Stories by Katie Parker

As Prince Harry and Meghan Markle celebrate their engagement, New Zealand asks: what about us?

Tony Veitch's TV comeback thwarted; Lorde's album of the year; Jacinda v Jack Tame; and more.

Six60 are the perfect band to argue about. So let's do some arguing.

Destiny Church goes "gangsta for Jesus", Dunedin is terrorised by a piping motorist, Jacinda drags Trump to his face and more.

The VNMZAs are upon us again, ready to light up our lives with music, mischief and glamorous celebrities.

DC Comic’s answer to Marvel’s Avengers is proof that studios need to get smarter about superhero movies.

At last!

Katie Parker puts The Lazy Girl’s Guide to Living a Beautiful Life to the test - and finds that being lazy doesn’t come cheap.

It’s Lorde vs the Licensing Police

Gareth Morgan hates cats; Trevor Mallard loves babies; Lorde turns 21; and more.

Can New Zealand’s king of arty pop turn a breakup into a breakthrough?

“It's kind of like our trans anthem.”

A bachelor couple breaks up; A woman makes political portraits out of cat hair; Drake does Auckland; and more.

Are the lucky few up to the task?

No costume? No problem!

Max Key's hypothetical diss track; Matilda Rice's lifestyle book; Clarke Gayford's mere existence; and more!

If you wanted more proof that pop music in NZ is in a good place, look no further.

The stakes were high, but Thor: Ragnarok delivers.

Whoops!

The festival is back baby - and the first line-up for 2018 is here.

Sean Plunket's clever joke; Dom Bowden's quest for love; the NZ Bird of the Year voter fraud scandal; and more!

With a co-sign from David Dallas and a promising debut single, Abdul Kay is a name you need to know.

Countdown wages war against the humble plastic bag; Stephie Key eats gross ice-cream; the millennial solving the housing crisis by living in a tent; and much more.

She’s back with a hot new single, a Skrillex collab and a very different sound. So what is Kimbra trying to tell us?

And SWIDT are in the lead.