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.

Lock Brodie Retallick, coach Steve Hansen and their All Blacks team were the big winners last night at New Zealand's glitzy rugby awards ceremony.

Lorde has given fans a taster from her archives, sharing a snippet from a song she describes as "not good".

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

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

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

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

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.

Sam Mickell, a former employee of MediaWorks board member Julie Christie, says he has been approached to be the star of TV3 show The Bachelor NZ.

On the eve of the LPGA Tour's season-ending Tour Championship, a handful of the circuit's leading players posed for photos with a glass box that contained US$1 million ($1.3 million).

David Warner has blasted faster centuries, perhaps more important ones and even a bigger score at test level.

Gardening, lying in bed, drinks with friends and hitting the gym are among the many weekend hazards to your health.

Overvaluation shapes not only how parents think about their child, but also how they treat and raise their child.

Lorde's friendship with Taylor Swift started off by way of an apology.

Many kids are begging Santa for Lego, iPads and iPods or a new dog or cat for Christmas in letters they have written, New Zealand Post says.

Nearby coastal areas are reaping the benefits of a buoyant Auckland property market, with homeowners beginning to use extra equity to buy baches, experts say.

With a relentless look of malevolence Grumpy Cat is not exactly cute. But her owner believes she's "unstoppable".

Rachel Glucina lists off some of the best Instagrams by Kiwi celebs.

Naturalist Paul Rosolie tells of why he chose to be 'eaten alive' by a giant anaconda in support of a good cause.