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 flu vaccine expert is calling for new vaccines and strategies to combat influenza after her research group found New Zealand's current vaccine was poor protection.

Wilson Parking has been forced to cancel 14 infringement notices and apologise to vehicle owners after stinging them twice in one night.

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.

Dizzying aerial shots of wide, sweeping landscapes used to be the exclusive domain of big-budget film productions with a helicopter, but not any more.

A Kiwi expat in the UK is coming home permanently - but he's doing it a little differently.

Scientists in western Canada have discovered the fossilised footprints of three tyrannosaurs that suggest these fearsome predators may have hunted in packs.

The numbers are clear: Apple is selling fewer iPads. Is it the "death of the tablet"? Or are people just buying one iPad and not replacing it?

By now you may have heard Weird Al Yankovic's parody of Royals as it mades its way around the internet.

An unemployed Auckland man who purchased $50,000 worth of firearms then passed them to gang members and other criminals has been jailed for nearly six years.

As we draw closer to the election, again to be contested under New Zealand's proportional electoral system, here is a crib sheet: the state of the parties with 57 days to go.

The first trailer for Fifty Shades of Grey sent the internet into paroxysms this afternoon, with conversation being 5% portrayal of women, 10% Beyonce soundtrack, 15 % "squeeeeee" and 70% Jamie Dornan's torso.

A quick bite of the best of the action from day one at the Glasgow Commonwealth Games.