People who work longer are more likely to seek solace in alcohol, new research finds.

Scrapping over who is best-suited to pay someone else's mortgage isn't the ideal start to the year, but it's a January ritual for many Auckland renters.

At just 17 Angela Dotchin won fame on Shortland Street, playing receptionist Kirsty Knight for six years from the first episode in 1992.

A video of a man riding a trolley down Auckland's Queen Street while being followed by police has been viewed more than 3.25 million times on Facebook.

After a long wait, most high school students will be finding themselves face to face with their year's work as NCEA exam results are published today.

Kathy Griffin is prepared to make enemies in her new roles as host of Fashion Police. And she picked Kiwi singer Lorde as one of her first targets.

All Black flanker Victor Vito, 27, and his wife Amber, 25, have welcomed their first child.

Well-priced central Auckland rentals are attracting dozens of prospective tenants to open homes, with many people queuing to see a vacant property, a real estate company says.

Our fashion jury round up the best and worst looks on the Golden Globes red carpet. Plus a pointer to the three best dressed gents of the evening.

In 1999, when Craig Nevill-Manning was approached by Larry Page to join the new web phenomenon called Google, "of course the answer was no", he says.

When you are told you are over-qualified to stock supermarket shelves, one option is stand on the street with a sign pleading for a job - any job.

The 72nd annual Golden Globes Awards are spreading the love around to everyone except North Korea and Bill Cosby.

A recent study got us thinking: What other crazy things do we know about coffee thanks to science? Answer: a lot

In a market more competitive than a bazaar of carpet sellers, airlines see that by improving their food, they improve the experience and are more likely to get the passenger booking again.

New Zealanders living in Australia have chalked up a small but important victory for expats after being accepted for trials with the Australian Defence Force.

Lorde has only a slight chance of her trophy cabinet getting any more crowded today.

Sharks enjoying the surf at a popular Coromandel holiday spot caused a bit of a stir with beachgoers yesterday.

She's won a Grammy and counts Taylor Swift as a friend, but that hasn't made Lorde any less of a Kiwi teen.

Last year's weather was a "rollercoaster of temperature-swinging", MetService says in its annual review.

Rachel Glucina checks out the best celeb holiday snaps on Instagram. Warning: involves serious holiday envy.

While most of us agree icecream and cold beverages are refreshing summer treats, do they actually help cool us down?

On November 2, Stephen Lett won the Auckland Marathon, before dashing off to another first in hospital - the birth of his daughter, Ruby.

New Zealanders made their mark overseas last year, most publicly in the entertainment world and the sporting arena.

The former US vice presidential candidate posts New Year's message using images of son Trig standing on family dog.

The Diary has had a cracker year breaking some of the biggest scoops and scandals of 2014.

Back to the Future II thought 2015 would be a futuristic land of flying cars and hovercrafts. As the New Year dawns, which of the film's predictions were hits - and misses?

John Roughan: My daughter wants to know what it is like to grow up with red hair. Her baby son arrived seven months ago with a shock of flaming red frizz.

Larry Ogden has a full and fascinating story behind the motorbikes parked in single car spaces.