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.

On-field he’s tough but fair; off-field he embodies family values and integrity. Alan Perrott talks to Warriors hero Manu Vatuvei.

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.

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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.

In its heyday, the Boeing 747 was hailed for its fuel efficiency but comparatively now is a gas guzzler, consuming fuel at the rate of 10 tonnes an hour, writes Grant Bradley.

Auckland's quarter-acre dream is far from over - huge sections of more than half an acre are being sold from $350,000 within the city boundaries.

We bring you the best of the Emmy Award speeches as they unfold.

New survey shows majority of voters want to legalise cannabis, but there is little appetite for change among most political parties.

Concerns are mounting over a powerful new form of gonorrhoea after a patient was found to have the highest level of drug resistance to the disease ever reported in Australia.

Social media feeds are jammed with videos of people pouring buckets of ice cold water over their heads in the name of charity. Here are our top ten celebrity picks.

The death of a teenager who drowned in a disused quarry in Scotland may be linked to the ice bucket challenge craze.

A buyer keen on Hobsonville Pt's smallest of three new prototype houses couldn't close the purchase, partly because of financial barriers and the tiny size of the house.

Ratings for Sunday night's premiere of TVNZ's latest culinary reality series, My Kitchen Rules New Zealand on TV One, were disappointing.

Satellites in orbit are routinely used for communication, imaging and navigation - yet many people don't understand how these satellites remain in space.

An overwhelmed Lorde apologised for swearing after picking up the MTV Video Music Award for best rock video for her hit single Royals today.