A US cop who was burned after spilling a cup of coffee given to him for free at his local Starbucks is suing the chain for $67,000.

There are few women who could pull off what Catherine did over the weekend.

Lorde left Takapuna Grammar School to chase fame and fortune and missed that high school rite of passage: the school ball.

After 14 years of dating and five years of being engaged, Amy Adams and longtime love Darren Le Gallo have finally tied the knot.

The Django Unchained actress accused of having sex in a car in public last year has pleaded no contest to disturbing the peace, and has been ordered to apologise to police officers.

McDonald's global headquarters is concerned customers aren't lovin' it anymore, and is working on a plan to win them back.

Six Game of Thrones fanatics - Russell Baillie, Karl Puschmann, Sophie Ryan, Cameron McMillan, Chris Schulz and Robert Smith - share their thoughts on season five's fourth episode, The Sons of the Harpy.

For some of those watching, the symbolism must have evoked nostalgic tears; for others sheer pleasure that, one generation on, it had happened at last.

We're not supposed to quit. Our mothers and fathers told us to persevere, to push through the hardship, to never give up because we would regret it later.

A young Canadian couple have been left with $80,000 of damage after renting their home out on Airbnb.

Good or bad, My Kitchen Rules never fails to surprise, says judge and top chef Manu Feildel. After six seasons, he's seen his share of kitchen disasters with Joanna Hunkin.

He provided details and a promise to repay the money on arriving home. But he was operating a scam - earning up to $30,000 a month.

Kiwis halfback Shaun Johnson isn't often lost for words, but he struggled to sum up the impact of the New Zealand's 26-12 victory in Brisbane on Sunday afternoon.

Raw food diets, juice detox, super foods and ancient grains - it's hard to tell what's healthy and sustainable and what's a fad.

A high school student was sent home from prom after teachers said her floor-length backless dress was "too revealing".

William met Kate Middleton at university. When the couple got engaged in October 2010 the announcement was first made on Twitter the following month.

With the release date of the sequel to Fifty Shades Of Grey confirmed, fans have been given a sneak peek at what's in store in the next installment.

MediaWorks is now wholly owned by United States-based investment funds. Oaktree Capital was this week revealed as having increased its stake in MediaWorks - parent of TV3 - to 78 per cent. Oaktree....

I was asking an American professor a complicated question about Anzus in a university lecture theatre when he started stroking my leg, writes Catriona MacLennan.

With our currency effectively at parity with the Australian dollar and house prices booming everything must be great in the "rockstar" New Zealand economy, right?

Do you really need to watch The Bachelor? Or can you catch the controversy in tweets, Facebook posts and news reports? Lydia Jenkin and Joanna Hunkin choose a rose...

Eight years ago, a new primary and secondary school curriculum spoke glowingly of the benefits of knowing another language.

A fundraising effort will see rights to the personalised plate BUGGER auctioned off to the highest bidder next month.

Pet owners are inspired by the names given to newborn royals, new research has found.

Sometimes your bank account dips lower than you anticipate, and the bills pile up. But don't panic. Here are ten life hacks to keep up appearances.

Sir Peter Jackson has paid a touching personal tribute to Andrew Lesnie, the Oscar-winning cinematographer who was behind the camera on eight of his films.

The Nigerian army has rescued 200 girls and 93 women who had been captured by terror group Boko Haram.