard lessons they have learned on their journeys in this third story on love in the 21st century.

This week, Herald health reporter and commuter cyclist Martin Johnston will drive to work for a motorist's view - five of his colleagues who usually drive, will bike.

Minor parties are likely to play a central role in this year's election campaign, but the 2014 election year could be the year of the 'micro party', writes Bryce Edwards.

A number of people from across southern and western parts of both islands are asking this one question – “what has happened to summer?”. With highs struggling to reach even the low teens for some South Island areas, along with a fair bit of cloud for western places including Auckland, some are wondering when Summer will truly kick off. The good news is that hotter weather is coming – the bad news is that we still see a changeable ‘spring-like’ pattern for the rest of the month for some areas in the south.

An official Auckland Transport survey reveals the horrifying number of red-light runners at some of the city's busiest intersections - and most were cyclists.

About 10,000 cyclists a year are stopped and fined by police for biking without a helmet.

Hackers are using Kiwis' email accounts to send out thousands of spam messages, and Telecom admits it still doesn't know the cause or scale of the problem.

A fundraising concert for opponents of a planned Waiheke Island marina has been lauded as "Woodstock without the nakedness" by organiser John Hawkesby.

A wave of new eateries means it's easier than ever to eat nutricious food, finds Alexia Santamaria.

John Key's right-hand man made a secret visit to former Act leader Rodney Hide in a desperate search to shore up a coalition partner for the National Party at this year's election.

Troubled supercook Nigella Lawson is still sweet with the Kiwi choc-maker that used her in its television advertising.

It's fair to say the lads are not traditionally keen birdwatchers, especially when enjoying their summer holiday break.