Pay me what he gets, or I walk video

10:37 AM  It was a deal breaker for Heidi Sundin - something she was prepared to quit over.

NZ's golden blades video

Liam Malone celebrates after winning his men's 200m T44 heat on day four of the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games.

14 min ago  Liam Malone breaks Paralympic Games 200m record previously held by Oscar Pistorius.

Paralympians beat Olympics time

19 min ago  Top 4 visually impaired 1500m runners bettered the Rio Olympics gold medal time.

Record NZ banana prices

8 min ago  Our most popular fruit, bananas, have hit their highest price in nearly 70 years.

Mike Hosking: 'This is man's time'

11:02 AM  Bernardine Oliver-Kerby walks out after jokes about talking league being just for men.

Dead mother 'had a heart of gold'

10:31 AM  A woman who moved towns for a better life for her children was found dead on the road.

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Children thrown out of reach

One of the children was flown to hospital by the Tauranga-based Trustpower TECT Rescue helicopter.

10:21 AM  A mother was too injured to reach her young children, who were thrown up to 30 metres when a trailer hit their pram.

Rachel MacGregor to testify

10:20 AM  Colin Craig's former press secretary - and alleged love letter recipient - to give evidence at defamation trial.

Caleb Kovaleski has admitted to using a firearm against police.

Guilty plea over seige

10:53 AM  Caleb Kovaleski has admitted pulling a gun on police, sparking a two-day lockdown in a Palmerston North suburb.

Video

Drone captures orca in the shallows

Wildlife photographer Jack Preston has captured "once in a lifetime" drone footage of a pair of orca.

world

Turkey's crazy conspiracy theories

Even the Islamic State is seen by many pro-Erdogan Turks as a Western creation to defame Islam and create pretexts for ...

Plots by the US, the CIA, the British crown, the "Zionists," or the "interest rate lobby" - an alleged faction that masters global capitalism.

David Cameron quits politics video

He resigned as British PM after Brexit vote. Now David Cameron's leaving Parliament altogether.

Nortasha Stingiey's 19-year-old daughter Marissa was gunned down blocks from their Park Manor home in June.

Chicago passes grim milestone

10:25 AM  More than 3000 people shot in the US city this year, surpassing the whole of 2015.

business

Gondola plan floated for glacier

Franz Josef Glacier is retreating while tourist interest in the site is rising.

8 min ago  A tourism company wants to build a gondola at Franz Josef Glacier to get more visitors up close to the ice mass.

Credit card without a card

9:43 AM  Aussie bank says its 'credit card' customers can use without the piece of plastic is a world first.

The NZX 50 fell 2.5 per cent on Monday.

US markets recover

The fall in US stocks on Monday was the biggest since Britain voted to leave the European Union.

technology

iOS 10: Stickers and tweaks

?iOS 10 looks immediately different thanks to the revamped lockscreen and new-look notifications.

11 min ago  iOS 10 looks immediately different thanks to the revamped lockscreen and new-look notifications.

Instagram rolls out comment filter

​The social network is now giving you the power to ignore what you don't want to see.

The pricing story for the iPhone family is now exceptionally mixed, thanks to some unusual moves by Apple in terms of ...

iPhone 7 pricing is 'weird'

9:44 AM  Apple's price strategy is very confusing if you're looking for the "best value" iPhone.

life & style

Put on makeup? Who, me? video

A mother tries to get to the bottom of the mystery after finding her toddler smeared in makeup.

9:58 AM  His face and hands were covered in makeup, but cheeky Hux swears to Mum he had nothing to do with it.

'Living with anorexia ghastly' stuff nation

"I was a 27-year-old skeleton with the bones of an 80-year-old, a weak heart and no menstrual cycle."

Children love chocolate, which makes it an easy sell for schools desperate for more money.

Ban choc fundraising?

Does it really make sense to send our our obese kids out with chocolates to raise money for schools?

well & good

Clean eating: does it work?

Lots of fruit and vegs are part of the "Clean eating" lifestyle. Whole grains are considered good too, but sugar and ...

It's associated with the healthy lifestyle and body beautiful, but what's the real deal.

Big business in body-shaming video

Instagram star tells us why we shouldn't listen to celebrities who give us health advice.

Performance enhancing music

Music helps us shut out the world, focus on our workout and get into the quintessential "zone".

home & property

How to organise your fridge

Let's turn that mess into something organised.

9:46 AM  Do you store your eggs in the fridge and milk in the door? You might want to change that.

Spot the house

A limestone-covered home that blends perfectly into its surroundings

The Survival Condo offers a luxurious way to last out the apocolypse.

Home security for the very rich

Burglar blasters, heliports and concrete bunkers - these are the new survival condos for billionaires.

food & wine

The truth about gelatin video

A seemingly innocent lolly has an ingredient that may make stomachs turn.

The stomach-churning video shows just how our favourite gum-based lollies are made.

Dad's classy response to racism

He was with his family at a cafe when two patrons made bigoted remarks. He responded by buying them a pot of tea.

France cut down Kiwi butchers video

MasterChef's success stories

nz farmer

Support for lower paua catch

A reduction in paua quota will impact heavily on the industry

But the economic loss to quota owners will be around $3 million annually.

Raid over cow thefts

Police have searched a property in relation to the disappearance of 500 cows in Canterbury.

Beekeeper abuzz over lease

Wool prices continue slide

entertainment

Stars spotlight refugee plight video

Cate Blanchett and Chiwetel Ejiofor read from the lists of possessions refugees took with them when they fled their homes.

10:09 AM  This clip, starring Cate Blanchett, Keira Knightley, Chiwetel Ejiofor and Kit Harington - among others - is the hardest thing you'll watch today.

Bruce Springsteen to play NZ

10:30 AM  The Boss is heading to NZ again in 2017 - but this time, there's a special difference.

The community created at a Springsteen concert is, in part, sacramental.

Springsteen cures loneliness

Fact: A Springsteen concert is a celebration of community - and life.

travel

Mexico's surreal Day of the Dead

Participants gather before the start of a candlelight procession at the end of a three-day "Day of The Dead" (Dia de los ...

Known for parades and masquerade, there is more to this celebration than zombie brides.

Do you know these people?

A walker who found a camera full of photos wants to find the owners.

There are certain things you can do to ensure you stay safe while travelling.

How to backpack in safety

Hostels might offer cheap sleeps, but care is needed to choose the right place.

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'It's all in my head' stuff nation

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18 min ago  Even after the diagnoses, many people believe it is not real, that I am just making it all up for attention.

Think about the animals stuff nation

If there is no alternative to animal products, we must use our resources to find one.

Homeless

How to help the homeless? stuff nation

What's the homeless situation like where you live? Is it getting better or worse?

motoring

DB11 born slippy for NZ video

Aston DB11: there's more than one way to get to the Southern Hemisphere Proving Ground.

Aston Martin's new DB11 didn't exactly hit the road when making its Asia Pacific dynamic debut in NZ.

Toy Jeep keeps parking space video

A Chinese motorist seems to have a unique way of keeping his spot in a parking garage.

Billionaire's stunning supercars

11 min ago  Russian billionaire shows off his incredible supercar collection at an exclusive track meet.

sport

Live: Golden day at Rio

AUCKLAND, NEW ZEALAND - JULY 22: Nikita Howarth of the New Zealand Para-Swimming team holds her medals after arriving ...

15 min ago  Nikita Howarth takes bronze in the pool at Rio, NZ's fourth medal of the morning.

Hayne allegedly gives money to Hells Angels

NRL integrity unit checking video of Titans star with alleged gang member as A$5000 is waved around.

Liam Malone celebrates his gold in Rio.

Triple gold and bronze for NZ video

11:13 AM  NZ's Paralympians take three golds and a bronze in an amazing day at Rio.

good reads

From Sally Jones to 'Mrs Terror'

Sally Jones poses with guns in a burqa and as a nun.

How a single British mum on benefits fled to Syria to become the world's most wanted female terrorist.

Mexico's surreal Day of the Dead

Participants gather before the start of a candlelight procession at the end of a three-day "Day of The Dead" (Dia de los ...

Known for parades and masquerade, there is more to this celebration than zombie brides.

From one stumble to another

US Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton at the ceremony at the National 9/11 Memorial in New York.

OPINION: A Hillary Clinton no-show would have looked bad. What happened was worse.

'Living with Anorexia is ghastly' stuff nation

Millie Thomas is determined to use her journey as productively as she possibly can.

"I was a 27-year-old skeleton with the bones of an 80 year old, four stress fractures, a weak heart and no menstrual cycle."

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Toy Jeep keeps parking space video

A unusual scene in China shows a toy car occupying a full-sized space in a car parking garage.

A Chinese motorist seems to have a unique way of keeping his spot in a parking garage.

World record attempt 'the first of many'

Narayan was able to hold this two fingered front leaver hold for 37 seconds, a potential world record.

Fittness changed his life. Now Ravi Narayan is trying to inspire others to join him by setting as many world records as he can.

How many black dots do you see?

How many dots can you see?

Look once and you'll see four. But how many black dots are there in the latest migraine-inducing internet puzzle?

Cats, not ads, at tube station video

Cats are everywhere at the station.

It's-wall-to-wall felines at one London tube station, as they replace the normal adverts.

Parenting

Is baby swimming a waste of time?

Nirvana's Nevermind album gives a good impression how expensive baby swimming can be.

Are swimming classes really so important for the development of baby's brain and body?

Twin hugs brother before he dies

Hawk passed away from a rare disorder just days after getting his first hug by brother Mason.

Hawk passed away from a rare disorder just days after getting his first hug from brother Mason.

Who should take sick leave?

Whose responsibility is it to stay home to be the carer when both parents work full time out of the home?

When both parents work, deciding who should take off can be the mother of all battles for couples.

Putting an end to smacking stuff nation

"Smacking made me feel like I was a very bad person. ItÕs an experience I would most certainly not deliver to my own ...

OPINION: There are better ways to discipline a child than smacking. Those who do need to teach themselves a lesson.

kiwi traveller

Upcoming festivals in NZ

The Diamond Jubilee of the Alexandra Blossom Festival is a great family event to celebrate Spring's flora and fauna.

Kiwis are spoilt for choice with food, wine, music, and art festivals taking place around the country.

NZ: What I learned after I left video

There are certain things Josh Martin missed when he left but living overseas offered a new perspective.

Two years away from Godzone and you realise the abilities and oddities that make NZ stand out.

NZ's best weekend markets

A flower stall at the Lyttelton Farmers' Market.

Skip the Saturday or Sunday morning sleep in – these are the markets worth getting out of bed for.

Friday a 'bluebird' day to ski

WANAKA, NEW ZEALAND - AUGUST 18: Byron Raubenheimer of New Zealand competes in the Snowboard Cross Adaptive Standing Men ...

To ski or not to ski? Here's your snow report for Friday.