Kevin Rudd resigns
Ex-Australian PM Kevin Rudd announces he is quitting parliament this week, saying "it really is time for me to zip".
Quake rocks Southland coast
An earthquake of magnitude 4.9 has rocked the southern coast of the South Island.
0800 OP CLOVER
Police set up freephone to gather information on the Roast Busters - and promise to treat callers with respect.
Town rider found in shallow grave
Homicide investigation launched after body of man believed aged in his 50s found buried.
Baldwin's stalking nightmare
Alec Baldwin describes encounter with alleged stalker as "like something out of Hitchcock".
Mum raised kids in meth lab
Woman admits endangering her son and daughters' health by letting them live in a drug den.
PM postpones Philippines trip
Not wanting to distract the Filipino government, John Key decides not to visit the typhoon devastated country.
Guns and drugs seized in raids
6 women attacked in Auckland
XBox at Kelly Tarlton's
Kelly Tarlton's staff will serve as stewards of the first Xbox One to be sold worldwide - and sharks will be guarding it.
Typhoon aid stuck in transit
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New countries elected to HRC
China, Cuba, Russia and Saudi Arabia have won three-year seats on the Human Rights Council.
US calls Boko Haram 'terrorists'
Republicans block nominee
In-N-Out burger pops up
Popular American burger company surprises Kiwi fans with oh-so-brief restaurant.
House prices won't slow
House prices on rise from already overvalued levels, especially in Auckland and Christchurch.
Xero price hikes face criticism
Quake repairs 'not fast enough'
Lorde overnight millionaire - US report
Wall St Journal reports Kiwi singer Lorde has signed a publishing deal in the US and become an overnight millionaire.
Mortgage rules cause uncertainty
House prices still rising but sales volumes are down as loan restrictions cause uncertainty in the real estate market.
Food prices up 0.8pc
House sales dip, price hits record
Hacker guilty in Miss Teen case
Student pleads guilty to hacking Miss Teen USA's computer and threatening to post nude pics online if he wasn't sent more.
Twitter timelines for TV
Microblogging service letting users create customised news feeds around real-time events to boost engagement on the site.
Judge not a game's campaign
Samsung's quiet OS push
Models countdown to VS show
Last minute beauty routines, VS-emblazoned chairs and, of course, Angels doing what they do best.
10 beauty tips & tricks
These little wondrous ideas will make your pampering routine easier ... and more effective.
Which alt-medicines work?
More than a pretty face
It's not cricket ... oh, it is
In next-level sustainability, a Melbourne restaurant now grows its own insects for the dining table.
On writing a cookbook
The laughs, tears and late nights involved in cooking up a book.
Five-minute popcorn prawns
Ripe and ready
McLaren pushes supercar use
McLaren would like to see their only racing supercar in this part of the world spending more time on the racetrack.
First stretched E-Type unveiled
World's first stretched E-Type unveiled to go on show in London at a major automotive awards ceremony.
Nissan electric concept
1600kmh in the outback
J-Law makes the world swoon
Jennifer Lawrence stops in the middle of a premiere to comfort a crying fan in wheelchair.
Allen returns to mock Cyrus, Thicke
Lily Allen's new single, Hard Out Here, and its accompanying video, prove that she hasn't lost any of her biting wit.
Meet and greet OneRepublic
Waititi to work with Pitt
The best taxis in the world
London's taxis have been voted the best in the world for the sixth year in a row.
20 reasons for girls to visit NY
The top 20 reasons why ladies should love New York City.
Heston at Heathrow
New tallest US building
Drug use: Like father, like son
I can guarantee you that the choice only lasts as long as it takes to become addicted.
HRV Cup preview: ND Knights
The Knights have been, by far, the least successful Twenty20 team in New Zealand since the HRV Cup began.
Drug use a personal matter
Agony for those left behind
Man 'starved' horses
A horse-owner has been shamed by a judge for feeding himself while his animals were emaciated.
Fun down at the farm
Canterbury's A&P; Show off to a good start with busloads of schoolchildren pouring into the Showgrounds for a taste of rural life.
Drug factor ignored
Carefully grown for Japan
Rare mammal spotted in Vietnam
One of the most threatened mammals on earth is caught on camera in Vietnam for the first time in 15 years.
Hello kitty! Big cat fossil found
Scientists have unearthed the oldest big cat fossil yet, suggesting the predator evolved in Asia and spread out.
Hyenas message with microbes
Incoming comet may dazzle
Corletto lashes out at ANBL
Daryl Corletto has accused the ANBL of tinkering with the refereeing to hamper the Breakers.
Call to double doping ban
New IOC President Thomas Bach has backed proposals to double bans for doping offenders to four years.
Don't mention the 'R' word
Mexico confident of beating NZ
Fit, but still fat
Even people who exercise every day can still struggle to shed some very specific weight.
Underrated US ski resorts
Forget the glitz of Aspen and the lure of mighty Mammoth, the US has much more to offer.
Protecting newborns from illness
Scientists investigate baby susceptibility to sickness in effort to reduce protect newborns.
Peaches vs Katie
Professional troll Katie Hopkins has faced off against celebrity offspring Peaches Geldof in a discussion about attachment parenting.
I put my babies into foster care
A mother shares the heartbreak behind her decision to put her newborn twins in foster care.
House hunting in Auckland
House prices in Auckland seem to be rising and rising with no end in sight - it almost feels like it's now or never when it comes to buying.
Financial incentives to breastfeed
Researchers are offering shopping vouchers to encourage women in low-income areas of the UK to breastfeed their babies.
Dolls celebrate crack mayor
Hundreds queue for limited-edition bobblehead dolls of embattled Toronto mayor.
Didgeridoo wielded in anger
Man accused of attacking a taxi in the US with a didgeridoo after an argument over a fare.
Crocodile takes chunk out of golfer
Golfer survives crocodile attack in Mexico, only after his friends run it over with a golf cart.
A ritual called The Feeding
It's not as simple as plonking the bowl down, there are various sub-rituals that must be upheld.
The Walking Dead strong in Season 4
Chris Philpott on what The Walking Dead Season 4 and the Chapter 38 of Steven King's The Stand have in common.
I'm back - but so is Arcade Fire
Simon Sweetman found lots of new music to rave about, but the new Arcade Fire album has nothing to rave about.