As Beauden Barrett assumes the controls for the first time in a No10 jersey, his kicking game must be spot on in what are expected to be very wet conditions.

I grew up in Seatoun, Wellington, up in the hills. It was a great place to grow up, lots of freedom, trolleying down the hills.

Four years ago today, Cantabrians were tossed out of their beds at 4.35am.

New Zealand's richest man has splashed out on a second luxury yacht - this one worth up to an estimated $78 million.

After the nude photos of a raft of celebrities were hacked and leaked this week, Rhodri Marsden shows you how a few simple steps can keep your data away from prying eyes.

Makere Bradnam is considered a hot newcomer to sports television in New Zealand, a star very much on the rise.

CeeLo Green has deleted his Twitter account after sharing his controversial rules on rape.

A new wave of "nude" celebrity photos have been leaked online amid claims the graphic images may have been passed around an online club for months.

American cable giant HBO has commissioned a new show from Flight of the Conchord stars Bret McKenzie and Jemaine Clement.

Research for gynaecological cancer awareness month shows worrying face of women’s knowledge of diseases’ warning signs.

Construction work has started on what was Auckland's biggest construction hole - the controversial Soho in the heart of Ponsonby.

Young Aucklander Sally Xu will die soon unless she can raise $150,000 for a new cancer medicine.

An original-condition two-bedroom Blockhouse Bay home has stunned its vendor and agent by selling at auction for well over twice its valuation.

Arthur T. Demoulas, the ousted Market Basket CEO who inspired an employee revolt to get him back, won his bid to buy the supermarket chain.

Hamish Bond, Eric Murray and coxswain Caleb Shepherd have done their best to disprove the theory that coxed pair skiffs are merely 'water taxis' or 'lead sleds'.

Judith Collins' resignation yesterday was weeks, perhaps months, overdue. Yet the offence for which she has left the ministry is less clearcut.

As my family left each day to its cool reprieve I was left on my grandparents' couch and hour upon hour of The Simpsons. Every teen should know such bliss, writes Jack Tame.

There is a new Doctor Who in the TARDIS, but the companion remains the same. Jenna Coleman talked to Robert Smith about taking the massively popular TV show through its 51st year, and how her relationship with the Doctor is back in unknown territory.

Some of Sonny Bill Williams' best moments in rugby came when he played alongside Aaron Cruden and the first-five is looking forward to renewing that partnership.

Danielle Wright visits 'Still Life: Inside the Antarctic Huts of Scott and Shackleton', at the Auckland War Memorial Museum.

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The ratings war between two reality series has intensified, and both channels are claiming victory.

Kiwis love good pizza - and now one of the keys to perfecting the popular fast-food meal has been revealed.

Presenter and reporter Samantha Hayes grew up in the tiny town of Milton hunting, fishing and dyeing her hair red. The South African-born avowed vegetarian joined TV3 at the age of 22 and next week hosts her first political debate.

Italian AleXsandro Palombo transformed the Duchess of Cambridge into a dead ringer for a cast member of The Simpsons in a series of illustrations.

Apple is preparing to manufacture the company's largest-ever iPad, one that will feature a 12.9 inch screen, according to people with knowledge of the matter.

John Key has spoken to Air NZ about its expensive regional airfares after the government-controlled carrier's profits rose for a third year in a row.