
Chris Rattue: It's time to rewrite the rule book
New Zealand Herald sports columnist Chris Rattue watches a weekend of sport and decides it is time to change a few rules on the sporting landscape.
New Zealand Herald sports columnist Chris Rattue watches a weekend of sport and decides it is time to change a few rules on the sporting landscape.
TV3's gamble in swapping its traditional late-night news show with Paul Henry has resulted in virtually the same audience numbers.
It's football, but not as you know it. There's grass, there's a ball, but there are also large inflatable bubbles encasing every player.
The owner of the Mr Whippy master franchise says Auckland's frozen dessert market is close to reaching "saturation point".
His farm-registered SUV and makeshift lean-to with rudimentary kitchen shelves has occupied a prime corner of Auckland's waterfront for more than a year.
Our vacuum cleaner is clogged with long orange hair. When you clean it, you get a little orange mat. This is life living with Samantha Hayes, my colleague and friend of almost a decade.
The Internet Party hopes to team up with Hone Harawira and other electorate MPs to spend more than $1 million fighting this year's election - but as they go live this week, few people have heard of them, and nobody knows what they stand for.
One of New Zealand's most expensive homes is at the centre of a million dollar dispute over a construction botch-up.
The cold reality of professional rugby is starting to bite at the Blues, and in particular, Benji Marshall.
There's nothing romantic or magical these days about buying your first home. In fact, it's difficult not to come away from the process feeling bloodied, cynical, bitter and poorer.
New Zealand aviators searching for the missing Malaysian airliner are expected to be "pumped up ready to go" again this morning after earlier disappointments.
It is World Down Syndrome Day today, so we have taken a look at 10 common myths about Down Syndrome and the facts behind them.
Big-hearted Kiwis have dug deep today and donated more than $16,000 in just a few hours to support a terminally ill breast cancer sufferer battling for more time with her family.
A Hawke's Bay winegrower is picking this year's Chardonnay crop to be the region's best ever vintage.
TED began 30 years ago as a conference about Technology, Entertainment and Design. To celebrate its birthday, we've collected 10 TED Talks you need to see.
Chinese dairy companies are dining out on Prime Minister John Key's visit, with many quickly posting promotional photos of their meeting on websites.
Justin Marshall breaks down the issues with scrums and how the new rules are blunting the attacking capabilities of backlines.
The Prime Minister's office is demanding a Chinese immigration agency remove a picture of John Key from its website, which appears to show he endorses the organisation.
Kelleigh Burkett knows her time with her three gorgeous girls and husband Craig is running out, and she's trying to cram in a lifetime of memories.
A dated kitchen and bathroom, small living areas and a total floor space of just 94sq m - this is what $1.4 million-plus will get you in Ponsonby.
A global survey has found that one in every six Kiwis ran out of money for food in 2011-12 - more than in all except eight other developed nations.
It's becoming much harder to feel rested with the ongoing urgency of modern day living. Here are seven reasons to tell your boss you need a nap.
Every group of people develops its own slang, which can make it difficult for overseas visitors to understand. New Zealand is no exception.
Jetstar will quit flying from Auckland to Singapore from July, saying the route is not performing as well as it had hoped.
If someone called me bossy I'd interpret it as a compliment, Shelley Bridgeman explains.
Damon Albarn discusses Blur's Big Day Out no show and upcoming first solo album with Des Sampson.
A mentoring programme aimed at helping women victims of domestic violence is the brainchild of fashion designer Annah Stretton.
Len Brown will find it tough to be re-elected Mayor of Auckland, according to a new Herald-DigiPoll survey.