Cute kids put on gorgeous Trelise Cooper fashion show

Trelise Cooper has shown her ‘Trelise Cooper Kids’ collection to a rapturous audience on the final day of Air New Zealand Fashion Week.

• Puppy adopts litter of kittens as her own

  A Chihuahua-fox terrier cross named Shyla has taken a shine to a litter of seven kittens, treating them as her own – despite the fact they are cats and she is a dog.

• Liiving apartment-style in a heritage building

  Modern, open plan living goes out the window when you live in a little old apartment

• Good wine at good prices

  Last year was a bumper one for fans of New Zealand wine. Record grape harvests had consumers raising their glasses as the price of a good drop plummeted.

• DIY: Raised planter beds

  Sunrise sports guy Rod Cheeseman puts together a raised bed from scraps of wood that were lying round his section.

• Other twin expected to have longer recovery from surgery

  A Bangladeshi toddler separated from her conjoined twin sister this week in Australia is talking and behaving normally after being woken from a medically induced coma.

• Vintage motorcycles go under the hammer

  A collection of vintage motorcycles, from 1914 to 1945, are up for auction at Deus ex Machina in Auckland

• Iceberg sightseeing flights about to take off

  Sightseeing charter flights to a cluster of giant icebergs in the southern ocean could be up and running as early as next week.

• Simple BBQ ideas with Connie and Josh

  There is still much to do outside in the late summer evenings. We can’t think of a better way to finish a satisfying stint in the garden or a lovely long walk than sinking your teeth into juicy tender bbq chicken or a nice spicey slice of freshly cooked snapper.

• Car full of stolen puppies rescued in Melbourne

  Two teenagers have been charged with theft after police found a car full of stolen puppies in Melbourne

• Caught on camera - cop harrassed by cat

  A Texas police officer has had a bizarre encounter with an overly friendly kitten

• Oamaru celebrates past as it looks to the future

  Hundreds of people donned hats, gloves, tails and petticoats for a race day with a difference in Oamaru today.

• Vivienne Westwood shows latest collection in London carpark

  Sadie Frost, Little Boots and Tracey Emin were among the guests who gathered to see Vivienne Westwood's spring summer 2010 collection in central London.

• Tragic end to Alzheimer’s sufferer’s life

  A grieving widower has spoken of the neglect his wife suffered in a UK hospital after bing admitted with alzheimer’s disease.

• Lions, tigers and drug lords: Refuge for abandoned wild pets

  Exotic animals that once belonged to Colombia’s drug-traffickers are finding refuge no matter how close to death the creatures may be.

• NZ surgeon describes painstaking work separating twins

  A New Zealand surgeon who helped separate conjoined twins says there were few complications

• Eco-watch: Cars of the future

  Cars pose somewhat of a dilemma for modern society. They're one of the least-efficient forms of transport.

• What are this year's picks as top toys for Christmas?

  There's just over five weeks till Christmas, and already the pressure is on to buy the right gifts.

• How to help your kids get through exam season

  For thousands of Kiwi students the next few weeks are crucial.

• Operation to seperate conjoined twins underway

  One of the trickiest operations in medicine has begun at the Royal Children's Hospital in Melbourne.

• Meet the Kiwi cook behind many royal dinners

  For most people the idea of cooking for a big crowd is terrifying, but one Kiwi woman has made a successful career out of it.