Lucky is 'definitely the word'
For a man who nearly lost his leg to a shark, Darren Mills has a lot to be grateful for.
Manager rescues men
A Wellington night shelter manager has been praised for pushing through thick smoke to rescue two residents.
Tense win for NZ
Pace attack does the job for New Zealand as Black Caps polish off India by 40 runs in first test.
Baby dies after Whangarei crash
An unborn baby has died in a Whangarei car crash that seriously injured the baby's mother and a teenage boy.
Cairns: 'Go on record'
Chris Cairns has challenged any former team-mates to ''man up '' and go public with allegations he was involved in cricket match-fixing.
Milner compo possible
Police are discussing compensation for the family of Christchurch murder victim Philip Nisbet.
Leave my ex-wife out of it, Chris Cairns asks
Stunning new Alfa Romeo takes a beauty prize
Jesse Ryder on night out: 'Most of it's bollocks'
First test at Eden Park shapes as a beauty
Foran urges NZRL to stay with coach Kearney
Chooky and her brood living dangerously
Shark attack victim's partner watched on
Flappy Bird creator overwhelmed by success
New Zealand claim victory in tense first test
Shelter manager rescues men from fire
Kiwis 'guest workers' in Australia - Key
Unborn baby dies after Whangarei crash
Social media calls for supermarket boycott
'Hustlers' make $200 a day
Growing numbers of beggars are filling city streets, some claiming to make $200 a day.
Kiwis 'guest workers' in Australia
Kiwis should get used to being Australia's "guest workers" for the foreseeable future, Prime Minister John Key said.
MP opens up about drug addiction
Google tries to read your mind
Rare shark attack shocks
Southland locals say a bloody shark attack, in which a man had to punch his way free, is a first for the area.
New Zealand win Sevens final
New Zealand beat South Africa 21-0 in the final to claim Wellington Sevens title.
Victoria fires destroy homes
Victoria has confronted its worst bushfires since Black Saturday as a series of blazes destroyed homes and bushland.
Zuma's son in deadly crash
The South African president's son is being investigated for culpable homicide after killing one person crashing his Porsche.
Diplomat plays down leaked call
Turkish police fire tear gas
Storms batter England
Severe flooding and landslips have completely cut off rail routes to large parts of south west of England.
Secret fire-safety deals
Settlements paid out to homeowners over shoddy fire systems in Auckland apartment buildings have been kept hush-hush.
Huge inquiry into Zespri
Zespri has supplied more than 100 boxes of documents to the Serious Fraud Office as part of a wide-ranging investigation.
Toxic property shock at P houses
Few trust ACC: report
Supermarket boycott called for
New Zealand shoppers have taken to social media to call for a boycott of Australian-owned Countdown
Use your home to save money
Here are 10 great ways to turn your home into a money-maker or money-saver.
Is this really a good sale?
Summer sales are looking bigger than ever and no doubt there are some real bargains out.
Publisher shares money mojo
More pay, please?
Budget buster - clothing
Are you ready to cut your clothing spending in half?
Mass surveillance overkill
In the TEDx world ideas are worth spreading and Internet Party manager Vikram Kumar is brimming with purpose.
Facebook grants dad's wish
A father's tearful request to unlock his dead son's social media page and give him access to a video compilation is granted.
Meet the new Sonic
All gadgets hacked in Sochi
Artificial ‘bone’ spaceships
How do you make a light, low-density material without compromising its strength?
Love is like this
Love was in the air - in a text, in the division of the cheeseboard - and on the big screen.
Making your own dream recipe
A little creative thinking transforms a classic dessert into an easy pud for the family.
Kiwi baker keeps the heat on
She's 79, he's 38, they're in love
Valentines' cosmetics lust list
Love may require faithfulness but beauty calls for transformative offerings.
Five tips for going vegan
Want to make like Beyonce and stave off animal products? Then read this first.
How to cook like an Italian
A top chef talks us through his key Italian culinary tips. His number one? Keep it simple.
The truth about carrots
Little bites of heaven
Alfa takes a beauty prize
It won't be seen in New Zealand until later in the year, but most Alfaphiles will know already that the Alfa Romeo 4C is an absolute stunner.
The Duke of Smiles
For sheer unadulterated riding pleasure this Austro-Indian single is a little ripper.
The ultimate Audi
New Legacy revealed
Chapter and curse
Like other self-employed tradies, if I don't work, I don't eat - and there's zero annual leave.
An affront to rom-coms
This is a disheartening lads' tale about contemporary dating but why call it "dating" if you just want to get laid?
'I did not molest Dylan'
Stars farewell Hoffman
Buika to rock Womad
Conversation with singer Buika takes many unusual twists and turns.
Running away together to Fiji
I love my children, but would you judge me if I told you that a bit of missing sounded like fun?
Carry on glamping
After one bad camping experience too many, we discover life under canvas doesn't have to be a hardship.
Travel pics of the week
Transforming Paris' stations
Chocolate house's exotic elixirs
A small adobe chocolate emporium in Santa Fe, New Mexico serves chocolate drinks of all varieties.
Bring back John Wright!
Mike Hesson and the New Zealand Cricket board have nearly destroyed NZ cricket, Chris Jones says.
Puberty 'too late' for sex talk
Despite what parents may think, a young person will know whether they are ready to have sex or not.
Stars, koru work well
Cakes to keep kids happy
Cake lessons pay off
Hannah Udell wanted her cakes to look a bit more impressive, so took a course.
Coast-style sendoff
A West Coast farmer who died after being hit by a train has been remembered as having a "big personality" and an even bigger heart.
A classified success
When a young couple wanted to find equity partners to help them realise their big farming dream they put an ad in the newspaper.
Hen lives dangerously
Huge inquiry into Zespri
Million-year-old footprints found
They were a British family on a day out — almost a million years ago.
Plants doomed Ice Age giants
Flower power may have meant the difference between life and death for some of the the woolly mammoth and others.
Meet Kepler-413b
Jade Rabbit rover signs off
Paddison wins in Melbourne
Gareth Paddison sunk a pressure birdie putt to claim his second Victorian PGA Championship.
Ryder: 'Most of it's bollocks'
Jesse Ryder has split from long-term manager and No 1 supporter Aaron Klee as his troubles continue.
Bond beats Drysdale again
Prior withdraws from semi
Hicks the man for Phoenix
The Phoenix continued their march to the A-League finals with a pulsating 3-2 victory.
Race against time
Judith Duncan's mind still works - brilliantly, in fact - but "the mouth is the problem".
Is sugar making us fat?
Sugar is being dubbed the ‘new tobacco' as health campaigners plan a strike against our sweet tooth.
The body of a mother
While the numbers on the scales are the same, I look nothing like I did before I had children.
Reasons my kid is crying
Paul Pembroke copped some criticism last year for his Tumblr account 'why my son cries', but now other parents are joining in.
Kids' movie wisdom
They might be movies for kids, but there is a fair amount of wisdom for adults in these kids' movies.
'I'd never let my kids do that'
See what's on the no-go lists for these four experts when it comes to raising their kids.
Running away together to Fiji
I love my children, but would you judge me if I told you that a bit of missing sounded like fun?
Finding your own two feet
The reason I went on my big OE was to prove to myself I could do anything.
We gotta get out of this place
A drunken flight booking to Bangkok led to a travel habit that's been hard to break for Chris Archer.
Gunman stops for condoms
A gun-wielding robber made sure to grab a few packets of condoms after holding up a service station in Sydney’s southwest.
Japan's Beethoven, who wasn't
Works thought to have been written by a deaf composer were actually written by someone else.
Pong sparks evacuations
A mystery odour across parts of Sydney's southwest prompted evacuations of a school and courthouse.
Road to Sochi a hilarious one
A hotel without a lobby. A room without a floor. "Very dangerous face water". It's all here in Sochi.