Bachelor winner Matilda Rice says she and her boyfriend Art Green continue to be plagued by rumours that their relationship is all just for show.

There are some downsides to travel writing that most people don't realise, warns Sharon Stephenson.

Taylor Swift brought Lorde into "this amazing world of supportive female friendship".

Miley Cyrus is reportedly dating New Zealand model Stella Maxwell.

It's the question the internet has been asking ever since her mother seemed to tell the Sunday Mirror the actress was dating her assistant, Alicia Cargile.

Blues coach describes decision to step down as a "big moment" in his life: "I love this club [but] I think it's time for someone else to take over the reins."

The Government wasted time and money after "puncturing" a tyre recycling scheme, the Opposition's environment spokeswoman says.

Catwalks and ad campaigns are turning silver. Judith Woods talks to the woman who has just been spotted - at the age of 82.

It's not often zookeepers start trending on social media - but thanks to Chris Pratt's hit new film Jurassic World, that's exactly what's happened.

Three reasons New Zealand lost the fourth one-day international against England.

Matilda the 'Alien Cat' is causing a stir on the internet, with thousands of followers falling for her unusual massive glassy eyes.

The $1.3b megaship Ovation of the Seas has been confirmed to visit next year but in Auckland passengers may have to be ferried from the ship to shore in small boats.

The trend has exploded on Chinese social media - and been criticised by those who point out it promotes unhealthy ideas about body image.

Gazing down at her middle and patting it protectively, Zara Phillips seems to be hinting that another Royal baby is on the way.

Fans jeered and shouted “Queenslander” and “Gallen’s a w***er” during a minute's silence to honour one of Australia’s greatest distance runners.

A group of Aucklanders are rebelling from a hook-up oriented dating app culture and injecting some wholesomeness back into modern romance.

The school principal behind a controversial ban on puffer jackets has been backed by his principals' association.

A kid ate hash brownies on Shortland Street this week. This can only mean one thing: the whacky winter season is well and truly under way.

Are cats secretly laughing at us? Is all that purring, licking and being available for stroking just an elaborate ruse for food and a warm place to sleep?

The incredible travels of a hefty great white shark named Pip are helping scientists rewrite the book on everything we thought we knew about the feared species.

Nearly 6000 new apartments are set to be built across Auckland over the next three years, with most planned for suburban and city fringe areas, new research reveals.

Ousted Dancing with the Stars contestant Colin Mathura-Jeffree claims he was misrepresented on the TV3 show as a "cliched gay boy".

Just when TV fans didn't think they could take any more heartbreak, Aaron Paul from Breaking Bad played a pretty cruel prank on fans of the popular drama.

McDonald's NZ has reported a 2 per cent lift in revenue to $221m as the business grapples with falling sales globally.

A mysterious oil spill has caused black blobs and oil to appear along a 10km stretch of coastline.

Severe weather is bringing rain and gale force winds across the country from Thursday, MetService says.

The flat white is a Kiwi favourite. But the classic espresso coffee's price can be as variable as Auckland's weather.

New Zealand are much closer to that elusive 80-minute performance after dispatching France in their World Under 20 Championship semifinal.

Scientists have captured the moment a white blood cell dies - and the results are spectacular.