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.

An Australian government department has issued an official dress code to public servants, ordering them to stop turning up in "onesies, ugg boots and thongs".

The streak is as impressive as it is difficult to explain.

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

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.

Chris Pratt is sorry - for something that has never happened.

Zara Phillips, 34 - whose parents are Princess Anne and Captain Mark Phillips - is expected to make a guest appearance in Auckland next month at a private party for a New Zealand charity.

The awards celebrate the best of New Zealand radio, honouring personalities, programming, news and sports reporting, production and creativity within the industry.

HIV stigma is a plague that continues to follow the gay community, more than 30 years after the AIDS crisis emerged, writes Lee Suckling.

Air New Zealand has just released its first fares on its new Auckland - Houston service, with introductory prices of $699 one-way.

Paddle boarder Luke Reilly had a close encounter with an orca just 200 metres from the shore.

A woman who was supplying an underground cannabis culture was a valued member of the community who gave any proceeds of her drug-dealing to charity.

One thing England learned at the World Cup was that statistics can lie and they would be wise to heed that painful lesson this week when they face probably the strongest New Zealand team to tour here.

Don't mess with Taylor Swift. That's the takeaway from Swift's much-awaited music video for her latest single, "Bad Blood".

A rare and treasured All Blacks jersey has sold for $45,000 at London auction house Sothebys.

Jane Hawking tells Celia Walden how she remains good friends with her physicist ex-husband.