Auckland Mayor Len Brown says his council's decision to censure him today was "fair but very firm" and appropriate.

When your life is affected by a chronic disease, living each day as normally as possible is very important.

A woman who was told she was terminally ill has extra reason to celebrate this Christmas - her doctors now say her cancer has gone.

At first it's hard to comprehend exactly what it is we're looking at.

On a street in a suburb of the South African coastal city of East London is the unusual sight of a big brick wall with the slogan Mighty All Blacks.

Major changes to Seven Sharp will have a ripple effect through other TVNZ shows and the radio industry.

TV One's evening current affairs show will one day be looked back on with embarrassment, writes Colin Hogg.

Experts say planned construction good for buyers despite use of some prime areas.

Less than a week after injuring her shoulder taking down a man with a sawn-off shotgun, an off-duty policewoman dived into a river to save a girl from drowning.

I'm considering signing my kids up for KiwiSaver, in part to get the $1000 kickstart but will also make regular contributions.

This letter was written after a gin-induced rant, which included the throwing of the writer's arms into the air in despair at the fact ladies don't love themselves and their bodies enough.

British shoppers have noticed that their favourite Anchor butter tastes different - with the explanation being it's no longer from New Zealand.

A teenage girl police believe was beaten at home was forced to hide her facial injuries behind a burqa while Muslim community members allegedly hushed up the abuse.

The Coroner will hold an inquest into the death of Auckland teen Christie Marceau, almost three years after she was fatally stabbed by a man on bail for kidnapping her.

Minister rejects 'nanny state' intervention as health survey shows NZ is getting fatter, with three in every 10 adults now regarded as obese.

A builder demolished a leaky Onehunga property he bought for $440,000, shifted a 105-year-old worker's cottage on to the site and got $924,500 for the renovated home.

Regardless of the rights or wrongs of the upgrades arithmetic, the mayor's reputation is in tatters, writes Brian Rudman. His redemption, and his legacy, now relies on him delivering the goods.

Several thousand guests, some singing and dancing, have gathered for Nelson Mandela's state funeral in a huge tent at the family compound of the anti-apartheid leader.

Before the last Nightline bulletin airs this week, Ali Ikram reflects on the way they were . . .

Embattled mayor Len Brown tomorrow faces an angry council seeking to blunt his powers in the wake of the mayoral sex scandal.

Would I like to talk to the boxing trainer, Kevin Barry? asked the boxing promoter, Dean Lonergan. Yes, but I wasn't at all sure he was talking to me.

Catton likes nothing better than reading and re-reading books. The books she read as a child shaped her more than anything else, she says.

Stocked up with Santa hats, blankets and hot chocolates, we brave the wet weather for a Christmas Lights tour of Auckland.

One of New Zealand's biggest mussel farming companies, named Food and Beverage Exporter of the Year by industry group ExportNZ in June, has gone into receivership.

If he had any skerrick of honour left, Len Brown would by now have tendered his resignation as mayor to the people of Auckland.

Air NZ chief exec Christopher Luxon has carved out a big reputation for foot-on-the-throat attention to the bottom line.

An Auckland councillor has launched a stinging attack on mayor Len Brown, saying the latest twist in the mayoral sex scandal has familiar overtones.

On a sombre day when he viewed Nelson Mandela's body lying in state, Dr Pita Sharples also had an encounter with two superstars.