New Zealand designer Trelise Cooper has apologised for featuring feathered headdress in her fashion show, saying it was a mistake and admitting her ignorance.

The inclusion of an Indian-style headdresses in designer Trelise Cooper's fashion show last night has ruffled feathers and brought accusations of racism.

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.

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.

The new Time Lord's introduction to audiences was memorable, according to some critics - but others were less impressed.

Women who read 'Fifty Shades of Grey' are more likely to have abusive partners and eating disorders, according to academics worried about the novel's impact.

A flustered Lorde apologised for swearing on stage after picking up the VMA for best rock video this afternoon.

Kim Dotcom says he's not behind the hacking of the Whale Oil blog, and he's not paid out any of a $5m bounty he'd offered for information to help his legal case.

Fashion-conscious school students put their recycled designs on show at the Schools' Trash to Fashion competition in Auckland over the weekend.

To mark the beginning of New Zealand Fashion Week today, one new designer will launch her label from Auckland's Sky Tower.

The All Blacks are aiming to make the most of their week off as they seek to somehow improve on their record-breaking Bledisloe Cup performance against Australia.

A cure for diabetes is a step closer after scientists found what they believe is the root cause of the disease.

After spending almost 600 days circumnavigating New Zealand's coastline, Brando Yelavich has set his sights on television.

Celebrity taco chefs Otis and Sarah Frizzell spent yesterday serving at their usual Ponsonby spot instead of at a food festival their taco truck was used to advertise.

Shortland's Street's tropical location will be the backdrop to a drama that's bound to get watchers excited and exasperated in equal measure.

After years online, many Web retailing pioneers are discovering the old-school benefits of having a brick-and-mortar store.

Dr Ian Singleton, the British conservationist, world-renowned orang-utan expert and director of the Sumatran Orang-utan Conservation Programme was hanging out at the Auckland Zoo this week.