Today: 10 minutes for aspiring business-people pitch their money-making idea to investors in the back of a cab and the eyes of the entire boxing world have turned to New Zealand and our very own Joseph Parker as he prepares to take on Carlos Takam. Also new stats show the Kiwi’s will win 22 medals overall at the Rio Olympics
Source: Instagram/thorbjornsson Weighing 190kg and towering 2.06 metres tall, it comes as a huge surprise that Hafthor "Thor" Bjornsson (GOT's The Mountain's) pet of choice is a fluffy pomeranian named Asterix.
Joe Naufahu's character on Game of Thrones suffered a fiery demise this week - but off camera things got just as sticky for him. The Kiwi actor is seen being pranked by his co-star Emilia Clarke in new footage posted on Vulture.
This afternoon on NZ Herald Focus we have the latest on the woman found dead on Main Rakaia Rd, a pre-budget announcement that will offer better support to victims of sexual violence and Donald Trump offers to open communication lines with North Korea.
Today - An award-winning journalist in who moved into a house of addicts to research drug abuse ended up an addict himself and wild weather across the is battering the country. Also a major doping crackdown in sport, 31 athletes in 6 sports could be barred from the Rio Olympics.
This afternoon on NZ Herald Focus we have the Gotingco family’s reaction to The Department of Corrections report into her killing, wild weather pictures from around the country and a planking policeman in China breaks a world record.
Today - The desperate fight to save our largest trees, fears Kauri dieback could wreak havoc in Waikato and the Road to Rio for Jarryd Hayne. And Princess Kate packs a punch at the launch of a mental health campaign.
Timaru girl Maggie Bolina has made a Bachelorette style video to get herself a date for her school ball.
Three Kiwis have made a big impression singing on The Voice Australia.
The talents of three of the world’s greatest storytellers – Roald Dahl, Walt Disney and Steven Spielberg –finally unite to bring Dahl’s beloved classic “The BFG” to life.
Weather warnings are in place across the country as wild weather moves north. Tributes flow in for rare brittle bone disease adventurer Samuel Gibson and a security scare at Old Trafford which caused a match to be cancelled leaves British police looking foolish.
Today - The Prime Minister says the average income is going up and he may adjusted tax thresholds to compensate.Jarryd Hayne announces his retirement from the NFL and Beyonce's new range of women's sportswear is made in sweatshops.
When theatre director Colin McColl finished reading To Kill a Mockingbird to daughter Miro, the 9-year-old declared "I am Scout!" and stunned her parents by announcing she wanted to audition for the role.
The 'Money Monster' team reveal who they rely on: Julia Roberts jokes about George Clooney's toupee minder, while director Jodie Foster and star Jack O'Connell admit who it is they need the most professionally.
Phil Rudd treated the Bay of Plenty Times to a jam session at his Bureta waterfront residence.
Today - The man accused of killing his ex-partner Pakeeza Yusuf and her three-year-old daughter Juwairiyah Kalim has been found guilty. Te Puia is set to get $2.5m from the Tourism Growth Partnership fund for new facilities and Donald Trump’s butler of 30 years says he wants to kill Obama.
Jodie Foster's Money Monster, starring Julia Roberts, George Clooney and Dominic West, premiered at the Cannes Film Festival on Thursday, where the director and cast walked the red carpet.
Today – The pay packets of bosses at New Zealand's largest listed companies sky rockets and David White's daughter was murdered by her husband, he says look out for the warning signs and join the dots. Also George Clooney’s better half Amal proves that it’s not always easy to get down the red carpet
The Spice Girls perform a selection of their greatest hits in a spectacular performance at the closing ceremony of London's 2012 Olympic Games. Source: Youtube / Olympics
A glitch in the newly released Uncharted 4 video game sees a boat fly into the air.
Sharon Osbourne says the rumours surrounding her split to Ozzy Osbourne are "true" and she's left the rocker after 33 years of marriage. On her talk show The View, Osbourne addressed reports that the pair had separated for the first time, saying she left him because "I'm 63 years of age, and I can't keep living like this.