Almost exactly seven years ago I sat in a room in a fancy Auckland hotel with a funny, sweet, roundish little fellow who was so nervous he kept pulling at his ear.

Students buying assignments, forging signatures, and using phones in exams were among more than 540 cases of cheating dealt with by universities last year.

When the Blues look back on their Benji Marshall experiment, regardless of how it turns out, they might want to take note of the lessons learned, because there will be many.

Only fifty percent of Kiwis reported themselves as 'Christian' in the 2013 census, writes Paul Morris. But what does Easter really mean to most NZers?

From the strangest yellow card you will ever see to the best training ground brawls, Daily Shorts looks at the light-hearted side of sport.

Labour's truck ban could cover 0.7 per cent or 7 per cent of New Zealand's motorways - depending on who you listen to.

A witness has described an incident where a rugby player almost lost his ear in a ruck as "the worst example of an attack on a player'' he had ever seen.

The sister of a murdered south Auckland man knew she had to face her brother's killer to see what his features revealed.

An inscription on the forecourt at the Temple of Apollo at Delphi advises the reader to "know thyself".

An Easter holiday weekend of showers, shows and shopping beckons for Auckland residents and visitors - with gardeners and diners especially catered for.

A review into the supervision of the parolee who murdered Christchurch caregiver Amy Farrall is ongoing, Corrections confirmed today.

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge were so popular on their 10-day tour of NZ they managed to disrupt telcos in some places.

The man who has admitted murdering Christchurch community support worker Amy Farrall, then attacking two female hitch-hikers on the West Coast was on parole and had been out of prison only 6 months.

It's costing $1.4b and by 2017 should help give drivers from Manukau to Albany with an alternative to SH1 and the harbour bridge. So how's it going?

Paul Henry has been approached six times to play a role in politics, according to an insider.

Sir Owen Woodhouse died yesterday, aged 97, and tributes have been paid to the "father of ACC" across the political realm.

Former All Black Justin Marshall is bringing a popular Australian mobile spit-roast business to New Zealand.

An Auckland doctor training to be an anaesthetist has been censured, suspended from practice and charged with misconduct over her struggles with alcohol.

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

The number of New Zealanders born overseas has topped one million, according to Census statistics released today.

Education Minister Hekia Parata says a mailing error which led to 455 NCEA exam papers being sent to the wrong students was a “regrettable mistake”.

From Masters mini-golf to the sad story of a boy called Rooney, Daily Shorts looks at the light-hearted side of sport.

Otago spinner Mark Craig is the surprise pick in the New Zealand team to tour the West Indies from the end of next month.

"If Guyon and Susie are on prescription meds, Hosking has a serious P habit." Paul Casserly was given the job of reviewing various radio shows.

Everything is stacked against the Chiefs, said my mate who is a rabid supporter of the franchise.

Paul and Angela Ashcroft were on a plane, flying somewhere over Australia, when their twin daughters Nicole and Peta were born.

Teina Pora enjoyed a cafe visit and a trip up Auckland's Sky Tower on his first day of freedom.