Another tournament win and topping the US$1 million mark were not the only things in the bag for Kiwi golf prodigy Lydia Ko yesterday. She was also sporting new All Blacks-engraved clubs.

The immigration surge continued to gather pace last month, with the net inflow of 4270 people the second-largest monthly gain on record.

Did you know you would end up with such a fine head of hair when you set out on your hairdressing career 45 years ago?

Georgia Hageman was in bed at 4.30am when her waters broke and less than four hours later the 15-year-old Aucklander was holding her baby son.

What does the tragedy of MH17 mean for the conflict in eastern Ukraine and for Russia's relations with Europe and the US?

After 60 days and 4000km of sometimes "horrendous" Pacific Ocean seas, two women have rowed from Los Angeles to Waikiki, Hawaii, and raised money for charities.

Ten years ago, Pita Sharples - now Minister of Maori Affairs - said he wanted to see an end to mangled te reo words used in Parliament and in mainstream media broadcasts.

John Armstrong writes: If any spies from the Labour, Green or Maori parties infiltrated yesterday's Internet Mana rally, they would have come away worried.

The Herald on Sunday presents some "olden days" gear to a group of iGeneration kids to see if they could identify the objects.

The downing of the Malaysia Airlines passenger plane has exposed the chaos in Ukraine as a real war.

A single image proved especially poignant; a passenger’s travel book and holiday novel strewn on the grass.

A master surfboard maker has sold a handcrafted board to a New Zealand buyer for a staggering $1.5 million.

For Cor Pan, a Dutch holidaymaker heading for Kuala Lumpur with his girlfriend Neeltje Tol, boarding a Malaysia Airlines flight was an irresistible opportunity for black humour.

Everything you need to know about Malaysian Airlines MH17, which was shot down over Ukraine.

A deleted social media post by a separatist militia leader has led to accusations that pro-Russian rebels in Ukraine are to blame for the Malaysia Airlines crash.

We have live updates from the investigation into the shooting down of Malaysia Airlines MH17.

House prices are up, home ownership is down. We all know the story, but what's really going on in real estate?

Under-7 rippa rugby players who had their team jerseys stolen will play out the season in a new strip thanks to their kit suppliers.

A US teenager has accused Instagram of size discrimination after it suspended her account because a relatively chaste series of underwear selfies “violated community guidelines”.

Sprouting horns, being called the devil and wearing snakes, Daniel Radcliffe looks like he’s joined Voldemort in the first trailer for his latest film Horns.

A new political poll shows support for National has dropped slightly, but the party still has a massive 30 point lead over Labour.

Queen, one of the biggest-selling, best-loved and most enduring bands in rock history is heading to Auckland for the first time in nearly 30 years.

The western side of Queens Wharf could become open space as part of plans for the downtown waterfront area.

Rare fishlife, a juvenile great white shark and what could be a new species of seahorse have been found in a newly surveyed underwater area off Northland's east coast.

Helping Bali's poorest orphans was not on Janine Hall's high-flying corporate career plan while she worked with international brands like Top Shop, Selfridges and Air New Zealand.

My friends would say 'perhaps you're misunderstood'. People say things about me that are simply not true.

Women are often encouraged to "eat for two" during pregnancy. While this is right in terms of eating to meet both mum's and baby's needs, it doesn't mean doubling her total food and energy intake.

Oscar Pistorius, who has three weeks before defence and prosecution lawyers give their final arguments in his murder trial, has been involved in a nightclub altercation.