Carolyn Wadey-Barron

With a film about him premiering next month, we explore the buoyant popularity of New Zealand's most controversial media figure.

This month an Invercargill public pool has been battling to uncover the identity of a mystery pooper.

This week the country has been caught up in the X-Factor's bullying controversy. But it's not the first time reality TV felt unsavoury this year.

It's O-Week in New Zealand and things are mildly more debaucherous than usual.

Sure, Nick from Shortland Street isn't going to Mars, but look on the bright side: Auckland is officially monkey-free.

The world might be going to shit but at least the cops are saving hedgehogs.

January isn't even over and we're already discussing the downside of naming a baby 'Anal'

The teacher screened Spanish-speaking segments for her Spanish class, despite the film featuring graphic violence, gore, faeces, strap-ons, 9/11 tattoos, and a dogfight.

Not even the latest earthquake, the country's least favourite phenomenon, can shake NZ's stride into 2015.

It's almost Christmas, and in New Zealand we're celebrating with nudity, STDs, and UFO sightings.

In another big week of New Zealand news the country proved it had the politest men, cutest bird, and dumbest hedgehogs.

The All Blacks also won on the weekend, but that's not really news because we always do.