Air New Zealand has issued an "unreserved apology" to 227 passengers caught up in a two day delay from Hawaii, and offered $1000 compensation.

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.

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 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.

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

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

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

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

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.

Between 1963 and 1975 some 3500 Kiwis served in the Vietnam War. This edited extract from a new book, No Front Line, tells the grim reality of jungle warfare.

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.