Three Auckland fishermen chanced upon a great white shark during a day in the Hauraki Gulf over the long weekend.

Only one player can wear the No6 jersey for the All Blacks on Saturday night, and Jerome Kaino and Liam Messam will be battling to start on the side of the scrum.

Hundreds of millions of people across Europe will be forced to change the way they use the internet, a key Google adviser says.

Two army recruits who braved a drunk and aggressive crowd to help a man king-hit at an Auckland bar have been recognised for their "selfless act of bravery".

It was a good day for Charles Mesure back in January. Starting his morning in Los Angeles playing a Texan art thief going up against Simon Baker in The Mentalist, by nightfall he was in Vancouver kicking around with swords for his debut as English

Queen's Birthday Honours: The nation says thanks very much for a job well done.

As Kiwi pop sensation Lorde tours, performs, records and collects awards, manager Scott Maclachlan is never far from her side. Meet the man who sat up and took notice when he saw a video of a 12-year-old performing at a school talent contest.

On the eve of the official celebration of Queen Elizabeth II’s 88th birthday, Danielle Wright talks to Aucklanders who share regal passions.

Just over a week into his big OE, Jake Green is having the time of his life.

A new Kiwi website is helping people take a leap of faith to connect with their neighbours.

What is it with those Middleton women and their bottoms? First it was Pippa stealing the show at the royal wedding in that clinging Alexander McQueen dress.

This weekend in our things to do online list, we share where to buy products for geeks, challenge you to take a two-minute break and encourage your creative juices flow by writing a children's book.

Broadcaster and former Alliance MP Pam Corkery is back working with erstwhile Parliamentary colleague Laila Harre as the new Internet Party leader's press secretary.

Today we look at the top 10 'Most Powerful Women in the World' according to Forbes magazine.

Like many dedicated lovers of film, I enjoy making demands of mainstream cinema. Who and what are these movies there to serve, if not me and my specific needs?

Shortland Street actress Teuila Blakely, who plays Vasa Levi, is leaving the hit show after four years on set, The Diary can reveal.

A group of Kiwi breast cancer survivors are bravely revealing their battle scars in a new collection of photographs they hope will remove the mystery of the disease.

Destiny Church is set to open its 'City of God' headquarters this weekend after many years of planning. Here are 10 things about the church you may not know.

Air New Zealand's first Boeing 787-9 has flown for the first time, completing a three-hour test flight above Seattle, in Washington state.

Armed with only his jandals and mother-in-law for protection, Craig Teal didn't flinch when he kicked down the door to a Gate Pa fish and chip shop on fire.

It's been a bad morning for Wellington Zoo. One of its new cheetahs has died and an investigation has been launched into how a toddler got into a tiger enclosure.

Former New Zealand Prime Minister Helen Clark is the 23rd most powerful woman in the world in Forbes magazine's annual list published overnight.

We are working with a group of innovative film makers, Loading Docs, to showcase great short Kiwi films. Watch Baba, one of 10 three-minute documentaries.

Large waves are apparently to blame for breaking up sea ice on a larger scale than thought, explaining a rapid decrease in Arctic ice.

With a million more people to cram in, Auckland Transport is looking at radical measures to help cut commuter traffic. And it could mean parking meter pain.

Four men who dived into a freezing Nelson creek to rescue two people from a submerged car have been recognised for their heroism.