WorldEarthquake measuring 7.6 strikes ChileA powerful earthquake shook southern Chile on Sunday, but there were no immediate reports of deaths and only minor known damage.25 Dec 04:12 PM
WorldStrong quake strikes ArgentinaA 6.4 magnitude earthquake has hit Argentina, according to the US Geological Survey.20 Nov 10:30 PM
TravelChile: Insider tips for SantiagoChilean-born Rod Vargas is the Latin American specialist for Tempo Holidays.06 Aug 08:00 PM
WorldPolar workers in Chile after rescue missionFor the third time ever, rescue workers have successfully evacuated someone from the South Pole during the brutal Antarctic winter.23 Jun 05:00 PM
TravelChile: In the saddle in SantiagoChile's capital is an unsung city. Unjustly, says Paul Clements, who took a bicycle tour of its liveliest localities.30 Mar 04:00 PM
WorldFrom businessman to eco warriorDouglas Tompkins, the co-founder of the North Face and Esprit who spent the last two decades of his life to preserve Chile's Patagonia, died yesterday.10 Dec 09:40 PM
WorldBBC admits using fakery to spice up shotsThe BBC has admitted that footage of a volcanic eruption featured in its blockbuster natural history series Patagonia: Earth's Secret Paradise was faked.04 Oct 06:15 PM
TravelFive of the world's best poolsAs the weather begins to warm up, let's relax and fantasize about some of the best pools the world has to offer.29 Aug 01:40 AM
New ZealandOfficials back down on babysitterImmigration admits it made mistakes after a Chilean woman was sent home on the suspicion she would earn money babysitting her 3-year-old niece.03 Jul 05:00 PM
AirlinesDreamliner glitch tackledAir New Zealand will shut down Dreamliners completely every three months after tests by Boeing exposed problems.04 May 05:10 AM
AirlinesLAN flying Dreamliners to NZLAN is optimistic about growth prospects at home and in Australia, despite sluggish economic conditions in both places.28 Apr 05:00 PM
WorldBig bang rattles Chile and ArgentinaSouthern Chile's Calbuco volcano has erupted for the first time in nearly half a century, spewing a giant funnel of ash 10km into the sky.23 Apr 05:00 PM
TravelChile: Desert revivalIn Chile’s beautiful landscape, inspired chefs are bringing the country’s traditional recipes back to life, discovers Rocky Casale.27 Feb 04:00 PM
WorldChilean find solves 54-year-old mysteryChilean mountaineers have found the wreckage of a plane that crashed in the Andes 54 years ago.09 Feb 04:00 PM
New ZealandVictim thanks NZ policeThe man who was molested by Phillip Smith as a child, and who watched Smith murder his father, says he can now carry on with his life "without having that fear over my shoulders".12 Nov 10:08 PM
New ZealandSmith earned funds to flee while in jailPhillip John Smith used his time behind bars to gain university qualifications and run a business - making the money he used to flee New Zealand.12 Nov 05:00 PM
WorldMiners still haunted four years onMario Sepulveda is weeping. Amid the clatter and din of the building site where he works in the Chilean capital of Santiago, Sepulveda's voice can hardly be heard as it comes in great heaving sobs.10 Oct 04:00 PM
New ZealandKiwi's second crack at elusive peakAfter scaling three of the world's highest peaks from sea-level, Auckland sports teacher Dave Williams is looking forward to a second crack at "one that got away."01 Sep 05:00 PM
TravelChile: A beige-coloured MarsTrekking through Puyehue National Park in Chile tests Derek Cheng's tenacity.21 Aug 12:00 AM
Banking and financeSlackers' World Cup goes to ChileIf you're planning to trade Chilean stocks during the World Cup, forget it.06 Jun 04:30 AM
World$580m of student debt burnedAn activist in Chile has burnt documents representing NZ$580 million worth of student debt during a protest at Universidad del Mar.18 May 11:53 PM
World'This is the worst catastrophe I've seen'A huge fire has engulfed a Chilean port city registered as a World Heritage site for its historic collection of wooden buildings and railways.14 Apr 06:03 AM
TravelChile: Grim allure of Nazi relicsA wealthy Chilean has amassed an impressive but chilling display, writes Christopher Adams.11 Apr 12:00 AM
New ZealandBludgeoning calves okay if humanely doneIt is not illegal to kill an animal in New Zealand as long as it is done humanely, which includes bludgeoning bobby calves with hefty objects, Mid Canterbury SPCA inspector John Keeley says.04 Feb 07:09 PM
New ZealandNZ dairy company investigated for slaughter - reportsA New Zealand dairy company is reportedly being investigated by Chilean authorities over allegations it inhumanely slaughtered thousands of calves it couldn't use for milk production.21 Jan 11:08 PM
TravelChile finds its tourism hot potatoIn 1834, Darwin noted the astonishing array of potatoes on Chiloé, the genetic source of 90 per cent of the world's varieties. But the island off Chile has been slow to cash in on its gastronomic heritage – until now.22 Nov 01:00 AM
WorldStrong earthquake rocks central ChileA 6.6-magnitude earthquake has rocked central Chile, causing buildings to sway in the capital and nervous people to run out into the streets.31 Oct 11:48 PM
WorldChile gay murder that led to hate law: Four guiltyFour Chilean men have been convicted of first-degree murder for beating a gay man to death and carving swastikas into his body.17 Oct 11:08 PM
World40 years on, Chile remembers Pinochet's victimsPresident Sebastian Pinera yesterday marked the 40th anniversary of the military coup that overthrew Salvador Allende by urging Chileans never to forget the events of September 11, 1973, that launched a bloody 17-year dictatorship.12 Sep 05:30 PM
