Violinist Bryony Gibson-Cornish says she is an adrenalin junkie and gets her thrill from playing music.

Here are the most read news stories today, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about tomorrow.

As debate swirls over the inclusion of an alleged killer's photo in an Auckland art gallery exhibition, we look at 11 artists who have shocked and enraged the public.

Whittaker's has come out on top in the latest stoush between New Zealand's chocolate kings.

An Auckland student was slapped with a parking ticket while he waited for a mechanic to come and fix his car - despite leaving a note explaining his predicament.

An unemployed Auckland man spent $50,000 on firearms then sold them to gang members and other criminals.

An Indian national with a master's degree was declined an opportunity to apply for residence as a skilled migrant, despite being more qualified than was required.

Teenage New Zealand golf queen Lydia Ko has earned the equivalent of more than $5300 every day since turning professional late last year.

Here are the top news stories today, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about tomorrow.

Today we look at ten of the more memorable celebrity moments caught on tape – whether they were intentional or not.

PM John Key says leaving some synthetic drugs on the market was “a mistake” and Government should have banned all products until a rigorous testing regime was in place.

Auckland's gleaming new electric trains launched into business at 5.48am today - and quickly experienced delays.

Speculation is rife that Kiwi sports star Sonny Bill Williams may be expecting a baby with his hitherto-secret wife, Alana Raffie.

New Zealanders whose lives have been blighted by the dangers of legal highs are thrilled by plans to pull them from sale within a fortnight.

A scientist is stepping back in time to solve the mystery behind a dramatic drop in the world's most threatened species of sea lion.

The success of a royal tour doesn't stand or fall or on the family's skills - but on the unheralded team of back-room staff who fret over EVERY detail.

Stephen Town, the new chief executive of Auckland Council, says the Len Brown sex scandal is not an appropriate subject for him to discuss with a newspaper.

A custom-made Trelise Cooper dress worn by Maggie Barry on her gardening show is among used clothing the politician will donate to a new up-market charity op shop.

A disoriented little blue penguin which was taken to safety after being found wandering along the road in suburban Auckland is recovering well at a bird rescue centre.

New Zealanders gathered in their thousands to celebrate Anzac Day at dawn services around the country on Friday, and now attention turns to preparations for next year's centenary of the World War I Gallipoli campaign.

"He's innocent," my host at a recent dinner party exclaimed. We scoffed, writes Jack Tame.

An al-Qaeda "foot soldier" killed in a drone strike in Yemen had lived in New Zealand for two years until he fled from the authorities.

A whistleblower alleges that as the war in Afghanistan reached its deadly zenith, Kiwi forces were asked to use booby-trapped mines to combat insurgents.

Footy superstar Sonny Bill Williams secretly married a stunning 20-year-old model he met and fell in love with last year.

John Kirwan labelled last night's victory over the Waratahs as a critical one for the Blues as a franchise.

At the going down of the sun and in the morning We will remember them.

Married for just a month, he couldn't wait to enlist.

John Drinnan writes in his media column that NZ's biggest newsroom has taken the unusual step of setting up a register to formally identify 'risks' in its coverage.