11 minutes ago - LADY Gaga will do a fourth show at Rod Laver Arena. She will perform on July 1, after selling out shows there on June 27, 28 and 30.

11 minutes ago - POPULAR Hobart band Enola Fall's frontman Joe Nuttall plays live in the Mercury studio, and talks about their upcoming EP.

48 minutes ago - Emails sent to the personal accounts of Foreign Affairs Minister Murray McCully appear to have been stolen and leaked from within New Zealand – possibly by a disaffected staff member.

48 minutes ago - Three Christchurch men marked the first anniversary of their mother's death with the roar of a car engine.

48 minutes ago - It was a wet and windy day in Auckland but the weather abated just long enough last night for the Black Caps to horribly bungle what should have been a series-clinching Twenty20 victory over South Africa in Auckland

48 minutes ago - One person is dead and another injured after two separate house fires this morning.

48 minutes ago - Customers of failed kitchen company Kitchen House appear to have little hope of receiving their new cabinets and benchtops, or their money back.

48 minutes ago - An Australian prison officer bashed during a mock jail siege after being mistaken for an inmate by the riot squad has lost his bid for compensation.

48 minutes ago - Frontline jobs in the health sector are on the line as the Government's squeeze on the public sector continues.

48 minutes ago - A Norwegian sailor who is illegally in Antarctica's Ross Sea has continued to suggest New Zealand authorities are to blame for the deaths of three sailors in the region a year ago.

48 minutes ago - Police and prison officials at Bali's troubled Keroboken prison have once again abandoned their post in the face of a fresh outburst of rioting.

48 minutes ago - A packed train slammed into the end of the line in Buenos Aires' busy Once station early today (NZ time), killing 49 people and injuring hundreds of morning commuters as passenger cars crumpled behind the engine.

48 minutes ago - A second pensioner lay dead in a Wellington council flat for at least eight months – and was found the same year as fellow tenant Michael Clarke died.

48 minutes ago - Prime Minister John Key has refused a request by the Public Service Association for an urgent meeting to discuss his plans for the state sector.

48 minutes ago - Pastoral Dairy Investments (PDI) today launched an initial public share offering to raise $25 million saying it will give kiwis the opportunity to invest in a fund used to make debt-free acquisitions of dairy farms.

48 minutes ago - Fisherman Rob Page had never seen anything like it – an adult orca was "smoking" line off the reel so fast and for so long it was nearly too hot to touch.

48 minutes ago - A teenager who was blindfolded and searched at gunpoint at an alleged military-training camp in the Urewera Range was apologised to afterwards, he told a court.

48 minutes ago - The Crown has claimed ex Bridgecorp boss Rod Petricevic signed off a December 2006 prospectus knowing there was no cash reserve as part of its stated liquidity risk policy.

48 minutes ago - Pyne Gould Corporation has belatedly sought and been granted temporary waivers from two NZX listing rules to operate short of an independent director until one month after the completion of a takeover with a March 30 deadline.

48 minutes ago - The Christchurch rebuild is gaining momentum, but at a slower pace than anticipated, Fletcher Building chief executive Jonathan Ling says as the big building company lowers its full-year profit forecasts.

48 minutes ago - A gunman shot two of his sisters and their husbands inside a health spa in an Atlanta suburb in the US and then killed himself.

48 minutes ago - The government department trusted to protect our most vulnerable children says the death of a Morrinsville toddler prompted an improvement in their systems – but some children will still fall through the cracks.

7 minutes ago - The Duchess of Cambridge went on a solo visit to Rose Hill Primary School in Oxford, England this week.

7 minutes ago - Jason Priestley was behind the wheel of a Mini Cooper as he turned up in Sydney to promote his TV series.

7 minutes ago - Peter Andre has rushed to Australia after learning his older brother has stomach cancer.

7 minutes ago - Kourtney Kardashian and boyfriend Scott Disick have announced they are going to have a daughter.

7 minutes ago - Michael Buble has opened up about his bad boy past.

7 minutes ago - Scarlett Johansson has been urged to quit making commercials and concentrate on movies.

7 minutes ago - Actress Helena Bonham Carter has been honoured by the Queen for services to drama.

7 minutes ago - Lea Michele and Cory Monteith are reportedly dating.

7 minutes ago - Justin Theroux has revealed his girlfriend Jennifer Aniston forces him to breakdance.

7 minutes ago - Drew Barrymore said she wants a 'tasteful' wedding dress.

7 minutes ago - The Hollywood actress and mother of two Reese Witherspoon said she wants more kids.

7 minutes ago - A judge has praised 25-year-old actress Lindsay Lohan for getting her 'life back on track'.

7 minutes ago - The organisers of the Brits apologised to Adele after she was forced to cut short her acceptance speech.

8 minutes ago - New York, Feb 21 2012 5:10PM The United States actress and humanitarian advocate Mia Farrow has helped launch a United Nations-supported polio vaccination campaign in Chad, a country which holds the second highest number of registered polio cases ...

8 minutes ago - At least four people were killed and 19 injured Wednesday after thousands of Afghanis for the second day staged angry demonstrations in Kabul and Jalalabad over the alleged Quran burning by US militar

8 minutes ago - A series of blasts last week in Thailand that set off accusations between Iran and Israel involved bombs disguised as radio sets, police said Wednesday.

8 minutes ago - At least 48 people were killed and hundreds wounded Wednesday in a commuter train crash at one of the three busiest stations in Argentine capital Buenos Aires, BBC reported, quoting the police.

8 minutes ago - Wednesday, 22 February 2012, 3:50 pm Press Release: Northland Regional Council 22 February, 2012Taipa CoastCare group wins national dune awardSeveral years of work transforming Taipa’s ...

8 minutes ago - 1. Air Force Museum of New Zealand – for service 2. Alison Gallant – for service 3. Allison Partridge – for service 4. Amo Perelini – for service 5. Lucas Perelini – for service 6. Andrea Cummings– for service 7. Andrea Robinson – for service ...

8 minutes ago - South Africa have a reputation for somehow losing the eminently winnable but New Zealand proved they can do it, too, when they lost the third and deciding Twenty20 cricket match at Eden Park tonight.New Zealand looked to be cruising...

8 minutes ago - Cloud changes may lower global temperature Research from The University of Auckland on changes in cloud height in the decade to 2010 has provided the first hint of a cooling mechanism that may be in play in the Earth’s climate. Published in the ...

8 minutes ago - 1. NATIONAL (45.5%) MAINTAIN STRONG LEAD OVER LABOUR (31%) 2. ECONOMIC ISSUES ARE STILLTHE MOST IMPORTANT PROBLEMS FACING NEW ZEALAND (51%) AND FACING THE WORLD (51%) ACCORDING TO NEW ZEALANDERS 3. Paper Plus tops Book Store customer satisfaction for ...

8 minutes ago - The United Arab Emirates has expressed its keenness to strengthen economic, trade and investment relations with the Latin America countries, especially Chile, in near future.

8 minutes ago - New York, Feb 21 2012 6:10PM Language is a key ally in the fight against discrimination, the head of the United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) said today, warning that the world’s linguistic diversity was nevertheless a “fragile ...

8 minutes ago - Budding scientists from schools around the country are being invited to get the dirt on the genetic makeup of New Zealand soils in a Massey University project to introduce young people to the next generation of genome sequencing technology.

8 minutes ago - After a decade of calamitous western wars in the wider Middle East, the signs are becoming ever more ominous that we're heading for another.

8 minutes ago - A tactical minefield lies ahead for Team New Zealand as they look to consolidate on their strong start to leg four of the Volvo Ocean Race.Having pursued a more southerly route since leaving China, Camper have reaped the benefits...

8 minutes ago - On behalf of the United States, I want to congratulate the people of Yemen on today's successful presidential election. This is another important step forward in their democratic transition process and continues the important work of political and constitutional ...

8 minutes ago - The headline article in the Bay of Plenty Times today says that accidents occur at the Port of Tauranga and are not reported for fear of casual employees being blacklisted and not offered future work.

8 minutes ago - Two of every three newborns in London have at least one foreign-born parent, statistics reveal.

8 minutes ago - The Global Aerospace Summit 2012 will be held in Abu Dhabi from April 16 to 19.

8 minutes ago - New Zealand must embrace science and integrate it fully into all aspects of society to be a truly innovative nation, Massey University Vice-Chancellor Steve Maharey told a conference in Wellington today (Wednesday).

8 minutes ago - New York, Feb 21 2012 5:10PM A Japanese engineering contingent has arrived in South Sudan to join the United Nations peacekeeping mission in the young country and help build roads and bridges in areas with very little basic infrastructure.

11 minutes ago - DARING designers ruled the catwalks at London Fashion Week, opting for the bold and bizarre in a spate of fashion highlights.

28 minutes ago - The 2012 New Zealand International Arts Festival opens this Friday with 900 artists from around the world filling the theatres, galleries and streets of Wellington. The programme spans everything from salsa to Shakespeare, from home-grown opera to fairy tales and features artists from as far afield as the Sahara and Brazil. read more

28 minutes ago - There was a magnitude 4.1 earthquake 20km north-east of Christchurch early this morning.The quake hit at 5.21am at a depth of 15km.GNS seismologist Caroline Holden said 19 people had reported having felt the earthquake to GNS...

28 minutes ago - WELL, well here we go again. Benefit fraud is rife and ongoing but what, may I ask, is the Ministry of Social Development doing besides twiddling...

28 minutes ago - One person has died in house fire near Oxford, Canterbury overnight.The Oxford Volunteer Fire Brigade were called to a house fire on Domain Road, about 8km south of the Wamakariri town around 4.01am.Fire Service Southern Communications...