George Michael's boyfriend has said a hacker was responsible for a series of tweets that claimed the singer killed himself.

Eight people were arrested after a police raid of 12 tents at the Rhythm & Vines music festival at Gisborne yesterday.

A spectacular fireworks display off Auckland's Sky Tower and parties around the country herald the start of a new year.

Filthy jokes, cosy lunches, outrageous gossip - the secrets of Diana's flirty friendship with George Michael.

At least 19 people have been taken to hospital with serious injuries following a crowd crush incident at the Falls Music and Arts Festival at Lorne in Victoria.

A post-mortem examination carried out to determine the cause of George Michael's death has proved "inconclusive"

George Michael's hairdresser sister Melanie is expected to inherit half of the singer's fortune.

Chris Martin paid his tribute to George Michael by surprising a group of homeless people with a performance of Wham!'s Last Christmas.

Forget earworms, here are the musical tapeworms of 2016. The songs that made you wish it were possible to un-hear something.

UB40 singer Ali Campbell says a comment from a producer is the reason he quit the talent show.

As part of our I Met A Star series, Chris Watson remembers the night he met The Beatles

The Happy Poem of 2016.

Muckhole bassist Aaron Peck died on Christmas Day, leaving friends and family in "great sadness".

George Michael's partner has shared a poignant 'lost' song by the artist days after finding him dead.

Rihanna unfollowed Jennifer Lopez from Instagram after the star confirmed her relationship with Drake.

George Michael's fortune of more than $222 million could be split between his godchildren, family and friends and charities, friends said yesterday.

George Michael made the difficult transition form pop pretty-boy to serious musician.

Auckland's mayor has said he's open to building a pontoon-like structure whose consent was put on hold by the council earlier this month.

George Michael's partner has spoken of the moment he found the pop legend on Christmas Day, as the cause of his death is revealed.

As part of our Summer Herald, Kiwis are recalling their brushes with celebrity. Today, John Lamplough tells of the time he pulled a pint for Status Quo.

News of George Michael's death shook the world. His former Kiwi gardener pays tribute to him.

WATCH: A schoolgirl has become an internet sensation with her rendition of Hallelujah which has been watched 3 million times.

Instead of printing the Catholic prayer, red-faced organisers of a Christmas carol service accidentally handed out 1000 copies of Tupac Shakur's vitriolic banger.

A musical great known for both his chart-topping hits and his turbulent personal life, George Michael was a giant of popular culture.

Her smile always made him happy, says the widower of Gisborne bus crash victim.

Kiwi artist Theia (a.k.a Em-Haley Walker) recalls her favourite entertainment moments of 2016.

The two people killed in the Christmas Eve bus crash near Gisborne last night have been named, as the driver of the bus says the brakes failed.

This festive season the Hawke's Bay Community Choir is doing the rounds visiting local retirement villages to help spread the Christmas spirit through song. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

In his final column of the year Karl Puschmann takes a look at the average entertainment of 2016.

During the 10 years she recorded for Motown, Martha Reeves was one of the biggest stars in the label's firmament. Her hits - including