When Brian Mackie brought his translation service from Britain to New Zealand in 2003, fast internet access was essential and shouldn't have been a problem.

New technology gives consumer instant information about their wine of choice.

Health implications aside, traffic congestion is more than ever having a huge economic impact.

However, a new book has revealed a disturbing lack of safety regulations in an industry promising an extended youth.

Looking back at interior design helps inform today's choices, says visiting lecturer Stephen Taylor.

Welsh town Hay-on-Wye is the perfect spot for bookworms, finds Geraldine O'Sullivan Beere.

The XX have won the prestigious Mercury Music Prize in the UK, for the album xx

World celebrates 21 years in the fashion business and its ongoing plans to keep breaking barriers.

Citizen cyberscience is a grass-roots initiative that harnesses the power of online volunteers.

She's gorgeous. She's an acclaimed poet and dancer. She's been praised by Salman Rushdie and Louis de Bernieres. How astonishing is her first novel?

New Zealand's fourth straight women's World Cup win this morning was built around composure, veteran Anna Richards said.

New Zealand sailor Andrew Murdoch snatched bronze at the Laser world championship off Hayling Island, England, today.

British author Louis de Bernieres has set most of his stories in exotic places, but now, in this interlinked collection of short stories, he explores the exoticism to be found on his home turf.

Recently, milk - in the good old fashioned, cow-in-a-field sense of the word - has found itself under attack.

In western nations, fewer people than ever are getting married, yet studies show that tying the knot will make you happier.

Former Deputy PM Michael Cullen has outlined a proposal which would see Parliament elect the Head of State, telling a conference there was "inevitability" about NZ becoming a republic.

If you want to tell whether your baby is in pain, looking at its face may not be enough, researchers have found.