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Year of the Snake festivities

David Round: Treaty 'rights' a trap in constitution plan

NZ tattoos are world class

The North Island of New Zealand is the second best place in the world to get a tattoo, according to travel bible Lonely Planet.

Firing up Maori economic engine

The departing head of the Maori Development Ministry says Maori business has transformed in the past decade and iwi are no longer considered a risk to the NZ economy.

Honeymooners' epic journey on bicycle built for two

It won't be a stylish honeymoon, but Kat and Steve Turner hope to be sweet upon the seat of a bicycle made for two - for 38,000 kilometres.

The end - and we're still here

When a mynah bird fell from the sky in front of a startled Katja Wernicke, she wondered if the doomsday predictions might be right.

How to survive doomsday

Doomsayers believe December 21, 2012, marks the end of an ancient Mayan calendar - and, therefore, the onset of world-ending natural or extraterrestrial catastrophes.

Dr Elizabeth Rata: Treaty no longer symbol of national unity

I was surprised to read in Deborah Coddington's recent Herald column that the Treaty of Waitangi is New Zealand's founding document. Of course some New Zealanders mistakenly believe that is the case.

Ending the world on a high

Next week, Kiwi musician Jason Kerrison will sit around a bonfire in the Far North strumming a guitar with friends - preparing for the end of time.