Five Apple workers who were paid US$281 million ($366 million) last year are among the 100 highest-paid executives in the United States.

All Black captain Richie McCaw is flying high after becoming a director of commercial chopper company Christchurch Helicopters.

Luca Enna, 4, knows that when his best friend - who has a blood condition - gets hurt on the playground, he must tell a teacher fast.

Matilda Kahl, an art director at Saatchi & Saatchi, wears the exact same "uniform" - an outfit made up of black trousers, white shirt and a custom leather rosette - every single day.

People are jumping up and down about Campbell Live, saying that it's due to be axed, when all we're doing is a review, with a view to replacing it with a soap opera.

Ricky Martin kicked off his global One World Tour at Auckland's Vector Arena last night. But it wasn't what fans were hoping for.

Two families who defied their Gloriavale leaders to leave will tell their story to the nation on the television news show Sunday.

You can always count on a cheeky halfback to steal the show.

A naturally redheaded school pupil has been barred from classes in the north of England for being too ginger.

The boss of a technology start-up in Seattle has shocked his employees by raising his company's minimum wage to US$70,000 ($92,160).

They first met working on a song together, which never got released. But putting that blatant snub aside, Anika Moa sits down with rising star Jamie McDell, whose new album Ask Me Anything is out now.

"Special event" parking restrictions will come in to force today around the hospital where Kate Middleton is due to give birth this month.

A run of bad luck that included major injuries meant Jakob nearly didn't finish their fourth album. Lucky they did - Sines has won the Taite Music Prize.

Tyler Hamilton rode for Lance Armstrong during three of the seven Tour de France victories the Texan won while doping.

Rugby great Sean Fitzpatrick says it's a good thing that some of New Zealand's finest are choosing to play abroad - both for the "phenomenal" money and experience.

Rocket Lab unveiled its turbo pump system overnight at the United States Space Symposium, a gathering of more than 10,000 involved in space technology in Colorado.

There has been much hyperbole in the reaction to a review by broadcaster MediaWorks of its evening current affairs show Campbell Live.

In a move more befitting of a feline, a lost pooch has turned up in an elevated position.

A cafe owner in the US who was 'heartbroken' to discover a homeless person was searching her rubbish for food has put up a sign inviting them to come inside for a free meal.

Celebrity chef Jamie Oliver's snapshot at what Britain would look like if he were Prime Minister.

Our First Home's Schreuder family has walked away with close to $200,000 profit following tonight's live auction.

Cyclist Tyler Hamilton had a "strange" encounter with his old Tour de France teammate Lance Armstrong last week.

The body of a man who was rescued from Wellington Harbour early last week will be returned to his family in India after $39,000 was raised.

Taylor Swift has called on fans to encourage their parents to go for regular health checks following her mother's unexpected diagnosis of cancer.

New projects and increased demand will underpin a recruitment drive this year in Auckland's information technology sector, says Absolute IT director Grant Burley.