OpinionPatagonia: Rounding the Horn, the Everest of sailingIt's a 5.30am wake-up call this morning and until we get up on deck there's no way to tell if we're going to be able to take the zodiacs and land on Horn Island, Cape Horn.22 May 09:30 PM
OpinionPatagonia: Breathtaking sights at dawnRising at dawn is something I know more about in theory than in practice.04 May 09:30 PM
TravelPatagonia: Excrement-flinging birds and other wildlifeJill Worrall finds some 19th century parallels with New Zealand history in South America's deep south.19 Apr 02:00 AM
TravelPatagonia: Glacial beautyThis isolated area of South America is home to majestic glaciers, Magellanic penguins, elephant seals and cormorant... as well as some 50,000 beavers, a handful of which were introduced in the 19th century. 19 Apr 01:48 AM
EntertainmentBook Review: <i>In The Company Of Angels</i>Copenhagen in the early 1990s. Bernardo Greene is a patient at a Clinic for Torture Victims. In his native Chile, he'd been tortured for two years by the Pinochet regime.11 Apr 05:00 PM
TravelPunta Arenas: Magellan's legacy endures at world's endJill Worrall embarks on a cruise through Patagonia from Chile's southernmost city.30 Mar 01:30 AM
World8.9 Japan quake fifth largest since 1900Japan's biggest quake since records began triggered a shocking 10m tsunami. See how the quake ranks in history.11 Mar 10:05 AM
WorldTokyo tsunami one of the biggest in recent historyA 10-metre-high tsunami ploughed into the Japanese coast on Friday, dashing ships into the shore, washing away houses and leaving devastation in its wake.11 Mar 08:15 AM
WorldChilean miners considered suicide, cannibalismThe 33 miners rescued from inside a Chilean mine last year had considered suicide and cannibalism, it has emerged.14 Feb 01:00 AM
LifestyleWine: Review your wine spendTasting wine that you can't afford is one of the pleasures of the job. It doesn't happen often but it's usually a joyous and memorable occasion when it does.24 Jan 04:30 PM
WorldCracks emerge as miners face lure of media goldCracks are beginning to emerge in the Chilean miners' planned unity over media arrangements.19 Oct 04:30 PM
WorldAmorous Chilean miner has second mistressThe rescued Chilean miner dubbed the 'Casanova Nurse' after his wife and girlfriend came to blows over him has a second mistress17 Oct 09:31 PM
WorldMiners 'just want to get home'Most of Chile's 33 rescued miners are preparing to return to the homes they last saw more than 70 days ago.14 Oct 09:56 PM
WorldChile: Freedom against all the oddsSome cried, others prayed, most just smiled and wrapped their arms around the wives.14 Oct 04:30 PM
WorldChile miners' rescue: <i>Latest updates</i>Follow the rescue of the 33 trapped Chilean miners as it unfolds with nzherald's Latest Updates.13 Oct 06:55 AM
