More Kiwis die overseas
5:00am An increasing number of Kiwis are not returning home alive from overseas trips.
Milner's mystery man a killer
5:00am Murderer Helen Milner's ex-lover went on to strangle a woman to death.
Blood flies as guards brawl
5:00am Corrections officers stood down after punch-up in front of inmates over milk.
Parents heard his screams
5:00am Unwell German tourist attacked in street after hospital refused him a bed.
Gang leader admits order to kill
5:00am A Black Power member jailed for the shooting of a police witness has admitted he ordered the murder.
Church blaze 'suspicious'
A fire that gutted New Plymouth's St Philomena's Catholic Church yesterday is being treated as suspicious, firefighters say.
Car-crash cost escalates for police
Crashes involving police cars have cost the police force nearly $11 million over the past four years.
Stand-in ferry ready
Kiwi felt Tripoli was 'amazing'
Midwest US under a deep freeze
Severe weather blows through parts of the Midwest US, delaying travelers, freezing roadways, and closing schools. Julie Noce reports.
Merkel in skiing accident
German Chancellor Angela Merkel has fractured her pelvis in a cross-country skiing accident.
US official to advise UN
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has named former official Jane Holl Lute as his special adviser.
Rebels push al Qaeda back
Bali eateries deny food killed pair
Royalty deal for tech firm
PowerbyProxi signs another major licensing deal for its wireless power technology.
Apple Fields founder Kain dies
Christchurch businessman and property developer Tom Kain has died.
Fine art of a gooey delight
'My future's in NZ'
Govt may appeal super win
The case of the missionary who won the right to claim her pension overseas may benefit others.
DIY mobile home
Christchurch student fed up with high rental costs is building his own "cottage on wheels".
LVRs, quakes, hot buys and WOFs
Sacrifice and spreadsheets
Global tech spending seen slipping
A lower average selling price of smartphones and tablets will offset unit growth in markets like China.
Wearable devices next big thing
Developers hope by providing compelling apps for wearable devices they can create demand.
BlackBerry anger over keyboard
Snapchat works on security
Girl Instagrams anorexia recovery
She's had an amazing year, and she's shared her journey with all of us.
On nail biting, hair pulling
Do you pick your skin? Pull out your hair? Bite your nails? You're not alone.
The best celeb self snaps
His year without sex
Waiters have their own secret code
The super-secret world of restaurant hand signals explained.
Five cheap NZ pinots to try
The reds that are a summer wine ... and more on a worldwide wine crime.
The truth about chocolate
Predicting 2014's food trends
McLaren cop car
Dubai police announce the addition of a McLaren MP4-12C to its growing stable of supercars.
What's up for 2014?
Lots of new models are due, so here are our highlights predictions for 2014.
Talking the torque
Prosecutor wants accident video
Laneway loses another headliner
British musician James Blake follows Lorde's lead in choosing the Grammys over Auckland's Laneway festival.
Soap star accused of groping
Young and the Restless scandal with reports that actor's sacking was sparked by claims he'd been harassing young co-star.
Royal babies, loves and dramas
TV hunk's NZ adventure
Where nude swimming is normal
A pool where swimming naked is the norm and 19 other reasons to visit the Finnish capital.
Green and glowing
Stepping into Gardens by the Bay, is like stepping to Pandora, the beautiful world created for Avatar.
High spirits on Maui
Coral society
Five good 'bad' films
This is a chance to stand up for films that you think are unjustly treated.
Govt 'failing' in water safety
Swimming should be as much a required skill as learning to drive a car, Pamela Bestwick writes.
Let's take it outside netball
Pet holidays: Pukenui
Student's farming passion
A top Massey student plans to continue his studies to research water quality for farmers.
Diagnosing mycotoxicosis a challenge
One of the biggest challenges when dealing with mycotoxicosis in farm animals is simply making a diagnosis.
Dairy move delayed
Tractor protest worth it
Kiwi ingenuity takes on crime
A backyard invention from New Zealand is changing crime scene investigations around the world.
Quake phenomenon explained
People who witnessed odd lights during the Christchurch quake now have an explanation.
Invisibility tech offers quake fix
Learning to put the camera down
Russell Packer: A career ruined
Former Kiwi and legal team left stunned by jail sentence and launch appeal.
Windies opt for day off
Perhaps it was the rare treat of a sunny day that swung the decision for the West Indies brains trust.
Sing for unsung heroes
Wizards need a win
Peaceful village's election shock
Slovakia's Roma live on the fringes of society, jobless, suffering from poverty and poor education.
On nail biting, hair pulling
Do you pick your skin? Pull out your hair? Bite your nails? You're not alone.
Mafia cleanup demanded
Italian church leaders have demanded a cleanup of waste dumped illegally by the mafia.
Tiger Mom is back
Tiger Mom Amy Chua is back with a new parenting book - this time claiming some cultures make better parents than others.
Kate Winslet: Dieting is dull
Kate Winslet didn't binge while pregnant because she finds dieting a "pain in the butt".
Top 10 skills
Here are the top 10 parenting skills that can really help you raise happy and healthy kids.
Did I really need that?
When you're pregnant you buy all sorts of things you don't realise you'll never use. Here's my verdict on the things I bought.
Forget camping, go glamping
Hands up who's ever dreamed of going camping with the flat screen, iPad and hairdryer?
Kiwi campers tough it out
Hardy Kiwi campers have not let a run of wet weather dampen their spirits, park owners say.
Woman gets Obamas' gift
A postal error has delivered a US woman a Christmas present from President Barack Obama.
Scouts tip hats to record
Scouts at the national jamboree attempt a world record for the most people wearing paper hats at a single venue.
What's that pong Hamilton?
There's something rotten in the Hamilton air but no one knows what's causing the mystery stinker.
Free couch, bonus snake
Woman gets slithery surprise when she finds she is sharing her couch with a boa constrictor.