New Zealand will be hoping to avoid another Halloween horror show when they face World Cup final opponents Australia.

Irvine Welsh has written his first American novel and he tells JP O’Malley that two of the main characters "are more like me than anything I’ve ever written"

Mission: Impossible star Tom Cruise joked Lady Luck has been on his side as he accepted a lifetime achievement award.

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New Zealand will join a growing list of countries that have banned smoking in indoor public places such as bars, public toilets and office buildings when tougher laws take effect later this week.