Auckland stripclub Calendar Girls and popular Ponsonby bar Grand Central have both had their liquor licenses temporarily suspended.

When it comes to KiwiSaver it's only possible to go with one provider, writes Tamsyn Parker. Fortunately this issue is balanced by a number of protective factors.

Six young men and women in Iran have been released by the country's police, after they were arrested for appearing in a parody video of Pharrell William's hit song Happy.

The Eagles' Don Henley talks to Russell Baillie about how life in the fast Lane turned into the long run.

The fight for affordable housing could descend into a populist campaign against immigrants and foreigners, warns Bryce Edwards.

Next time you're running late and contemplating a fast food fix of burgers, pizza or French fries, check out some of these more nourishing options.

Lorde found time to visit former prime minister Helen Clark in New York - in between winning Billboard awards and launching her own make-up line.

Prince Charles is facing calls to ‘abdicate’ from a British Labour MP after he reportedly compared Vladimir Putin to Adolf Hitler in relation to his actions in Ukraine.

Auckland-based Customer Radar aims to turn the traditional "mystery shopper" way of rating company performance on its head.

A Lorde fan got a right royal surprise in New York City yesterday when the purple-lipped singer planted a quick kiss on her cheek.

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Every day women expose themselves to around 168 different chemicals hidden in products like deodorants, shampoos and cosmetics, which are spread with gay abandon over every inch of skin.

"My teeth were broken, blood came out of my mouth and Jessica was gone." A backpacker has described being unable to save a woman swept away on Milford Track.

Kiwis are being urged not to travel to some areas of Thailand and to be extremely careful in others after martial law was declared across the country.

Kimbra's tour with Janelle Monae has been cancelled and will not be rescheduled, including the show they were due to play at Auckland's Vector Arena on Saturday.

As the rising abortion rate among women over 35 is blamed on their mistaken belief that they are 'past it', we find out the truth about later pregnancy.

The MP whose tweet caused the Speaker to refer the issue of Twitter to the Privileges Committee does not resile from his description of the Speaker as a "Mafia don".

A survey has found Google now beats talking to friends for young Kiwis wanting to know about sex, drugs, alcohol, depression, stress or their health.

Motorists with newer, safer cars may see their annual licence costs slashed by as much as $163 a year.

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EU is to scrap "best-before" dates on long life food packaging as a measure to stop millions of tons of edible produce being thrown away every year.

A woman who committed bigamy on Valentines Day has been let off with a warning from a judge that in times past, she would have been jailed.

Air New Zealand and Tourism New Zealand will extend a $20 million marketing partnership to promote the country in key overseas markets.

Nathan Albert bled to death alone on the side of an Auckland road during the early hours of New Year’s Day 2013. Now his killer has been jailed for life.

The Antarctic ice sheet is disappearing at twice the speed of when it was last surveyed, losing 159 billion tonnes of ice to the ocean every year.

A handful of Auckland pensioners have stopped developers in their tracks.

Seaplanes, America's Cup yacht charters and the Auckland Harbour Bridge SkyPath are among forecast visitor experiences tipped to boost the city's tourism income.

Baking for others is always rewarding. But it's even more so when it's for a child who is in hospital.

A mosque in Auckland has been shut down indefinitely following violent attacks and the declaration of jihad, or holy war, against private security staff.