TravelFrance: The lavish lifestyles of LoirePK Stowers travels to France's Loire Valley and discovers its historic chateaux.18 Nov 02:00 AM
SportRugby: Wallabies brace for tough new-look FranceThe Wallabies are bracing for a backlash from a new-look French team as they look to extend their winning start under the coaching of former Parisian Michael Cheika.14 Nov 04:00 PM
New ZealandA spy called GenevieveAn agent who evaded the Nazis to send coded messages to Britain is to be honoured by France. Andrew Stone writes about a modest war hero who lives quietly in Auckland.14 Nov 04:00 PM
TravelFrance: Old flame still surprisesAfter 12 years in Auckland, Diane Clayton returns to the city of her birth, Paris. City of Light. City of Love. City of dog poo.28 Oct 02:00 AM
WorldMon Dieu! 'Sex toy' sculpture shocks ParisAn inflatable “Christmas tree” erected in Paris is making passers-by feel a little uncomfortable.17 Oct 04:08 PM
WorldDrunk doctor charged after deathA British woman died in France after her doctor was reported to have been drunk and to have botched her care during childbirth.13 Oct 11:23 PM
TravelA canal tour de FranceDanielle Murray saddles up for a family trip cycling the canalways and forested paths of southern France.06 Oct 08:30 PM
WorldBon 125th anniversaire to cabaretToulouse-Lautrec painted its leggy showgirls, Edward VII quaffed champagne there and Nicole Kidman starred in a film about the Moulin Rouge.06 Oct 04:30 PM
EntertainmentDepardieu: 'Maman tried to kill me'He's the bad boy of French cinema. But just how bad has become apparent with the publication of Gerard Depardieu's new autobiography and its shocking revelations.05 Oct 10:42 PM
BusinessWhen cigarette packs look the same, fewer people buy themFrance is on the verge of introducing some of the most stringent anti-smoking legislation in the world, following Australia's lead - and it could work.30 Sep 01:41 AM
AirlinesNew jet market worth $4.6 trillion - AirbusAirbus Group predicted airlines will buy planes worth $4.6 trillion at list prices over the next 20 years.26 Sep 03:47 AM
WorldOnce dusty dame now tourist templeThirty years ago, the Louvre Museum was the Queen Mum of the art world, a genteel, rather fusty storehouse everyone knew was wonderful but few felt compelled to visit.22 Sep 05:30 PM
WorldEx-lover pulls plug on 'icy' HollandeFrancois Hollande is a cold, cynical cheat, and a Socialist who "doesn't like the poor", according to a devastating memoir written by a vengeful Valerie Trierweiler.04 Sep 05:00 PM
GolfGolf: Final shot to make major historyLydia Ko has one more chance to knock off one of golf's oldest records. The Kiwi teenager could become the youngest winner - male or female - of a major at next month's Evian Championship in France.18 Aug 05:00 PM
Media and marketingMax Mosley sues Google over his orgyFormer motorsport boss Max Mosley may serve an injunction on Google over the continued publication of images of him taken at an orgy.29 Jul 08:41 PM
WorldRats plague picnickers in gardens of the LouvreThe uplifting experience of visiting the Louvre in Paris is being marred by the sight of packs of rats scavenging scraps left by picnickers in the museum's gardens.29 Jul 05:10 AM
TaxRich French fleeing taxes find sanctuary in PortugalFrench tax hikes over the last three years and fiscal breaks provided by Portugal are driving rich French to seek homes in the Atlantic-hugging country.25 Jul 04:20 AM
CyclingCycling: Rogers wins longest stageThe Pyrenees lived up to their reputation for causing ups and downs at the Tour de France yesterday.23 Jul 05:00 PM
New ZealandNZ part of grand French paradeA hundred years ago, thousands of French and colonial troops, huge artillery pieces and the latest hi-tech kit - airships - took part in a Bastille Day parade.14 Jul 05:00 PM
OpinionKiwi rebels need more sassThe closest to sex advice I've ever had is "don't trust the French". Thanks Dad.11 Jul 05:00 PM
WorldFrench burqa ban upheld by courtThe European Court of Human Rights has upheld France's ban on wearing a burqa or a niqab in public.02 Jul 05:31 AM
BusinessFrench winemakers furious at Internet administratorsWinemakers in Europe, Australia and California are protesting a decision to move forward with the introduction of .vin and .wine as top-level domains.24 Jun 04:30 AM
WorldWarship deal migraine for FranceNicolas Sarkozy thought it was a neat idea: sell Russia two advanced warships and open up a lucrative market for France's troubled armaments industry.10 Jun 11:42 PM
WorldHow science helped win D-Day"Sea," said King Canute, the 11th-century Danish King of England, "I command you to come no further!"08 Jun 12:18 AM
