Anne Lu

A young woman in Whanganui, New Zealand was allegedly raped by the members of the South Canterbury rugby team at the weekend. The team were staying at a Whanganui hotel in the early hours of Sunday when they reportedly raped a young woman.

Sep 11, 2013

“Big Brother Australia” late night feast is as naked as ever. The guys in the house stripped off once more, and one female housemate went topless. Drew and Tully took their relationship into the next level. Also, Tim and Lucy pashed and dashed. What about Caleb?

Sep 11, 2013

“Mr Pip” has premiered again in New Zealand on Tuesday. The final cut of the film, adapted from the novel of the same name by Kiwi author Lloyd Jones, has been unveiled at the Auckland Museum exactly a year after it was shown in Toronto.

Sep 11, 2013

“Big Brother Australia” nominations night is always nasty, and the last one is no different. Ed betrayed Jade, Tahan declared war against the girls, and Tully is not up for eviction.

Sep 11, 2013

A “too fat” South African chef who was threatened with deportation from New Zealand was given a 23-month reprieve on Monday. Albert Buitenhuis, who now weighs 130 kilograms, was allowed to stay in the country for almost two years more, but there are conditions.

Sep 10, 2013

One Direction star Louis Tomlinson football career might have been cut short after he boy band member vomited on the touchline on Sunday. During a charity match in Europe, the 21-year-old English pop star was tackled to the ground by Aston Villa striker Gabriel Agbonlahor, causing the singer to limp away from the field.

Sep 10, 2013

“X Factor Australia” has ended another hopeful’s dream. The Seven Network talent show has eliminated Barry Southgate after garnering low viewers’ votes and failing to impress the judges on Monday night.

Sep 10, 2013

“Big Brother Australia” has let go of another housemate again on Monday night, and this time, it’s a bit expected. Although many people online are chanting Tully’s name to get evicted, it still wasn’t her time to move out of the house just yet.

Sep 10, 2013

Kiwi band Streets of Lerado has bagged a top award at the Unsigned Only Music Competition. The indie folk group from Auckland, based in Brooklyn, New York, took the first prize in the Adult Album Alternative category of the U.S.-based awards body with their track “Girlfriend.”

Sep 09, 2013

Prince Andrew was almost in danger of being shot to death by the group of people who have sworn to protect his life. The Duke of York found himself being mistaken for an intruder at the Buckingham Palace, which prompted armed police to point their guns at him on Wednesday.

Sep 09, 2013

Wentworth Miller has been acting in front of the camera for more than a decade, often playing tough characters. But it wasn’t until August 2013 that the “Prison Break” star decided to come out as gay. And just recently, he has also revealed that he had tried to take his own life more than once when he was younger.

Sep 09, 2013

An Ohio man has confessed to killing a Navy veteran in a drunk driving accident in June. 22-year-old Matthew Cordle posted a video on YouTube to admit to the crime, saying he is ready to face the consequences of his actions.

Sep 08, 2013

Pope Francis has reportedly personally called an unwed pregnant woman after she wrote to him about her condition. Anna Romano was stunned when her mobile phone rang with an unknown Rome number and the voice on the other end was the Catholic leader.

Sep 07, 2013

Will Ferrell has delivered a message to the Australian people a day ahead of the federal election through his famous movie character Ron Burgundy. The Hollywood actor weighed in on the political scene Down Under with a short video that reminds people that Tony Abbott once wore a banana hammock.

Sep 06, 2013

Lorde is really an international star now. The Kiwi teen singer’s hit “Royals” has been covered by American star Selena Gomez while the latter was in Amsterdam on Tuesday.

Sep 06, 2013

“Big Brother Australia” housemate Mikkayla has been saved yet again! In what seems to be a recurring theme, “The Cat” has escaped eviction nomination for the fourth time. In another old news, Tully is still a sore loser.

Sep 06, 2013

“Big Brother Australia” housemates have turned pop stars in one night! Big Brother has given the housemates a new weekly challenge called Battle of the Bands, in which the girls and the boys hit the notes with their music videos.

Sep 05, 2013

Greg Boyed is leaving “Seven Sharp.” The New Zealand presenter has announced his decision on the light current affairs evening show, saying he will return to the more convention late-night show “Tonight.”

Sep 05, 2013

Pyramid Rock has been cancelled. Organisers of the annual New Year’s Eve festival at Pyramid Rock, Phillip Island in Victoria announced that they are cancelling the 2013 event due to poor finances.

Sep 05, 2013

Jennette McCurdy has found love on Instagram. The “Sam and Cat” star was seen holding hands with NBA player Andre Drummond while on a date, a month after their first “meeting” through the social media Web site.

Sep 05, 2013

The TV ad of Getup has been banned in local networks because it criticises media mogul Rupert Murdoch. The activist group has lodged a complaint with the consumer watchdog Australian Competition and Consumer Commission for the refusal of Channels 7, 9, and 10 to play its advertisement on air.

Sep 05, 2013

A suicide threat on Twitter that has the Canadian police investigating is now believed to be a hoax made up to promote Nickelodeon star Ariana Grande’s new album. However, the girl responsible for the tweets claimed she wasn’t endorsing the star, and just wanted to gain followers on the social media site.

Sep 04, 2013

Rhythm and Vines is adding more artists to their already impressive line-up. American rapper Wiz Khalifa, whose hit “Black and Yellow” dominated the various music charts around the world, leads the second line-up for the New Zealand festival in 2013.

Sep 04, 2013

“True Blood” is meeting its true death. Cable channel HBO has announced that the popular U.S. supernatural drama is coming to an ending with a 10-episode seventh season in 2014.

Sep 04, 2013

New Zealand fashion designer Annah Stretton is being called a "hypocrite" for advocating animal rights but posing atop a bearskin rug for a newspaper. Animal rights activists are condemning the Waikato designer for her contradictory stance.

Sep 04, 2013

“Big Brother Australia” cooked up another late night feast for the housemates. This time, it’s a Hawaiian party, with the housemates not only sipping coconut drinks, but were also forced to drink truth serum in their cocktails. And oh yes, the boys got (almost) naked again!

Sep 04, 2013

“Big Brother Australia” housemates had to forget their personal issues aside and vote for strategy on Tuesday night’s elimination. And with the housemates already know who are the most threatening ones in the group, it’s not hard to fathom the reasoning behind their voting.

Sep 04, 2013

“The X Factor Australia” has sent another hopeful home. After the group Adira Belle’s elimination in the first week, it was solo performer Cat Vas’ time to go on Monday night after getting the lowest votes.

Sep 03, 2013

A feminist parody of Robin Thicke’s “Blurred Lines” made by a group of New Zealand students is making waves online after it was taken down from YouTube and was subsequently restored. Like the original music video, “Defined Lines” also contains nearly nude men, and was considered inappropriate.

Sep 03, 2013