There is no guarantee Prince George will take home a Buzzy Bee, as his father did 30 years ago.

Nearly three-quarters of New Zealanders believe the gap between rich and poor has increased under six years of National Government.

Family and friends commented on what beautiful skin Elliott Gulliver had when she was born - unaware of the jaundice her olive skin was masking.

Auckland rail patronage is at a record high, but transport officials are scratching their heads over a 16 per cent fall in ferry trips last month.

Above us, our nearest, potentially habitable planet is being explored by three spacecraft in its orbit and two on its surface.

Kim Dotcom’s Internet Party has started registering support in a new political poll, and could have enough to gain one seat in Parliament if it did a deal with Mana Party.

Microsoft is sponsoring Kiwi schools to train up the next Bill Gates or Mark Zuckerberg — but some teachers are uncomfortable with big corporates guiding the curriculum.

William, the Duke of Cambridge, made his first visit to NZ as a 9-month-old baby. His public outings are the stuff of legend, but less known are the times he met and played with Kiwi kids.

On the eve of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge’s visit to New Zealand next month, with little Prince George, Jane Phare remembers another much-anticipated April arrival of a young royal couple and their baby, 31 years ago.

A baby bottom cream that has had UK mothers stampeding stores so they can apply it to their own faces has arrived on NZ shores.

A brazen 16-year-old allegedly stole a truck from an Auckland depot, and picked up two German hitchhikers during a joyride to Whangarei.

Kim Dotcom's Internet Party has attracted 600 members just over 12 hours after launching.

The 10 most-read news stories this week covered the missing Flight MH370, Chris Cairns, nudists and a shock resignation.

Diversionary tactics and John Key's popularity have worked, and Labour is not getting a chance to promote its policies, writes John Drinnan. National has developed a 'media network'.

A woman who lost her sight because of a brain tumour as a child is appealing to New Zealanders to be generous during this year's Red Puppy Appeal.

Conservatives leader Colin Craig says he has lost 30kg to prepare for election year by giving up cream buns and mince pies.

An evangelical church is marketing olive oil as a part of a religious cure-all treatment for everything from tumours and schizophrenia to relationship problems.

More than $1.1 million was paid to an Auckland couple under investigation for running an alleged cheating service for university assignments.

The percentage of Maori fluent in te reo fell by almost 5 per cent between 2006 and 2013, Census figures show, but Maori Television insists it is fulfilling its core purpose of boosting the revitalisation of the language.

Confectionary giants Cadbury and Whittaker's are back in court tussling over the trademarking of the name of a block of chocolate.

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

Dames, dragons and dim-witted kings - we preview the fourth season of HBO's epic show Game of Thrones.

Scientists are to check whether NZ muttonbirds that spend the winter off the coast of Japan have been exposed to radiation from the damaged Fukushima nuclear power plant.

Mana Party leader Hone Harawira says he is not bothered by the fact that Internet Party patron Kim Dotcom has a signed copy of Adolf Hitler's book Mein Kampf.