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Although Curtis says she's the “softest” one in her family, she often wonders if she was the person somehow “meant” to discover her beloved dad's body.

What started out as three women called Shirley having a cuppa became an international club with thousands of members. But now the future of the club is bleak.

An award winning film follows three men on a daunting east-to-west adventure crossing the Main Divide on the South Island lugging 30kg of gear.

The small east coast town in where Sir Ian grew up in the 1950s was, late arrival of electricity notwithstanding, a thriving place, he says.

Hamish Williams has made a podcast about the astonishing story of Kelly Tarlton, and what he hopes to find at the bottom of Northland's Doubtless Bay.

Dried and chapped fingers, blackened finger cots and eight hours of sitting on a wooden court pew - American artists are giving their all to cover intense trial proceedings.

Hotene joins the likes of Kura Forrester, Jermaine Clement and Taika Waititi as past Māori winners of the prize celebrating emerging talent on the NZ comedy circuit.

A Kiwi family has passed the halfway point on their monumental effort to circumnavigate the globe aboard their catamaran.

Two French migrants – and one disappointing plate of tinned escargot - are the inspiration behind a new commercial snail farm in Queenstown.

Throughout human history, every civilisation “creates board games round about the beginning of any society,” British author Tim Clare says.

An Australian podcaster's desire for a partner who does not "complain" about her workday and instead offers "peace and love" to support his ambitions has sparked discussion about the resurgence of traditional gender norms.

The 17-year-old is also the only international student to be offered a place at Peterhouse College - the oldest of the Cambridge colleges.

Auckland-based composer Levi Patel has fallen in love with a small city in a beautiful region of southwest China, and its led to some interesting musical collaborations.

Although she “retired” at age 10, Jeannie Preddey has a special place in New Zealand history.

From this month, New Zealand Defence Force staff will be standing to attention with locally made socks on their feet.

Liv Ward's comedy show poses many questions. But there are some serious undertones behind the intentional absurdity of it all.

Stats New Zealand data shows hundreds of thousands of us are working in our 70s, 80s and even 90s. Venetia Sherson, 77, asks, What keeps us at our posts?

More frequent use of emojis was linked to those higher in Machiavellian and narcissistic traits, according to an Oklahoma State University study.

Auckland artist Nigel Borell and Wellington council executive Karepa Wall aren't afraid to knock other people's socks off with their footwear choices.

Five years on from his viral breathrough track 'Laxed - (Siren Beat)', Jawsh 685 sits down with The TAHI's So'omālō Iteni Schwalger to chat about what's next.

Fording rivers and driving dangerous, winding roads is all in a day's work for Coromandel midwife Sheryl Wright.

Taranaki weaver Alison Ross is trying to bring back woollen blankets made from locally-grown wool to highlight the fibre's benefits.

"I’m a woman except for the days when I’m a man.’ I know that’s not a very satisfying answer, but there’s a part of me that is really resistant to boxing it up.”

In 1982, broken-hearted and with a “lousy degree,” 23-year-old Elspeth Beard set out on the solo adventure of a lifetime.

Sir Dave plays the second in a series of intimate acoustic concerts celebrating 20 years of RNZ's NZ Live music sessions.

The beloved presenter's latest film is about the glory of the watery world that feeds us, cleans our air and could save us from climate catastrophe. But also about how we are killing it.

Bell is currently one of New Zealand’s most successful music exports despite a lifetime of health battles that made her think having a baby wasn’t possible.

In a corner of central Rome, a family tailor shop has been hand-stitching the robes worn by the last eight popes over the past 200 years, and they're ready for the busy task of preparing outfits for Pope Francis' successor.

Over the last 18 years, Tim Friede has turned himself into a human snake bite laboratory.

Rihanna reveals she's pregnant ahead of the event, Lorde represents New Zealand and Diana Ross graces the Met Gala carpet for the first time in over 20 years.

Music's #MeToo movement has arrived. Here's what to expect from the Diddy trial.

After being fired from a corporate job, David Stuart relocated to New Zealand from Scotland and now has a burgeoning comedy career.

After retiring from international rugby last July, the 33-year-old Black Fern many regard as the world's best player is putting her jersey back on for one last ride.

Rebecca Lucy Taylor was plagued by self-doubt after a hit album that preached the opposite.

The Met Gala returns to the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York this Monday, drawing a phalanx of A-listers to the famous red carpet event.

It's 50 years since 'Yesterday Was Just The Beginning Of My Life’ topped New Zealand's official music charts.

Comedian Oscar Kightley is reuniting with his mates from the legendary group Naked Samoans, which brought us the hit animation bro'Town.

Former Vanity Fair editor Graydon Carter got in Trump's firing line after coining a description of the business tycoon that has now become a running joke in pop culture.

The Ugandan-born Queenslander is coming to Auckland and looking forward to some banter on the Aussie-Kiwi rivalry.

Fabric artist Maungarongo Te Kawa was born shortly after World War II ended. His family name means 'to bring peace'.

Award-winning musician Celine Wu has graced the stage of New York's Carnegie Hall but come Anzac Day you will find her at home.

Mike O’Brien still laughs at his favourites which include: "Too many cooks in the soup", "Read between the tea leaves", "I'm not trying to beat a dead horse to death" and "We need to talk about the elephant in the closet".

Damian Sutton has about 1,500 Trolls and once spent $5000 to ship a rare light blue Elephant Troll from Denmark.

Self-suffiency pro Gillian Swinton says living off the land is about community and giving back.

At 72, actor Ciarán Hinds is far from slowing down. Since his portrayal as the grandfather in Kenneth Branagh's 2021 Oscar-winning movie Belfast he's worked on five more films and six TV series.

Tracy Bennett sets the word puzzle the world’s fallen in love with.

Psychologist and media personality Nigel Latta is back with an app designed to give parents personalised advice about their children.

Despite knowing the news for a while, Emmanuel Fonoti-Fuimaono is still pinching himself. "I’m just still in shock trying to make sense of it all. It's all coming to life now, it's all becoming reality.”

About 700 people squashed together on Cuba Street, some stood on bins, to catch a glimpse of Dan Boerman's linen skills.

Making traditional Māori kai available to people around the Wellington region is about more than feeding people says founder CJ Collier.

Who drops their first-ever Māori language album, performs a run of sold-out shows overseas and releases an intimate personal documentary - all within a month? Kiwi folk legend Marlon Williams.

James May is tackling the “biggest subject on the planet" but promises you won't be bored.

In a career spanning decades, Val Kilmer took on supporting and leading roles spanning from Batman to Doc Holliday.

The Kiwi actor also reveals his outlook on life, wine, women leaders - and why he was never hooked by the lure of Hollywood fame.

Gabrielle Kervella, now in her 80s, fell in love with cheese making on annual visits to South West France to visit her husband’s parents.

The award-winning journalist writes about facing the reality of her own abuse for the first time in the brave new memoir No Words for This.

From cherimoya and white sapote to Brazilian cherries, Kris Edgington is growing a mouth-watering array of food on his productive Bay of Plenty property.

King was born Deaf and uses New Zealand Sign Language full-time, leading the primary school class using every tool in his kit that is not the spoken word.

A new report shows the "striking" disparity between men and women in the job - but what's behind it?

The LA-based comedian is back home to serve up his "silly physicality and playing off himself in various characters" on stage for the first time in nearly 10 years.

On 26 March 2020, Kate Newton’s street in Auckland went into lockdown along with the rest of the country. Five years later she tracked down her old neighbours.

Ginette McDonald, who got her start in theatre playing a French maid in Noel Coward’s Private Lives, returns in a new version of his classic comedy Blithe Spirit.

Once a brake pad salesman, Nick Hayes has launched a second career, spinning techno and hard industrial dance tracks from his yard in Yorkshire.

In his intimate new one-man show An Evening with Bob Geldof,the 73-year-old activist rocker doesn't hide the fact anger is his "default emotional condition".

Forgiveness helped course correct Young New Zealander of the Year finalist Ben Purua's life after his role in a man's murder. What can we learn from that?

New Zealand’s law means brands get more scrutiny if they want to trademark a Māori word.

Psychologist and media personality Nigel Latta - who was given a year to live - has announced his cancer is in remission and now expects to live for "years and years".

Normally, people can only find the best traditional Malaysian rice porridge during Ramadan, Habib Ali says.

There is no shortage of Kiwi kids aiming to one day bump Lawson out of his seat on Red Bull’s Formula 1 racing team.

Chef Chris Waghorn is up at 2am at Auckland's Māngere Refugee Centre, and he'll likely still be in the kitchen for another 12 hours or so every day during March.

Comedian and writer Ruby Wax gets real about her struggles with depression in the memoir-turned-stage show I'm Not As Well As I Thought I Was.

"I know it's pricey," acknowledges Allison Kirkman. "But I would sooner go to Logan Brown 12 times in a year than 24 times to somewhere else."

Ari Kerssens grew up watching queer makeup artists on YouTube and enrolled in a makeup course towards the end of school. It all changed when he lost most of his sight at age 19.

As the Islamic calendar moves back into New Zealand's summer time, Kiwi Muslims will be observing longer fasting days for the next seven years or so.

Groove Armada's Andy Cato says "pure madness" drove him to sell the rights to his music to pursue his passion for regenerative farming.

Henwood was diagnosed with cancer in 2020.

Henwood was diagnosed with cancer in 2020.

New Zealand is a "more interesting and developing place than Australia," says the Australian-based British actor.

Some parents want to avoid the pitfalls of smartphones and social media while keeping their kids connected to their friends. Home phones are helping.

Jake Bailey became a household name after giving his head boy speech at Christchurch Boys High a week after being diagnosed with an extremely aggressive form of cancer.

Zeena Ali asked if she could wear her hijab as part of her NZ police uniform. The response was, "What's that?"

There have always been famous children, but in a world of instant social media it's now all too easy to expose youngsters to the world.

At Mt Eden Prison, Te Manga Herewini's life hit rock bottom as tumours spread in his body. That's when he decided to change things around.

Every aspiring journalist dreams of working somewhere like New York City. For a few months one summer, Nik Dirga got to give it a go.

When Marg Hunt heard there were hundreds of cockroach-linked ACC claims, she laughed: "That's bread and butter for me."

"If I could swap this thing for being bankrupt ... if I could do that and be guaranteed 30 more years with Natalie, I'd do that in a second," he says.

For Kirsten Crawford, the journey to receiving her moko kauae has been one of identity, connection, and the feeling of "becoming complete."

When meeting someone with a visible disability for the first time, people often ask about what happened - but is that okay? Journalist and wheelchair user Olivia Shivas is heading a new magazine, showcasing the lives of Kiwis with disabilities.

Johnny Clark is the third-generation owner of Nins Bin - a roadside food truck 20 minutes north of Kaikōura.

The gift of a coveted cricket bat turned Simon Wraight into a tall, elegant cricketer, at least in his mind.

The stand-up hopes his win inspires more Pasifika to achieve whatever they aspire to.

Before social media and the age of influencers, grabbing a coffee and the Sunday paper was an adrenaline-filled moment to see if you'd made the cut.

Raising children without my own mother's guidance was like navigating a new country without a map, writes Inès Almeida.