The head of an international fitness empire says he is donating $125,000 to Labour and the Greens because he is fed up with National's inaction on climate change.

Amillion-dollar microscope has allowed Kiwi scientists an unparalleled window into the human body, shining a new light on everything from Parkinson's to irregular heartbeats.

Surrounded by empty lots and raw new buildings in Christchurch's partly rebuilt city centre, the Duchess of Cambridge's eyes welled with tears as she spoke.

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

The loved ones of those who perished on Malaysia Airlines flight 653 are still waiting for answers about what happened on the plane - 37 years later.

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

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

Upmarket grocery chain Nosh has pulled back on expansion plans outside its core Auckland markets in the central, eastern suburbs and North Shore.

A Kiwi who uses a silver fern symbol on his Twitter account has been warned about copyright infringement by a government agency.

Couldn't make it to Coachella? Neither could we. But we could still tune in thanks to the festival's great livestreams. We gather the best performances here.

School reunions would provide rich data for anthropologists studying human status-displaying behaviour, writes Deborah Hill Cone. I went to the Melville High School reunion last weekend.

New Warriors coach Andrew McFadden won't be jumping for joy on his first start as head coach, even though his side stopped the rot, writes Chris Rattue.

It finally happened: the Duchess of Cambridge wore a design by Emilia Wickstead, her New Zealand-born designer favourite.

Transgender model Amy Brosnahan has found hope in a pub beauty pageant - and she's not alone in being embraced by a more tolerant New Zealand.

Thieves carried out a jewellery store smash-and-grab on the royal tour route just hours before yesterday's parade.

The five most-read news stories this week covered the royal visit, Peaches Geldof, Ian Thorpe and the missing flight MH370.

Things are getting so bad at the Warriors that the crowd numbers and Nathan Friend's tackle counts are threatening to meet in the middle.

A tie-up with Kim Dotcom's Internet Party is finding favour among the Mana Party's younger grassroots members as a means of engaging young voters, Mana's president Annette Sykes says.

From a ban on 'acrobatic sex' to an adorable baby golfer, Daily Shorts looks at the light-hearted side of sport.

A wealthy Chilean has amassed an impressive but chilling display, writes Christopher Adams.

Jared Savage got hooked on the Warriors at his first match as a kid. But this week's events have left him 'dispirited, deflated and disappointed'.

Kiwis will soon be able to recycle toothbrushes and coffee capsules thanks to the local expansion of global trash-to-treasure company TerraCycle.

Laughing and playing with a curtain cord, baby Leila Grenside had the world's media aflutter when she was mistaken for Prince George watching his parents' welcome to Government House in Wellington.

Wealthy businessman Alex van Heeren, owner of the luxury Huka Lodge, is due to file a defence shortly to a 17-year-old court claim.

Residents are battling a plan for a $2 million artificial sports field in their Auckland suburban park, saying it will spoil its looks.

Chris Mason had only modest ambitions for BurgerFuel when he opened the company's first store on Ponsonby Rd in 1995.

At first it seemed that the tall man mooching along beside the Duchess of Cambridge on the royal tour had plummeted from the apple of NZ's eye to chopped liver.

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

From a nationwide recruiting drive to a basketball clip of Steven Adams's shenanigans, Daily Shorts looks at the light-hearted side of sport.

Former Reserve Bank governor Don Brash considered taking his own life "to end the pain" following the failure of his two marriages.