It's Christmas Eve and as Kiwis prepare to open their presents and head to the beach, The Diary tracks how celebs are spending the Christmas holiday.

There's an old maxim in poker - "If you don't know who's getting screwed, get up and walk away from the table because it is you."

Bill Gates participated in the annual Reddit Secret Santa gift exchange and gifted the lucky recipient a replica Loki helmet from Marvel's Thor franchise.

The Marsden Cross is known to most of us only as a photograph. It is on a remote northern shore in the Bay of Islands, not as accessible as Waitangi or Russell.

There are aliens living amongst us, not little green men but foreign animal species from ecosystems far away, writes Sally Hibbard.

Adele sent a hand-written note to Sir Elton John to apologise for missing his wedding.

Wayne Smith is likely to stay in New Zealand rugby beyond 2015, despite signing a one-year World Cup deal with the All Blacks.

She took home the crown last year, and Sian Roosenbrand will be back to compete in this year's premium fashion event on the racing calendar.

Reading an iPad or a Kindle before bed instead of a printed book can cause sleep deprivation and increase the risk of cancer, scientists say.

All Black star Dan Carter, 32, and his wife Honor, a former Black Sticks player, are expecting another baby.

TimeOut presents the best in movies, games, TV and albums for 2014.

Elton John officially tied the knot with his partner at their estate in Windsor in south east England, on the ninth anniversary of their civil partnership.

Kiwis have already spent more than $3 billion in the lead-up to Christmas. Paymark yesterday revealed it had processed more than 59 million electronic transactions...

New Zealand cleaning products company ecostore has signed a deal that will see the company export to South Korea from next year.

Wayne Smith, confirmed as an assistant to Steve Hansen for next year's World Cup, says he never thought he would coach the All Blacks again following their triumph in 2011.

Audience drawn into a real-life opera as tenor proposes to his girlfriend on stage.

A cyclist who was assaulted during a motorist's fit of road rage has forgiven the man and says, in fact, he feels sorry for him

A rare native bird has been released back into the wild a month on from a stormy rescue by a Hamilton police officer.

Stumbling reporters, sexual innuendo, incredibly lengthy awkward pauses and a "shag on the rocks" have all made it into a video compiling the best news bloopers of the year.

The number one gripe of Kiwi drivers pertains to slow cars in the outside lane, says Shelley Bridgeman. It's a phenomenon that drives (ha!) people crazy.

Mystery surrounds the cancellation of what was shaping up to be one of the local tours of the summer.

A Waiheke holiday home with private beach access owned by a trust linked to businessman Mark Hotchin has sold for more than $14 million.

Champion wakeboarder Brad Smeele will tonight make a rare trip out from his care unit where he has been since returning home to Auckland in October after a crash left him a quadriplegic.

Britomart has gone from decay to super cool, churning over $1.3 billion a year to the Auckland economy, says a book tracing the first 10 years of the redevelopment.

The Year 2038 problem could cause a large number of the world's computers to stop working at 3.14am on Tuesday January 18, 2038.

iPhones, barbecues, outdoor furniture and costumes from Disney's Frozen movie will be filling stockings next week if Trade Me search patterns are anything to go by.

Cristiano Ronaldo, Lionel Messi and Gareth Bale are usually the best guys to watch if you want to learn how to take a good football free-kick.

Jetstar is attempting to reshape its image in this country as it moves into its sixth year of flying domestic routes.