Magical thinking or miracle cure?
Experts warn unproven stem cell therapy is damaging to our international reputation.
Cops raid wrong house
5:00am
Police slammed for searching and damaging wrong house in hunt for man who bashed police officer.
Upset widow chases compensation
5:00am Pauly Fuemana's widow chases compensation, claiming Audi used husband's song.
Disturbing trend in boomer suicides
5:00am Baby boomers risk pushing suicide rate to new levels as rate of elderly suicide skyrockets.
Bottomless cup of yachting joy
5:00am Champagne and flat-screen TVs arrive at Viaduct Basin, where revellers hope to celebrate America's Cup victory.
Mike King's anti-suicide crusade
5:00am Mike King puts money where his mouth is, travelling the country on anti-suicide crusade.
ABs win but red card ruins a good game
Springboks show referee restraint over red card
All Blacks never stepped back, Retallick says
Wallabies cling to victory to snap losing streak
Victim's Facebook features guns, drugs
Lara Bingle poses topless... again
Match recap: All Blacks vs Boks at Eden Park
Smashed up and heartbroken in hospital
Couple's journey with dementia
World's craft brewers toast our hip hops
Is this the end for NZ publishing?
New leader could face battle
New Labour leader could face bloody battle over appointments if old caucus allegiances surface.
Review of terror laws stopped
Government stops review of New Zealand's controversial terrorism laws, a move greeted with suspicion.
It's not easy to play God
Cops leave Bay in droves
Lip-smacking venture
Kisses which cross the cultural divide are being captured in the name of art.
Car bomber targets NATO troops
Official says suicide car bomber aiming to hit NATO-Afghan convoy blew up early, killing three civilians.
Mubarak waves, grins as trial resumes
Hosni Mubarak back in court, grinning and waving as his trial resumed on charges of killing 900 protesters.
Japan launches new, cheaper rocket
'Audacious' bank plot
Counterfeiter had 19 NZ passports
Kiwi passports are reported to have been found among the possessions of a counterfeiting syndicate's Iranian mastermind.
Paying our last respects
High cemetery fees are helping drive the trend towards ‘direct cremation', Rob Stock finds.
Waterfront vision fades
Grand plans to develop a spectacular slice of Auckland waterfront have curdled into a sour family struggle.
Phoenix denies link to Euro firm
Throwing open the pub doors
TVNZ spies new role in pay TV
The big picture may still be fuzzy, but TVNZ boss Kevin Kenrick knows where he will take the company.
Plastic's fantastic but cash is better
Banks and merchants go out of their way to make spending as easy and painless as possible, writes Martin Hawes.
Opening the dividend sluice gates
Shares in Meridian Energy may end up being a better deal than the Government contemplated a year ago.
Bonds may be a return-free risk
Myfarm close to trading shares
Brash and the art of parsimony
Former Reserve Bank governor turned politician Don Brash is a frugal soul, writes Richard Meadows.
New generation of drones
Remote controlled vehicles evolving into tiny robots that police and even film companies can use.
The best a merc can get
Killzone: Mercenary is a surprisingly capable shooter, even better than its console counterparts in places.
News feed changed it all
US to declassify secret order
New Apples come as a pair
Apple unveiled not one, but two new iPhones on Wednesday. Henry Cooke has the lowdown.
Six dishes and a cup
New Zealander Josh Emett joins a team of top chefs cooking for a gala dinner in San Francisco.
Bingle grins and bares it
Australia's most notorious coat hanger Lara Bingle has posed topless for fashion magazine Oyster.
Quirky homewares on show
Kate steps out in style
Why business cards still matter
In a digital world, the traditional hard-copy method of sharing contact details somehow survives.
A kick in the guts
Is one bad beer enough to make you sick? Sadly, the answer is yes, reckons Michael Donaldson.
Eclairs stage a comeback
Colourful macarons are facing competition of a different hue.
Feeding a family for just $19
Spud memories
Luxury car coming to NZ
Genesis, Hyundai's luxury vehicle, is to be launched in New Zealand.
That rate of speed change
Round here, we like to think of speed as the outcome after you've finished accelerating.
V8 to become dinosaurs: Volvo
Bugatti Veyron replacement confirmed
The Best Offer isn't good enough
Geoffrey Rush plays a man frozen by his emotions in a film that fails to impress Grant Smithies.
Swords and Sondheim
Mandy Patinkin, star of Homeland and The Princess Bride, talks about acting, ambiguity and his upcoming visit.
Creator apologises for episode
Critics slam Rebel Wilson pilot
Rachel Hunter, chameleon
At 44, Rachel Hunter remains a quick-change artist who knows how to pose for a photograph.
There's the quick and the sled
Robert Upe rugs up and sits back for a doggone good time in Australia's Victoria region.
India's top 25 hotels
India's high-end hotels offer a level of unparalleled service and opulence.
Sharing is caring
An epic road trip
Confessions of a lapsed skier
Lapsed skier Steve Kilgallon has a religious experience on the slopes of Turoa skifield.
Nothing Kiwi about Team NZ
The only Kiwi thing about Team NZ is the taxpayers' money being used to subsidise.
'Howlers' cost Warriors
The Warriors are a Kiwi team, and the Aussie refs favour the Aussie teams, Kore Take says.
Brokenhearted? Be fabulous
Looking back on bullying
Under the pohutukawa
Cherie Palmer loves camping out Kiwi-style - under the pohutukawa at Christmas time.
Generators a 'must-have'
Dairy farmers are being warned to wake up and ensure that sheds are equipped with generators to ensure they can milk through power cuts.
Damage to cost millions
Canterbury farmers grappling with a dire situation three days after worst wind storm in 40 years.
Stuff-ups hurt us
'A shepherd's nightmare'
Spacecraft crosses new frontier
Voyager 1 leaves our solar system, to be the first spacecraft to reach interstellar space, Nasa says.
Kakapo second in world's ugly stakes
Blobfish wins ugly vote with the kakapo's "old Victorian gentleman" looks seeing it come second.
Drunk and chewy ideas win awards
Bottom rash burning brown kiwis
Ko one back going into final round
Lydia Ko is one shot off the lead after a bogey-free four-under 67 in the second round of the Evian Championship in France.
Game of cards at bleedin' park
The temptation is to declare this a great All Blacks' victory led by a stirring display from their stand-in skipper Kieran Read.
Coutts is the new Dennis Conner
Family ties keep Savea in capital
Still Garden of Eden for ABs
What a crying shame. The test will be remembered for all the wrong reasons; as one of the most controversial in recent times.
Miracle cure or false hope?
Experts warn stem cell therapy gives false hope to patients and damages our image.
Faking it on Twitter
Fake friends are for sale on Twitter and celebrities with big followings are under scrutiny.
When good animals go bad
When the gibbons escaped it triggered a response all zoos have to be prepared for.
Should taxpayers fund a Team NZ defence of the America's Cup?
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Baking for the cake stall
Larissa Nicholson asks the experts how to make the right impression at the cake stall.
Do we need baby apps?
There are apps for everything these days. But Kiran Chug asks if we really need technology to tell us when it's time to change a nappy.
Dire warnings fail to get through
Horror stories about how they could hurt themselves are unlikely to sway kids and teens from risky behaviour. Afterall, they're bulletproof at that age.
Taking risks with Andy Griffiths
A willingness to take risks with gross-out humour has made the children's author a hero to younger readers - and a villain to some parents.
Living Las Vegas
There is plenty of culture and things to do in Sin City besides gambling, says Jennifer Morette .
The fruits of French labour
WOOFing on a French farm ends up with wolfing down blueberries by the bushful, for Dave Monk
Rules for visiting Albania
Take care when visiting Albania, but it is truly one of the most intriguing countries ever.
Soldier takes NZ over the top
The surging tide. A sheep being shorn. Soldiers talking among themselves. It's incredibly dramatic.
Frog photobombs NASA launch
One giant leap ... Photo captures the moment a frog got in the way of rocket.
Lessons in love
Korea officials offer lessons to thousands of relocated workers struggling to find love.
Naked gardener unfazed
A court conviction will not stop Tauranga naturist Andrew Pointon gardening naked.
Record day for car thefts
More cars were reported stolen on July 14 than on any other day in the last six months.
Mapping road crash data
Stuff's Blackspots project maps the latest road crash data from 2010 to 2012.