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.

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.

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

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

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

The number of first-home buyers in the market has declined since mortgage-lending restrictions came in. So where are the worst-hit centres? Use our infographic.

A bill which will allow a 21-year-old woman to list two women as her mothers on her birth certificate passed in Parliament last night.

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

These mouthwatering ideas from Megan Singleton will have you packing your bags.

From a 60-yard 'non celebration' to the most vicious footy fight you will see today, Daily Shorts looks at the light-hearted side of sport.

A Big Day Out promoter says Blur pulled out of the music festival because members of the reformed Britpop act were having "fisticuffs" while on tour.

Apocalypse-mongerers are greeting a fairly rare (but foreseeable) astronomical event as the fulfilment of an ancient prophecy of global catastrophe.

Former Warriors' coach Matthew Elliott has slammed suggestions that the club's Polynesian players don't respond well to Australian coaches.

Emigration is driven not only by opportunities, but also by inequalities, writes Alan Gamlen. Emigration has been worryingly high for decades.

Southern Cross and Travel Insurance Direct joint winners with 'outstanding value' in survey of 29 providers.

Pumpkin Patch says it could open up to 40 more stores across the Middle East, a lucrative region for children's clothing retailers where big families are the norm.