We're blogging live from the New Zealand Music Awards at Vector Arena, bringing you all the action from the red carpet and awards ceremony.

The men's winner of the Kerikeri half-marathon wore Asics. The first woman over the line wore New Balance. But not teen Callum Robertson-Barnes.

An audition reel featuring one of Game of Thrones most-loved stars has gone viral since hitting YouTube.

It's the word that screams out to some, yet rarely gets written when it comes to Jesse Ryder. Alcoholism.

Getting caught by Taylor Swift with your pants down. Risking electrocution in a Mexican bull-fighting ring. Encountering your musical heroes in backstage toilets.

Comedian says he would "never endorse" Julien Blanc after fans questioned why he posed for photo with him.

His wife is suing him, his lawyers have dumped him, and the court is imposing strict bail conditions limiting his travel. And now troubled internet millionaire Kim Dotcom has found himself kicked off the cloud storage site he founded.

Nine years after The Cosby Show star settled out of court with an alleged victim of sexual assault, a string of fresh claims have been made about the 77-year-old comedian's past.

Sonny Bill Williams is a father, his wife having given birth to a girl in the early hours this morning, but he'll have to wait a while to see her.

Controlled crying is at odds with research on infant development that shows the foundations for lifelong psychological health are laid down in infancy.

For a long time the Lucky Country drew Kiwis to its shores, but as its economy changes we look at some of the risks of relocating to Australia.

They may be one of the world's most successful rock bands, but fans of guitar-toting grandfathers the Rolling Stones can still grab tickets for their Saturday night concert.

The next move for hit reality television show The Block NZ could be into an Auckland apartment building or giving its contestants the challenge of starting from scratch on bare land.

Academics think that kissing helps partners share bacteria, shoring up their immune systems and enabling them to better fight disease.

It's been a month-long campaign, but finally the contest for Labour's leadership is drawing to a close, with the new leader to be revealed at 2pm.

The new Labour leader is going to have to be one tough cookie.

A budding visual effects artist who faked two videos of giant eels in a NZ river has duped a US TV show, his local council, and thousands who have viewed the clips.

The plot went like this: Jesse Ryder would go to the United Arab Emirates this week with New Zealand A, clobber runs off associate member teams, get into the ODI side, give Pakistan a touch up and....

Jennifer Lawrence says she knew being a movie star would bring with it a certain loss of privacy. What she didn't know, she says, was the deep emotional and even physical toll it would take.

Singer Anthony Callea and actor Tim Campbell have tied the knot three months after their engagement.

All Black star Richie McCaw should swap the silver fern for the thistle, according to genealogy researchers.

Auckland is in for a wet and windy start to the week, with heavy rain, gales and possible thunderstorms forecast for today.