Doctor Who 'thunderingly racist'
Academics criticise Timelord for liking cricket and battling Daleks, not slavery.
'Killer' held 3yrs ago
4:28pm UK soldier killing: MI5 allegedly tried to recruit suspect after he was held in Kenya on terror charges.
Why was she in the boot?
Man arrested after woman dragged kilometre behind car. Police want to know how she came to be trapped.
New cancer blow for Angelina Jolie
3:21pm Star's aunt and the "unsung heroine" in her cancer fight slips into coma because of the disease.
Biker killed in head-on crash
Motocross rider dies after crashing at speed into another rider on a dark rural road.
Train crash collapses overpass
Watch: Seven hurt after cargo trains collide in the US and rail cars slam into bridge pillar.
Watch: Seven hurt after cargo trains collide in the US and rail cars slam into bridge pillar.
Kidnap horror: Dragged behind a car like dummy
Girlfriend mourns after man dies in fire
Polanksi: No to equality, yes to skimpy dresses
Con artist failed to convince the Grim Reaper
Anti-terror soldier's throat slashed
All I want for my birthday is Maui
England claim honours on rollicking day
Keeper mauled by tiger 'broke rules'
Father dies in fire
The girlfriend of a man who died in a fire says their children are all that is holding her together.
Adult bouncy castle injuries rise
No matter how many chardonnays you've had, keep off that bouncy castle you hired for the kids' birthday party.
Extinguishers not ready for fire
'Don't test party pills on animals'
Boy's birthday wish
Request for boy's hero Maui to perform at his birthday party stumps parents.
Best Fresh Prince reunion ever
Will Smith gets jiggy with it as he performs the Fresh Prince theme on the Graham Norton show.
London killing: 3 arrested
Police use stun guns as they arrest three men in connection with savage killing of an off-duty soldier.
Anti-terror soldier's throat slashed
Attack on French soldier in Paris by "North African man" being treated as a "terrorist incident".
Crackdown on sports betting ads
Syrian opposition struggles for unity
Keeper mauled by tiger 'broke rules'
Zoo owner says it's "inexplicable" why 24-year-old Sarah McClay entered the enclosure.
Winebox connection to SFO
Unearthed documents link Serious Fraud Office acting chief executive Simon McArley to the 1990s Winebox affair.
Zespri had invoice warning
Zespri has admitted it was warned in 2008 that a dual invoicing system in China could lead to the arrest of its employees and cause NZ "reputation risk".
Manslaughter charge for tour owner
Kiwi and conman in takeover
Credit firms under fire over charges
A lawyer is challenging credit reporting bureaux to explain inconsistencies in their services.
Sell-buy conflict clearly stinks
A big conflict of interest was exposed during the recent Mighty River Power share float, writes Tim Hunter.
Diversify beyond your business
Business owners must make investment decisions as carefully as everyone else, writes Martin Hawes.
Invest in what you know
Privacy flags on credit score cost
Why NZ Super dumped Barrick Gold
Few investment managers appear to be following the example of the NZ Super Fund and selling shares in mines run by Barrick Gold.
School vets pupils' social media
A primary school took to monitoring pupils' social media sites after it became concerned about their online activity.
Hack sparks security review
The Waikato District Health Board has launched a review after its website was hacked this week.
S4 fastest-selling Android ever
Trek fantasy meets reality
Whose friends are they really?
Facebook friends, LinkedIn connections and Twitter followers you accumulate in the course of your job may actually belong to your boss.
Based on a shoe story
Rosemary McLeod's desert boots are made under the fashion radar in Dunedin by one of the few Kiwi shoemakers left.
On the mend in a doll hospital
Bridget Jones visits a 'hospital' where much-loved companions are returned to health.
Sounding off at kids
Best & worst: Amfar Gala
Rocking the onesie
Stuck behind a human tiger or a fluffy giraffe at the supermarket checkout? Behold the rise of the onesie.
The birds and the breeze
Stephanie Holmes finds gourmet food, golf, gannets, peace and pampering, on a luxury getaway in Hawke's Bay.
A piste of the action
With the skiing and snowboarding season just around the corner, here's an update on what's happening at your favourite winter destinations.
Expat tales: Suzhou
Hot for a stopover
Winter warmer in Raro
If you haven't already discovered it for yourself, here are 20 great reasons to visit the Cook Islands.
When beer and coconut collide
Beer and coconut seem worlds apart in terms of flavour. But they are a combo that can work, writes Michael Donaldson.
Recipe: Chicken pot pies
A steaming chicken pie straight from the oven - does food get more comforting?
The power of three
Recipe: Stuffed baked pears
Germans tuneup Ferrari
Ferrari's F12 Berlinetta was not masculine enough for German tuner Mansory.
Friends with benefits
Honda and McLaren have previously swept the board together in GP racing, now they want to do it on the road as well.
NZ's finest supersports bike
Classiest hatch in the game
Shopping worth the money
Nostalgic for New Zealand as it was? Get your fix here, Sarah Watt writes.
Best Fresh Prince reunion ever
There's no way Will Smith can escape the Fresh Prince of Bel-Air or its contagious theme song.
Cooking show has the X factor
Whatever happened to Yulia?
No to feminism, yes to cleavage
Oscar-winning director complains about equality at Cannes as wife wore eye-popping dress.
NZ needs nationalisation
Why does nationalisation seem like a dirty word in our country? asks Roland Askew.
Abs team of best and bolters
Jamie Brundell's All Blacks team is a mix of experience, and those who just need a chance.
NZ a better life for our kids
A dominant starting XV
Booze culture part of bigger problem
Any given Sunday we read about idiots who lost control boozing on Saturday night, writes Athol Kemp.
Roaches drop sweet tooth
Hard to trap cockroaches change their taste, meaning sugar is no longer a good bait cover.
Scratching that terrible itch
Not all itches go away with a simple scratch. Roughly 15 per cent of people suffer relentless, long-term itching.
Why so white, then?
Fussing over fossils
Milking it in China
New Zealand smarts are helping to grow Kiwi dairy farms in China, writes Simon Day.
Drought blamed for drop
The summer drought took a bite out of dairy and meat export volumes in April.
Apples blocked from Russia
Support grows for reforms
Ranger having second thoughts
Rene Ranger's agent is exploring the possibility of a payout to allow the midfielder to remain in New Zealand.
Whitelock in doubt for France
Further blow to All Black second-row stocks with Sam Whitelock set to miss June tests.
Root puts England in charge
More AFL racism caught on camera
Kirwan tells Blues to 'grow up'
After the Blues worst performance of the season coach Sir John Kirwan has issued some blunt messages to his troops.
Tragic tale of rising star
He was a promising Kiwi league player with a pregnant girlfriend, so why did he end it all at 20?
Milking it in China
New Zealand smarts are helping to grow Kiwi dairy farms in China, writes Simon Day.
Sounding off at kids
Noisy kids have recently earned some bad press. So should they really be seen and not heard?
Born with a double uterus
Doctors feared Allison Partridge had cancer. Turns out the teen's excruciating pain was caused by having more than one uterus.
Recipe: Meatball sandwich
The ultimate meatball sandwich, teamed with an instant beetroot relish that couldn't be easier (or more delicious).
Psy imposter fools celebs
Lookalike from rural France partied hard with the stars in Cannes for two days.
Termite apocalypse!
Stomach-churning pics and videos show New Orleans being taken over by tens of thousands of swarming bugs.
A life-sized X-Wing
A life-sized Star Wars X-Wing fighter made from over five million Lego pieces unveiled in New York.
Strip club buys sign
A strip club has grabbed a Wellington boob and left the NZ Breast Cancer Foundation richer for it.
An issue of process
What a difference a day makes when it comes to the fate of the Denniston Plateau.
Favourite literary couples
The key ingredient for the most memorable literary couples is a tale of impossible love.
