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.

Auckland lawyer Danielle Beston said sayonara to the bachelor. And no one was more relieved than her aunt, who laid into the reality dating show on Twitter.

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.

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.

A new Reddit thread asking users to submit the most horrendous baby names they have ever come across has attracted more than 18,000 comments in just 24 hours, and turned up a treasure trove of bad parental judgement calls.

TV reviewer Duncan Greive checks in with the latest from the CSI franchise and enjoys the entertaining silliness of it's cyber sleuths.

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.

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.

If you thought AC/DC fans were all bourbon-drinking men with mullets, think again.

Waratahs and Wallabies coach Michael Cheika entered the refs room and spoke to match official Jaco Peyper at half time of their game against the Blues.

Violet Pietrok is two minutes older than her twin sister. She was born with a Tessier Cleft, a rare condition that left a fissure in her skull, so the facial bones didn't fully come together.

Anika Moa cuts to the chase, asking the tough questions. Like just how jealous is everyone of Lorde?

What current house prices represent is not dissimilar to what the dollar represents: success, writes Mike Hosking.