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Beached Az whale 'killed off' by plastic
The social media phenomenon known as the Beached Az whale has been killed off by its creators to highlight the plight of marine life ahead of World Oceans Day.
America's Cup fee headache for Team NZ
Team New Zealand boss Grant Dalton believes America's Cup authorities have eliminated any possibility of a commercially funded team from entering the next event.
Site lets you shop by shape
Women who are sick of buying clothes online only to find they don't suit or don't fit when they are delivered might have a new favourite website.
'Why didn't they taser me?'
David Taite still does not accept he should have been shot by police officers in an incident near the Central Hawke's Bay township of Otane in October 2011.
Golfers teed off at course plan
Chamberlain Park's future as an 18-hole public golf course is under threat from a plan to open up the Auckland landmark for football fields, a playground and formal garden.
Adams chills with future stars
Young fans got to show off their skills in front of "a big NBA star" when basketballer Steven Adams appeared at a youth training session yesterday.
Toddler found sleeping in car footwell
Police are warning parents to buckle in children after a toddler was discovered asleep in the footwell of a car and two siblings unrestrained on the back seat.
Toilet-in-kitchen flushed out
A landlord tried to rent a North Shore studio which had the kitchen, bathroom and laundry in the same room.
10 most popular stories today
Here are the most popular news stories today, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about tomorrow.
Madeleine police examine covered hole
British police searching for Madeleine McCann's remains are examining a hole in the ground about 300 metres from the resort she disappeared from.
Appalling racist rant caught on tape
A man has posted a video entitled 'Blatant Racism in Cheektowaga NY' on YouTube that appears to show a stranger making bilious racist comments and calling him a "nasty f***ing n****r".
Aussies happy to spy on Kiwis
A major new poll on Australians' view of themselves and the world has revealed a nation nervous at the rise of China
12 Questions: Wade Kernot
My dad had a country music band which played at the Waitemata Country Music Club. Mum played bass and my sister and I both sang.
Memory Lane's cheap houses
Areal estate brochure dug out from 1996 features a seven-bedroom villa in Herne Bay - now the country's most expensive suburb. The asking price? Just $190,000.
Lorde's plan to tackle scalpers
Lorde is wielding her star power to thwart scalpers ripping off fans.
$300k lost after dad's email hacked
An Auckland doctor lost $300,000 after a Nigeria-based fraudster hacked into his father's email account and, posing as the father, asked for the transfer of family money.
'He greets people with hugs, that's Rolf'
To his alleged victims, Rolf Harris is a dirty old man and serial abuser. But to those standing by the embattled entertainer he's warm, friendly and a 'great hugger'.
Hamilton victim of prank
Megatron could be the newest nickname for Hamilton if public and council reaction to new tongue-in-cheek billboards at the entrances to the city are anything to go by.
WAGs cook up tasty treats
Move over Nigella - there are two new domestic goddesses in town.
Our world-class traffic jams
Auckland remains one of the world's most traffic-clogged cities, although it is not as bad as it was a year ago.
Eight astronauts to follow on Twitter
NASA astronauts can now share their adventures and insights as they post photos and thoughts to Twitter. Here are eight of the best to follow.
Ten $250,000 NZ homes
Auckland houses might be regularly selling for more than a million dollars, but there are still houses, units or townhouses available for $250,000 or less around NZ.
To Earth with love: Astronaut's NZ pic
A German astronaut who used to study at a NZ university has tweeted a picture of Banks Peninsula from high above Earth.
Pandemic fears for computer bug
Computer users have been warned to take urgent action to protect themselves from a cyber virus pandemic, with up to a million computers in 12 countries infected since 2011.
What is a normal body?
If you're like most people, you might sometimes get the feeling your body isn't normal. But don't fret - it's all the virtual bodies around us that aren't.
Thrones: Head like a hole
Five Game of Thrones addicts give their thoughts on last night's eighth episode of season four, The Mountain and the Viper.
Jono and Ben - and Graham
Kiwi TV pranksters Ben Boyce and Jono Pryor boosted their audience by millions when they gate-crashed the award-winning The Graham Norton Show.
Video catches Harris in 'memory lapse'
Rolf Harris has been accused of deliberately lying to the jury in his child sex trial after video emerged of him at a celebrity sporting event in Cambridge in 1978.