Frustrated passengers have slammed Air NZ for poor customer service, lack of communication and sympathy, as another plane is delayed overnight in Hong Kong.

Outspoken biologist and atheist Richard Dawkins has provoked outrage on Twitter by saying that 'stranger rape' was worse than 'date rape'.

Lauren Boyle won gold in the 400m freestyle this morning, posting a Commonwealth Games record time in the process.

Airbus is booking a patent for an aircraft seating design that will send shivers up the exposed spine of passengers who crave a little comfort.

One precious piece of gold will soon be joined by another for Richie Patterson.

First the Prime Minister disdained an apology to the woman whose alleged abuser was allowed to leave with diplomatic immunity.

With legal bills mounting, former cricket star Chris Cairns, 44, is out working for his family ... any work.

Kevin Fallon says he has been moved by the support from the football community following his dismissal after 18 years heading the Mt Albert Grammar School academy programme and coaching their 1st XI.

A third of the permanent snow and ice on the Southern Alps has vanished in less than four decades, according to an analysis of aerial surveys.

Kiwi superstar Lorde has teamed up with the Electoral Commission in bid to get young people to the polling booth in this year's national election September 20th.

NZ is joining the space race, with Rocket Lab building a world-first launch vehicle in Auckland to make it cheaper to send satellites in to orbit.

Two New Zealand sporting greats have been photobombed by a royal at the Commonwealth Games.

I really like old American cars - I like how they look and how they sound but please don't ask me anything about their inner workings.

With the UN warning sugar could be ‘the new tobacco’ because of its risks to health through obesity, you might think a diet that cuts it out would get the thumbs up from experts.

Seventeen year old pop star Lorde has teamed with the New Zealand Electoral Commission to encourage eligible Kiwis to sign up and have a voice. 'Politics doesn't have to be about a bunch of old people in suits, talking about issues that aren't relevant to youth' Courtesy ElectoralCommission/YouTube

One Direction star Zayn Malik has been bombarded with death threats by outraged Israelis after posting a #FreePalestine message on Twitter.

If Peter Larsen's play Albert Black is written as eloquently as he describes it, it'll be a stunner.

A school has paid tribute to a former student and popular Nelson teen who died after falling through the roof of a cathedral in Wellington.

The iPhone is the most important piece in the Apple solar system. Since it was first released in 2007, the iPhone has more or less taken Apple.

A quick bite of the best of the (gold-filled) action from day four at the Glasgow Commonwealth Games.

New Zealand’s golden era of dominance in the Commonwealth Games sevens came to a painful end at Ibrox Stadium with a 17-12 defeat to South Africa.

The number of people who develop liver cancer each year is expected to double within six years.

The four couples competing in the third season of The Block have been revealed.

Readers shared their experiences with Hospital food across the country after the Weekend Herald reported on planned cost-cutting measures.

New Zealand has retained its rank as one of the world's most developed countries.

A senior executive at troubled Malaysia Airlines has called for the creation of a new organisation to decide which flight paths are safe.

‘That Guy’ introduces Delaney Mes to his quirky combination Lork roast.