Where no Kiwi has gone before
Dean Staples is planning to reach the summit of Mt Everest for a record nine times.
Commute home derails
4:59pm
Wellington train commuters face a slow trip home as engineers continue to inspect trains like the one that derailed.
Twisters leave path of debris
5:17pm At least one dead as massive storm system lashes the US with tornadoes, thunderstorms and baseball-sized hail.
Royal family 'the smell family'
4:01pm Court hears of anti-royalist's alleged plan to throw faeces at a visiting Prince Charles.
Nephew faces murder charges
Man charged with murdering a couple leaving a "terribly gruesome scene" appears in court.
Principal's parole bid
Former principal jailed for eight years in 2010 for sexual abuse could be released as soon as August.
Wellington trains stopped after derailment
Second death follows Northland shootings
No underwear! Eva's Cannes mishap
Recognise asthma symptoms - bereft mother
Toddler thrown in body bag after surviving crash
Wellington trains stopped after derailment
Recognise asthma symptoms - bereft mother
Cracked cellphone? That's cool
Lion Brown lovers pledge lifetime loyalty
Ancient coins could rewrite history
Recipe: Double chocolate beetroot cake
Female specialists put pressure on system
Smoking ban is 'torture'
A smoking ban in Auckland hospitals is "torture" on their most vulnerable patients, lawyer says.
Fatal logging truck smash
A truck driver has been killed and another is seriously injured after two logging trucks crashed head-on.
Man missing for nearly a week
Teens make slow-mo-ped getaway
Nephew faces murder charges
Man charged with murdering a couple leaving a "terribly gruesome scene" appears in court.
Super Rugby: The Breakdown
The Super Rugby court is in session with former All Black Jeff Wilson and Fairfax Media rugby reporter Marc Hinton.
Mid-East on McCully's US agenda
Foreign Minister Murray McCully heads into his first formal meeting with US Secretary of State John Kerry.
'Miracle baby' thrown in body bag
Sole survivor of a car crash was put in body bag and taken to a morgue before medics realised error.
Swarmageddon to hit US
FBI agents killed during training
Jackpot jitters hit town
Rumours swirl after mega US lottery win, with locals staking out store hoping to glimpse winner.
Govt blamed for levies
Airways New Zealand has partly blamed its Government shareholder for having to increase the levies it charges airlines.
Liquor store chain sold
Nationwide liquor store chain The Mill, launched in New Plymouth in 1993, has been sold to Independent Liquor.
Rich-lister renews homeland focus
Fisher rules out Fidelity bid
Meat block still unexplained
Chinese officials are yet to explain exactly why they are blocking meat from entering the country.
Investors attracted to shares
Kiwi investers starting to shift toward the sharemarket from the safety of term deposits.
Scheme aims to block loan sharks
Labour suggested policy to stamp out loan sharks dependent on big banks opening their wallets.
Hardship growing factor in loans
Let's immortalise failure in bronze
Online shopping security
Kiwis say payment security is their biggest concern when shopping online.
Hands on: Google Music All Access
Has Google waited too long to jump into the subscription music market?
Coalition against TPP deal grows
NZ-born group concerned Trans-Pacific Partnership trade agreement will unfairly extend intellectual property rights.
Google's Star Trek voice search
Google Glass: cool or creepy?
Sonic heads to Nintendo
It's an entirely new world for Sega's speedster hedgehog.
Photos: Billboard Music Awards
Ke$ha does her best to get flashbulbs popping at the music awards, while JLo and Swift stick to sequins.
Is sugar ageing you?
Put down those lollies - excess processed sugar in your diet, even in small amounts, can fast-track ageing.
The week's celeb social snaps
Bling's next big things
Cannes fashion: Days four & five
Jennifer Lawrence, Nicole Kidman, Aishwarya and more: it's the best & worst of the fest.
A weekend in Romania
Explore this chaotic maze of dusty boulevards and quaint neighbourhoods.
No impact travel
Make choices to travel in ways that are environmentally, socially, culturally and economically sustainable.
Woozy on wheels
A week in Italy
Stunning buildings
With jaw-dropping structures in mind, here's some stunning examples of architecture.
Ramen on
Celebrate! Slurpers of ramen noodles now have a place to go on Mondays.
M-Chef: Vanessa's luck runs out
The fiery contestant's final note was a dodgy duck done three ways.
Many happy returns for Moa
Double choc and beetroot cake
Paceman has space, man
It loses nothing in fun and cheek, but this coupe come hatch does a better job of looking after passengers.
Trying day for Scott Dixon
New Zealand's Scott Dixon has qualified in 16th place for Indianapolis 500.
Aston Martin price record
A real delight
KPatz is officially dead
Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart finally call it quits, nearly a year after Stewart was caught cheating.
Review: Jimeoin - What?!
Dear Jimeoin, you've never met me but I've watched you from afar ... and we have electricity.
Nic gets frisky on the carpet
No knickers! Eva's mishap
Bin-raker Luke, Fat Keanu
Two heroes of science-fiction's biggest franchises have been snapped looking bloated and seedy.
Kiwis are so 'lucky'
Despite the terrible beer, immigrant Jonathon Bird says NZ is the best place to live.
My fight against shark finning
Shark fin soup or other shark products should not be available in New Zealand, writes Kevin Blakeman.
'Sideline bullies' ruining sport
Welcome to New Zealand?
Meeting the mother of the nation
The time Judy Bailey takes to be with her fans and care for others is awe-inspiring, Danielle Balmer writes.
Bees on the frontline
Project trains bees to acquire a taste for TNT, encouraging them to seek land mines.
Rodents, lizards back from space
Fewer than half the rodents survived, but all the lizards did, after a month of weightlessness orbiting Earth.
Star Spy: Star life
Tsunami 'shield' a feasible defence
Meat block still unexplained
Chinese officials are yet to explain exactly why they are blocking meat from entering the country.
Ploughing up the field
Keeping New Zealand's farming history alive at the vintage tractors and horse ploughing competition
Sowing time in Australia
Winter feed shortage looms
Scot gets Phoenix job
Ernie Merrick is the new coach of the Wellington Phoenix, replacing Ricki Herbert.
Super Rugby: The Breakdown
The Super Rugby court is in session with former All Black Jeff Wilson and rugby reporter Marc Hinton.
McCullum laments horrible loss
Kiwis maintain momentum
Highlanders call in reinforcements
The Highlanders have called in the reinforcements for their bottom-of-the-table showdown with the Force.
Stunning buildings
With jaw-dropping structures in mind, here's some stunning examples of architecture.
Kiwis are so 'lucky'
Despite the terrible beer, immigrant Jonathon Bird says NZ is the best place to live.
Online on the agenda
Rural internet access is set to improve with the roll out of the Rural Broadband Initiative.
Rate the Government's 2013 Budget:
Getting back your body
I am supposed to want my old body back, which makes me think about the idea that we have an optimal body that we're always trying to get to.
Stranded in China
One problem with travelling with a three-year-old is that when you bugger it up, you've got a three-year-old with you.
Asthma, a silent killer
Charlie Temel died of asthma a month after his ninth birthday. His mum Jane shares her story of losing her son.
The last supper
There's just a week to go before our second daughter is due, so my wife and I snuck in one last date night.
Loyalty to the Brown
While gentlemen's clubs around the world seem to have fallen into a decline, there's one that looks set to stand the test of time.
No fare for this deer
Deer scores a free ride after dropping in unexpectedly on a bus driver in the US.
911: Cop stuck with cat
Emergency crews called after New York policeman gets stuck trying to rescue cat from tree.
Whitney she wasn't
Woman being kicked off a plane gives an ear-splitting tribute to Whitney Houston.
Mackenzie magic
Hats off to those who've put aside their tensions in order to save Mackenzie values.
Bedtime battles
Bedtime goes in cycles in our house. It'll be easy for a while, then suddenly it's a battle.