The public will get the chance to look into how the other half - or maybe the other 1 per cent - lives, with a tour through the homes of Auckland's elite in some of the city's swankiest suburbs on November 22.

At the All Blacks' first significant training session of the week in London, a rare warm, sunny early November day makes way for dark clouds that roll in from the west, the rain soaking the players....

The unlikely union between the All Blacks, a Maori moko, a Downton star and an Italian jeweller...

Good old Kiwi ingenuity on a shoe-string budget could see the world's first unmanned aerial vehicle for long-range search and rescue operational within the next two years.

Four of the best parks and outdoor spaces to take your kids.

Often, the combination of charismatic musicians with fashion models, pop stars and actors produce genetically blessed sons and daughters.

"It's only a man-eater." - Video shows Australian man jumping off a boat onto a tiger shark after being dared by his mate.

Invercargill family hit hard after lamb affectionately known as Two Face succumbed to infection.

Provocative posters plastered around city street to promote men's health are disrespectful and offensive, claim a New Zealand anti sexual violence organisation.

The Department of Conservation is appealing to the public for sightings of a rope-entangled humpback whale.

Tricia just saw this Australian magazine in her local magazine outlet and was highly amused by the title and that there was market for it.

War is brewing in the world of The Hobbit.

There will be no fairytale ending to the storied career of Irene van Dyk after injury cruelly denied the legendary shooter her international swansong.

Christian Bale has bailed on Aaron Sorkin's upcoming biopic about Steve Jobs, saying he wasn't right for the role.

Most people will take a second look at this cheeky image plastered around the city streets. That's the point.

Harry Styles insists the gender of his partners doesn't matter to him.

Holding a bat atop the Auckland Harbour Bridge, Stephen Fleming spied a chance for long-awaited revenge.

When Colin Slade kicked a conversion with the last play of the game to give New Zealand an undeserved 29-28 victory against Australia in Brisbane last month, it was described as a Houdini act.

Comic's tendency towards verbosity has led detractors to find a succinct way to palm off his talk of revolution: stick the chorus of Blur's Parklife on the end.

She's been seen kissing Kate Moss on Love magazine's cover and posing completely naked for French Vogue, but now the Brazilian model comes with something new.

A European Space Agency astronaut has made a dazzling time-lapse video from aboard the International Space Station as it flew over New Zealand.

For more than 400 years people have been celebrating the foiled plot by Guy Fawkes and his mates to blow up England's Parliament. Here's what you don't know.

Eric Thompson talks to Kiwi IndyCar driver Scott Dixon about life off the racetrack.

Lotto presenter Sonia Gray has started a mental health awareness campaign for young adult women.

The secret is out: Seven Sharp host Toni Street is expecting another daughter.

Host of Last Week Tonight suggested three alternative flag designs. One of them involves a Hobbit doing something very bad.

Taylor Swift has annouced that she will be taking 1989 on a massive world tour, including Australia. However there has been no mention that she will be returning to New Zealand.

British teenager Will Cornick could "die in jail" after he stabbed his teacher to death in a frenzied attack for which he has shown no remorse.