U2 singer will be out of action for a lot longer than first thought as the full extent of his gruesome injuries are revealed.

Spain's wealthiest aristocrat was a duchess seven times over, a countess 19 times and a marquesa 23 times. Her name was a mouth full as well.

Director who gave the world Mrs Robinson and propelled Dustin Hoffman to stardom dies suddenly after suffering a heart attack.

The appearance of All Black Ma'a Nonu at Premier House yesterday to give President Xi Jinping of China a No 8 All Black jersey was a light end to otherwise serious talks with John Key.

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.

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.

Jeff Fletcher enjoyed success in the mid-Nineties with Britpop ban Northern Uproar, when they toured with Prodigy and Charlatans.

It’s a known fact that exercise is addictive. But CrossFitters are infamous for their fanatical devotion to their fitness philosophy, writes Sarah Hentges.

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.

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.

Dylan Cleaver spent two weeks “embedded” with All Blacks Tours, discovering the All Blacks are certainly the most-loved, and just as definitely the most hated, rugby team on the planet.

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....