Pomp and ceremony joined with a mutual love of rugby in John Key's one-day visit to Paris.

The modern games could owe a debt to a rural tradition, writes David Leggat.

It's estimated some two billion people from all over the world will watch at Prince William and Catherine Middleton marry.

Late diagnosis is the main cause of the high death rate from ovarian cancer in the UK, experts say.

You don't want your wedding tipples to leave a bad taste in your guests' mouths, so choose them wisely.

A Takapuna-born nurse, 30, will attend Friday's ceremony with her husband, a flight lieutenant in Prince William's squadron.

Prince William and Kate Middleton have created "a church within a church" at Westminster Abbey for Friday's ceremony.

New Zealand equestrian great Mark Todd has issued a blunt warning to his competitors ahead of next year's London Olympics.

Security experts say an IRA terrorist attack somewhere in Britain on the day of the royal wedding is 'highly likely'.

As people relaxed at Easter weekend, Michael Sheen endured incarceration in a police cell, slept rough up a mountain and was crucified, then resurrected in front of hundreds of onlookers.

Elizabeth Hurley turned heads at an Indian Premier League cricket match....

A hush descends over the table. A small group of wine enthusiasts watch with due reverence as the cork is gently pulled from the 1968 bottle of French first growth Chateau Haut Brion.

Its intricacy, expense and craftsmanship once made it a must-have for England’s elite. Denise L’Estrange-Corbet traces the history of Honiton lace, a famous feature of royal births and weddings.

Sharon Armstrong, former Maori Language Commission deputy chief executive, has been detained in Buenos Aires.

Susan Boyle has been immortalised in wax by Madame Tussauds.

Lily Allen will throw a lavish bash at The Ritz hotel in London for her hen party.