His nickname is The Bender, so perhaps it's little surprise that Highlanders and All Blacks star Ben Smith celebrated his last days of bachelorhood with a fun-filled stag party dressed as a glam-rock....

Could it happen here? That is a question to haunt this country whatever the outcome of the hostage crisis in Sydney.

The siege comes months after Australia's biggest ever counter-terrorism raids and follows repeated warnings by ASIO, the domestic spy agency, of the growing threat of a homegrown domestic....

If we treated people with diabetes the way we treat those with depression, there would be an outcry, says the new president of the Royal College of Psychiatrists.

Former league star Sam Burgess has admitted playing rugby is harder than he thought after making his starting debut in the 15-man code on Saturday.

Rob Fyfe thought life would be a lot quieter when he stepped down as boss of Air New Zealand but he has just taken up his latest role as strategic adviser to winery Craggy Range.

Princess Srirasm Suwadi of Thailand has lost her royal title after a series of moves that have left the country's citizens wondering what is happening in their royal household.

Readers have contacted me to say The Pirate Bay torrent site is up and running again, after it went down following a raid.

Burgers, coffee, meat and butter - Delaney Mes takes a look back at the biggest food trends of 2014.

Keira Knightley is reportedly more than three months pregnant.

Scott Rudin, the high-powered producer at the centre of the latest embarrassment stemming from the Sony hacking scandal, has apologised for remarks he made in leaked emails.

Most kids appear to vamp at one time or another. An astonishing 80 per cent of both boys and girls admitted to being frequent vampers.

It was murder on the dance floor for DJ pollies Paula Bennett, and Winston Peters, who provided customised music compilations for the Press Gallery's annual Christmas party.

Dana Johannsen lists winners and losers from High Performance Sport New Zealand’s latest investment spending announcement.

Authorities in New Zealand have issued a warning about unpasteurised milk after the death of an Australian child.

Justin Bieber is the most tweeted about pop star of 2014.

The most popular kitten names for 2014 have been revealed - with Bella and Oliver topping the list of most-loved feline monikers once again.

The promoters of Taylor Swift's forthcoming Australian tour have confirmed to TimeOut that the superstar isn't headed to New Zealand this time.

One of this year's hottest Christmas presents is no longer available in the shops.

New Zealand's first Prada store celebrated its opening in style last night.

Seth Rogen played Kim Kardashian alongside James Franco in a shot-for-shot parody of Kanye West's Bound 2 music video.

Size really does matter when it comes to sex, according to a study demonstrating the importance of sperm length.

Basketball ace LeBron James breached royal protocol when he embraced the pregnant Duchess of Cambridge.

Dunedin motorists were stunned to see a man sitting on a couch and holding on to the rear of a moving car as it left a trail of sparks behind him.