Sarah Mason pulled off a colossal upset by eliminating world champion Stephanie Gilmore from the world surfing champs in Taranaki.

Telecom shares sank to new a low on the NZ sharemarket today, while rises in Fletcher Building, Contact Energy and other leaders helped carry the market higher.

The Taranaki District Health Board is investigating claims that the Department of Conservation showered its own workers with 1080 poison during an aerial drop.

The name Nick Page might not be as well-known as Paul Simon, Damon Albarn or Ry Cooder but the British music producer has has a similar intrepid spirit when it comes to discovering music from around the world.

Francis Falceto still remembers the night in Paris he heard a record by Ethiopian singer Mahmoud Ahmed...