More Kiwis are watching movies online than ever before but video piracy is on the decline, according to a new report by Flicks.co.nz.

Lydia Ko will be out to defend her No 1 world ranking on her return to the fairways this week.

If Hooters opens in NZ it will be a backward step which encourages the objectification of women, says a leading advocate against sexual violence.

Deborah Hill Cone weeps for John Campbell. "I was also crying for myself; a requiem for the career I chose, in an industry that no longer exists."

A new ball less than nine overs old, bowling to New Zealand's number nine and England put five men on the boundary with no slips.

The odds of receiving a large inheritance are becoming less likely with people living longer and more parents giving money to children while still alive to help them.

An "Antarctic snap" is expected to set the country shivering later this week, but not before heavy rain sends much of the North Island reaching for raincoats and umbrellas.

Judi Dench, Fiona Shaw and Julie Christie are among six British stars to strip off for new photos designed to raise awareness of overfishing.

Want to dine out like a king, but worried the bill will see you surviving on Weetbix for the rest of the week? Fear not, writes Anna King Shahab.

The abundance and diversity of certain bacterial species can impact a child’s behaviour, particularly that of boys, according to a study.

Star argues there is no point "trying to fight" the ageing process, saying hair dye and plastic surgery "actually makes you look older".

Some like it hot, some like it iced, and some just don't like it at all. Until recently, coffee was on the list of habits to break if you really wanted to be healthy.

Question: "Why is it, when a lesbian couple marries, one wears a dress and the other wears pants (usually a tuxedo-like suit)?"

A 20-year-old man pleaded not guilty in the Napier District Court this morning over charges related to a party described as a "Facebook fiasco".

University of Otago PhD researcher Hazem Zohny has warned about myths and "hype" involving so-called "smart" drugs.

During an interview with Mike Hosking yesterday, Russell Brand had a momentary brain fade, believing he was talking to an Australian journalist.

Martin Sheen has told how he felt "powerless" to help his troubled son Charlie during his public meltdown.

Animal behaviour expert Sally Hibbard lists the ten most annoying things you can say to a vegetarian.

Move over trivia night. The fashionable way to hang out in a London pub these days is with a pencil in one hand, a pint in the other and a naked person in front of you.

Four Game of Thrones fans share their thoughts on season five's seventh episode, The Gift.

Bill English just couldn't resist killing the $1000 KiwiSaver kickstarter - it was just lying there looking vulnerable.

NZ's contingent of military training specialists have barely arrived and the folly of this military (mis)adventure is already becoming apparent, writes Armstrong.

A Scottish health board is investigating claims that surgeons used a saw found in a hospital cupboard to amputate a man's leg.

Kim Kardashian West shared intimate photos of her and Kanye West kissing at their reception to celebrate their first wedding anniversary.

When put under pressure at Lord's, England made a fight of it and got back in the game. New Zealand failed to do so, writes Andrew Alderson.

Remember the uproar about the ageing All Blacks amid the ruins of their 1991 World Cup defence, writes Wynne Gray.