Kiwis will have a chance to see one of the most world's spectacular meteor showers with the naked eye in the early hours of tomorrow morning.

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

A pill that helps the body to burn excess fat could one day "replace the treadmill", scientists claim.

American boxer Floyd Mayweather is reported to have witnessed the apparent murder-suicide of his friend, rapper Earl Hayes and his wife over a Facetime call.

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.

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

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).

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.