Personalities

International soccer stars David Beckham and Christian Karembeu are due to arrive in New Zealand this week for a friendly match between the LA Galaxy and the Oceania All-Stars.

New Zealand soprano Hayley Westenra has won the ‘classical performer of the year’ award at the Variety Club’s annual show business awards in London.

A new rugby trophy contested between the All Blacks and the English will honour the life of Sir Edmund Hillary and mark both his love of the game and his links with Britain.

New Zealand’s Olympic rowing golden girls, the Evers-Swindell twins – Caroline and Georgina - celebrated their 30th birthday by announcing their retirement.

Flight of the Conchords, the Kiwi comedy duo made world famous by their HBO television series, have thrilled their home audience by taking four major prizes at the New Zealand Music Awards.

New Zealand’s picturesque southern Lake Benmore, in the central South Island, will be recast as the Sea of Galilee in a new major film project set to begin production soon.

New Zealand singer Will Martin has become the youngest tenor in musical history to reach #1 in the British classical charts.

One of New Zealand’s best known entertainers, Rob Guest, has died in Melbourne.

Climate change and its effect on the world will be highlighted this month at a festival in the New Zealand city of Christchurch - gateway to the last great wilderness on earth.

New Zealand Olympic medalist Nick Willis has scored another career highlight by winning the Fifth Avenue Mile street race in New York.