Charlie Faumuina, Steven Luatua farewelled in disastrous fashion as Blues suffer shock loss in final round.

A sinkhole that started out the size of a small swimming pool has quickly engulfed homes in Florida.

Suntman for hit show killed after falling from a balcony while rehearsing a fight scene, missing a safety cushion by centimetres.

Judging poultry and pigeons is a big job. Just ask the judges of this year's Waikato Poultry & Pigeon Club show.

OPINION: Where's Todd Barclay? It depends on whom you ask, it seems.

Tour de France fan in pink fluoro speedos had to hide after getting "cleaned out" by police.

NZ will look to their spinners to beat India in their must-win World Cup match, captain Suzie Bates says.

A former children's train station was gutted in a fire overnight at the Hamilton Domain.

40-year-old boxer says his much-hyped bout with Conor McGregor will be the end of his fighting career.

It's not just about the tiara. The Duchess has borrowed from her MIL a number of times.

A Russian military veteran, with shady links to its intelligence service, was around the table with Donald Trump's oldest son.

Man pulls on a white skirt to face a Kim Clijsters serve as the tennis star puts his courtside advice to the test.

The Ruapehu skifields are packed and the lodges are full, now the blizzard has passed and the sun has arrived.

Renee Harvey's tics make her life extremely hard, but there is one thing that could change that.

Woman attempting to take a selfie falls into art exhibit, knocking it down like dominoes.

After three days of weather mayhem, New Zealand is in for a fine, if chilly, Saturday.

"I'm sorry," US 20-year-old tells victims' families after admitting he killed and buried them.

OPINION: It's mired in a deepening Russian crisis, but Donald Trump's presidency is not yet mortally wounded.

Warriors fail to deliver for Vatuvei, but that's the least of Stephen Kearney's concerns.

ANALYSIS: What came of Russia meeting is irrelevant. It's what the US president's son went in expecting that matters.