A recent study found that people living on busy roads could blame their bulging waistlines on the noise of the traffic.

On Sunday night Michael Meredith was named Auckland's top chef. At 6am the next morning he started making sandwiches for hungry children in Mangere.

Ruby Rose says Orange Is The New Black will be "the sexiest season by far."

Michael Brown and his family test-drive some of the city's 21st century attractions.

The might New Zealand cricket juggernaut crash landed in Birmingham today. But how does the Black Caps' 210 run loss compare with Kiwi losses?

Due to circumstances beyond his control, Eli Orzessek is living back at home with his parents. Despite a few difficulties it's not all bad, he writes.

The revolution has been ignited.

To medicate or not? This decision is stressful for parents who see a child struggling with ADHD but who worry about tampering with brain chemistry.

The privilege of holding a New Zealand passport shouldn't be taken for granted, says Rosalie France.

Two Auckland men met about two years ago and in that short time they have discovered they have the same passion - cleaning up waterways.

When it comes to dividing the labor at home fairly, straight couples may have a lot to learn from gay couples.

Seinfeld star Jason Alexander has apologised after saying the actress who played his wife on the hit comedy show was impossible to work with.

Custodians of bush and recreational areas near Auckland's Northcote Pt fear environmental degradation from a walking and cycling path across the harbour bridge.

Shares in gourmet burger company BurgerFuel jumped more than 21 per cent yesterday after it announced a partnership with California-based franchisor OhCal Foods.

Proposal will almost certainly be a compromise that would see Kirwan stay for a fourth and final year as head coach while the board looks for an alternative.

Actor Adam Baldwin has queried whether it's politically correct for gay men to play straight men after Aloha director Cameron Crowe was forced to apologise for casting Emma Stone as apart-Asian.

The wild weather that caused severe flooding in Dunedin will ease before the weekend.

Music and TV mogul Simon Cowell has admitted he "felt like a bit of an idiot" after learning Britain's Got Talent winner Jules O'Dwyer used a stunt double dog during the final.

Statins could cut the risk of dying from cancer by up to half, large-scale research suggests.

It's been four long years since fans have seen Vincent Chase, Johnny Drama, Eric and Turtle in action. Critics say it should have been a few more.

Caitlyn Jenner's very public transition from a man to a woman is drawing widespread praise but a Kiwi advocate says her reality is "totally different".

New research recommends desk-based office workers spend at least two hours of their working day standing or moving, gradually progressing to four hours.

Caitlyn Jenner was "worried" about posing on the cover of Vanity Fair magazine.

The brain is truly a marvel. But is there a point where it reaches capacity? In other words, can the brain be "full"?

Andrew Alderson lists three key moments from the final day of the Black Caps' win over England at Headingley.

Paris called an end to foreign tourists' love affair with padlocks yesterday (Monday) by starting to dismantle all 45 tons of them from its famous Pont des Arts bridge for good.

One of the country's leading schools has pulled out of a controversial new education reform, leaving its partner schools in the lurch and displeasing Hekia Parata.

Coffee has ingrained itself in the mechanisms of so many people's early morning routines. There is something romantic about brewing a carafe, or holding a freshly bought cup close, first thing.

Pop star Lady Gaga has dismissed widespread rumours that she's pregnant, insisting her changing shape is down to her age.