"Do you know why we're called the Moon Travellers?" asks Jude Mackie, handing over a business card which proclaims, "Moon Travellers".

A lack of protein in the modern diet is a cause of overeating and is a big factor in causing obesity, an Australian university study has found.

The City of Sails is fast becoming the City of Snails, and is rising on a list of the world's most congested cities compiled by navigation firm TomTom.

The study of blood-splatter patterns, made famous by popular TV crime shows CSI and Dexter, is being looked at by NZ researchers.

Peter "Fats" Fatialofa was known for his big smile and happy nature. But you never wanted to get on his wrong side, recalls All Black great and old friend Michael Jones.

Apart from the occasional verbal inconsistency in declaring where they stand on issues - and English talking too loudly about selling Kiwibank - there have been no visible schisms in the Key-English combination.

Embalmer Marissa Deadman admits she is sometimes embarrassed when handing out her business card.

It's three months since Melissa Ray and Tash Vitali got married - and the same-sex couple say gay marriage opponents' predicted social chaos came to nothing.

Panguru pub owner Charlie Dunns recalls life as a boxing champ.

In the latest of our Meet the CEOs series, Adrian Orr, NZ Superannuation Fund chief executive talks to Herald markets reporter Tamsyn Parker.

It would be natural to expect the French to be a tougher side to beat in Paris than they were in New Zealand. They rarely lose Six Nations games in Paris and even if they occasionally lack accuracy at home, they live off emotion and passion and deliver greater intensity.

The All Whites team for the World Cup playoff with Mexico will be named this morning - but getting many of the squad to North America remains a challenge.

A Kiwi diver was dragged behind a humpback whale as he tried to free it from a tangle of commercial fishing gear in Fijian waters.

All the great sporting franchises, teams, sportsmen and women are constantly looking for an edge; the small percentages that add up to big gains.

A 27-year-old has appeared in court in connection with an attack on a trainee primary teacher who died in Auckland hospital this morning.

A Swedish extreme-altitude skier who plunged 600m to his death near the peak of Aoraki-Mt Cook had set a new record on the mountain just days earlier.

Auckland has only 10 service stations wired up to provide fuel to emergency services quickly if electricity is cut in a natural disaster.

The mother of a young man brutally assaulted in central Auckland was by his bedside last night praying for a miracle, but had already forgiven his attacker.

A man who spent 119 days lost at sea is urging NZ authorities to continue the hunt for the Nina, saying he's living proof people can survive against the odds.

New Zealand passengers flying to and from the US will soon be able to use their electronic devices during take-off and landing at the American end of their flights.

A man has claimed a $1 million Lotto prize - seven months after buying his ticket.

New Zealand winemakers could stand to benefit from a global shortage of wine, a new report says.

Rutger Hale and Danielle Oylear's love story began with a chance meeting in a bar, but it was a cruel twist that tore them apart, his funeral service was told yesterday.

Concerns are being raised over the number of mental health patients placed under compulsory treatment.

Claims that Australian embassies are involved in intercepting calls and data across Asia will be causing "anxiety and concern" for New Zealand's GCSB and its partners in the United States-led "Five Eyes" intelligence group.

The couple who bought the winning home on TV3's The Block live in China and have never seen the show.