Ancillary revenue on top of airline ticket prices has soared by 1200 per cent in the last seven years.

Kanye West stopped a performance in Sydney to demand everyone in the audience stand up and dance - unless they had a 'handicap pass'.

Paul Casserly examines the performances of several news networks as the election reaches its climax.

Bereaved Millie Elder-Holmes has a furry new companion to help her heal after the death of boyfriend Connor Morris.

Any leader of a country visibly ages before your eyes, says John Key — it’s a high-stress environment.

It has been 21 tests since anyone beat the All Blacks - 36 since they lost at home and there is no debate on whether they are the mentally toughest.

Judge Thokozile Masipa was contemptuous of Pistorius' snot and tears during his performance on the stand, writes Kerre McIvor.

Grammy winner Jemaine Clement says some of his earliest New Zealand TV roles left him "ashamed" after "running down" his Maori culture.

The team at TV3 comedy show 7 Days has redesigned political billboards as part of its own election campaign.

Since CarAds launched at the beginning of the year, it has paid about 50 drivers to display business signs on their cars.

Michael Burgess crunched the numbers to reveal which major political party has overseen the most sporting triumphs during the past 40 years.

Watchers of the big watchmakers are beginning to worry that the good times for "dumb" watches are running out.

So they ducked under Dirty Politics. Kim Dotcom's already admitting his bombshell is more of a soggy sparkler. And David Cunliffe's not exactly dicing his opponent into whale meat.

Our social media scouts Cam Mansel and Liam McEwan give you the run down of things you might have missed in the weird and wonderful world of celebrity social media.

But a new study has revealed sodium does not cause high blood pressure, and the link between the two is "more complex than once believed".

We are already paying for the offspring of poverty, writes Lucy Lawless. Hungry kids are sick kids - so feeding them in schools is a smart strategy.

When it comes to the amount of sleep adults require there is not really a "one size fits all". Sleep expert Gemma Paech explains how to figure out how much you need.

Some 4000 free tickets have been snapped up to see legendary Kiwi rockers Shihad perform a one-off Christchurch gig tonight that will also air live on Sky Arena.

Black Cap batsman Martin "Guppy" Guptill and Radio Hauraki DJ Laura McGoldrick are staying strictly schtum about their wedding tomorrow at a multimillion-dollar Auckland estate.

Watch back the New Zealand Herald's Mood Of The Boardroom event, with National’s Bill English and Labour’s David Parker debating economic policy before an audience of business leaders at Auckland's Langham Hotel.

An innovative lingerie brand aims to 'empower' every woman with a new underwear collection for darker skin tones.

Health researchers and scientists are calling for an investigation into whether former National MP Katherine Rich was associated with attacks on public health specialists.

Archaeologists have discovered that Stonehenge had a huge stone sibling just 3.2km to the northeast.