New ZealandKiwi veteran receives prestigious French honourThe 94-year-old Wellington veteran received the honour at French Ambassador Laurent Contini's home in Thorndon tonight.12 Feb 07:30 AM
TravelThe northernmost bar on the planetAmid coal-dusted Stalinist buildings Jim Eagles finds a pole in the North Pole pointing to a pub ...12 Feb 02:00 AM
Rugby World CupRugby: Rugby likely for top SpringboksFrontline Springboks could enjoy up to five weeks rest from Super Rugby this year, according to Patrick Lambie, the Sharks pivot who ended 2014 in possession of the Bok No 10 jersey.11 Feb 04:00 PM
Rugby World CupRugby: Boks get priority this yearFinally, the Springboks are top priority in a World Cup year.10 Feb 04:00 PM
TravelGreece: A home away from homeKiwi broadcaster Dennis Katsanos rediscovers his Greek heritage - and adds 4kg in weight.10 Feb 01:30 AM
OpinionMark Lister: Straight to full speed in 2015Mark Lister writes: This year has started in an eventful fashion and a number of key developments will set the tone for 2015.08 Feb 04:00 PM
TravelBar/fly: Agatha Christie Festival, TorquayHercule Poirot, aka Kevin Pilley, tips his homburg to Agatha Christie's mysterious bust using Franglais clues.05 Feb 02:00 AM
OpinionColin Hogg: BBC drama The Missing is terrible in the very best wayEntertainment is a funny business, especially when it's not that funny at all. Take, for instance, The Missing, a new British television drama series that launched on TV One on Sunday night in both terrific and dreadful style.03 Feb 04:00 PM
TravelEngland: Budget accommodation at august institutionsBed and breakfast under those famously dreaming spires allows a glimpse into how the other half thinks, writes Steve Braunias.02 Feb 11:00 PM
TravelThe Netherlands: Time and tideLiz Light finds Hoorn is steeped in Netherlands history.31 Jan 04:00 PM
AirlinesLow fares to help fill seatsAir fares as low as $1,365 return to Europe are on sale as airlines try to top up planes for the coming year.30 Jan 05:40 PM
TravelVisiting Sir Ed's Welsh watering holePeter de Graaf follows in the steps of Everest's conqueror, visiting Sir Edmund Hillary's local pub in Wales.29 Jan 02:00 AM
WorldFBI fooled bumbling Russian spiesAnother tale of Russian spooks operating in the US has emerged, described by the former CIA analyst Mark Stout as a "classic case of espionage".28 Jan 04:00 PM
OpinionDita De Boni: Key rocks on with trickle-down groupiesThose at Davos, seemingly representing the interests of the very wealthy, like to think they are working to make the world a better place - as long as they are not inconvenienced in doing so.28 Jan 04:00 PM
TravelScotland: Making Attenborough proudA wildlife cruise on the Isle of Mull is heaven for bird lovers, writes Richard Tulloch.27 Jan 04:00 PM
WorldNew Greek PM forges odd allianceAlexis Tsipras was sworn in as the new Prime Minister of Greece, after his radical left-wing movement forged an unwieldy alliance with a far-right party.27 Jan 04:00 PM
TravelMontenegro: Climbing a stairway to heavenOn a cruise stopover in Kotor, Carol Smith finds the view from the top is worth the climb. The medieval Balkan town and hilltop fortress is one port of call on a magical trip around the Mediterranean.26 Jan 08:30 PM
WorldGreek PM already feeling Eurozone heatGreece's new far-left Syriza party promised to dump tough austerity measures - but will that mean the country will have to leave the Eurozone to do it?26 Jan 04:00 PM
WorldEurozone braced for 'catastrophe'Anti-austerity party on the brink of a landmark election victory in Greece as critics claim it could haul the country out of the Eurozone and leave it bankrupt.26 Jan 12:05 AM
WorldGreece set to defy EU, IMFA radical leftist party that wants to cancel Greece's European Union debts of more than 200 billion ($300 billion) went into today's election with a seven-point lead.25 Jan 04:00 PM
TravelBar/fly: Ibiza, SpainIn Ibiza's bars, young travellers pay big prices, but there are ways to avoid a budget blowout, writes Sam McKeith.22 Jan 02:00 AM
Banking and financeWary watch on Europe's financial marketsFinancial markets will this week find whether the Swiss National Bank's fears were well-founded when the European Central Bank announces its plan to revive economic growth.19 Jan 04:00 PM
Business1 per cent holds half the world's wealthCombined wealth of world's richest 1 per cent will overtake that of remaining 99 per cent by 2016 unless action taken to curb "shocking extremes" of inequality.19 Jan 01:50 AM
Banking and financeECB set to reveal big bond buyThe European Central Bank is set to unveil a programme of mass bond buying next week to save the eurozone from deflation.18 Jan 04:00 PM
TravelBar/fly: Munich's OktoberfestMunich's Oktoberfest is the largest festival in Europe and one Josh Martin enjoyed a little too much.15 Jan 02:00 AM
TennisTennis: It's tough at the top for Open's last starIf Ernests Gulbis appears to have a slightly stooped appearance at times today, there might be a good reason for it.13 Jan 04:00 PM
TravelIreland: A walk on the wilder sideHobbling at the back of the pack (with one broken shoe) Jini Reddy hikes the heights of Connemara - home to staggering landscapes and well-earned seafood suppers.08 Jan 08:00 PM
OlympicsWorld Champions of 2014: Peter Burling and Blair TukeIt would be understandable if Kiwi sailors Peter Burling and Blair Tuke had some difficulty in selecting the highlight of their podium-topping year in the 49er class.30 Dec 04:30 PM
CompaniesThe super-rich got a lot richer in 2014The richest people on Earth got richer in 2014, adding US$92 billion ($118 billion) to their collective fortune in the face of falling energy prices and geopolitical turmoil incited by Russian President Vladimir Putin.30 Dec 04:00 PM
