A group of Dunedin flatmates say they picked up 550kg of glass after a party they hosted on their street which attracted 1000 people.

Queenstown man Verdun Waghorn was a UFO sceptic - until he photographed one. Now he wants to know if the truth is out there.

New Zealand swing man Trent Boult has scooped a top contract in this year’s Indian Premier League.

It has been just over a decade since Charlotte Cleverley-Bisman captured the hearts of the country when she lost her limbs to meningococcal disease.

Ticket prices for this year's Rugby World Cup are soaring on auction sites, with one seat at the final on sale for 59,000 ($121,000) - many times its original value.

For all its success, Still Alice is a shameful anomaly as well as a triumph, simply by dint of the fact that at its heart is a middle-aged woman.

In Hollywood, in the desperate last days of the Oscars race, it's hard to escape the campaign ads, whether or not you're a member of the Academy.

A man whose dog attacked and killed a protected New Zealand fur seal pup on a West Auckland beach has been fined $1000 and will have his dog put down.

A key cause of last year's inconsistent Chiefs campaign was the mid-season absence of Aaron Cruden.

Zane Lowe, an award-winning presenter on the BBC's flagship UK pop music station, Radio 1, is quitting.

Sick of over-rated lovey-dovey films? Jess Denham lists some amazing romantic movies to watch this Valentine's Day, without all the cheesey cliches.

American Horror Story star Jamie Brewer took to the catwalk at Carrie Hammer's fashion show.

It's called rape culture, silly, writes Rachel Wong. You know, when it's considered cultured to rape and degrade women and then blame it all on them?

Kiwi fans got their first look at the much-hyped Fifty Shades of Grey film this week, when ZM hosted the New Zealand premiere on Wednesday night.

NZME.'s rugby experts make some bold predictions ahead of the Super Rugby season.

Kiwi rocker Jon Stevens produced a medical certificate to explain his absence from yesterday where he was due to face assault charges in relation to his fiancee Jodhi Meares.

Turning fifty feels like a milestone birthday in a way that you thought 30 and 40 might be but weren’t, writes Shelley Bridgeman.

Big fighting men like Mickey Rourke might be tough, but that does not compare to the protectiveness of a mother.

109-year-old Alfie Date spends his time knitting tiny wool sweaters for tiny injured penguins.

Chris Schulz takes on Kanye West over Beck's win and Beyonce's snub at the Grammys.

If hype, 'likes' and advanced ticket sales are any indication of success, box offices around the world will get a boost this weekend with the release of the much anticipated adaptation of author EL James' "mummy porn" phenomenon, Fifty Shades of Grey.

A "blinding" flash, intense explosion and sonic booms experienced over much of the country last night were probably caused by a meteor, experts agree.

Erica Hannam and Richard Tout are restoring their heritage-listed Northcote Pt villa but are concerned about the proposed SkyPath pedestrian and cycle way.

Yes it was a practice match; yes in the overall World Cup scheme it didn't matter, but one team undeniably took far more out of yesterday's knockabout than the other.

A Hamilton car collector is "thrilled" to have won an auction at $500,000 for a rusty car he has to spend another $500,000 to restore.

Images of a man car-surfing on Auckland's Harbour Bridge have emerged as an Alexandra man remains in a critical condition after falling from a van travelling at high speed in Central Otago.