Latest from Germany

Ripped-off family find car dumped in central Auckland
Tourist Robin Schwarz is over the moon to have his vehicle back after it was stolen.

German passport most desirable for travellers
The top passports for travellers revealed, along with least helpful

Travel don'ts revealed by locals
Avoid clapping in Belarus, giving flowers in Russia and don't refuse tea in Ireland

Football clash of nations not only at the World Cup
Gulf States are throwing money at the sport to get on top

Motorcyclist killed in crash named as German tourist
Motorcyclist killed in the Wairarapa named as tourist Arnold Alfred Thomas Zehner Jr.

Girl traumatised after visit to 'haunted house'
German teen got a bigger fright than she bargained for when visiting theme park.

German firms investigate over missing submarine
Argentina is looking at German companies over inferior batteries used on missing sub.

Christmas tree lays waste to German town
A German truck driver left a trail of destruction while dragging a massive Christmas tree.

Airman killed after New Year wave
New book plots history of 10 Great War memorials and their soldiers.

Germany's worst serial killer: Nurse blamed for 106 deaths
A former German nurse has emerged as the country's worst serial killer.

Road rage driver threatens paramedics saving child
German motorist facing three years in prison after attacking paramedics doing their job.

Russia FTA not the priority: PM
Jacinda Ardern met the German President in Wellington today.

How CIA 'found' Hitler alive in Colombia in 1954
JFK files show CIA was shown evidence Hitler fled, found alive in Colombia following WWII.

Man in stabbing attack at Munich train station
The police department said officers are looking for the person.

Former Nazi death camp guard charged
German prosecutors have charged a 96-year-old former SS guard with accessory to murder.

Rosy news for rose lovers, says wine judge
More rose wines than ever awarded medals this year as quality lifts.

'There's a tiger in the front yard': circus cat escapes
How did a tiger escape from the circus? And how did take so long to notice?

Economy untroubled by lack of Govt - for now
COMMENT: Coalition talks look like being all too brief, writes Liam Dann.

Watch: Massive jet's hair-raising landing
Video footage has emerge of the terrifying moment an Emirates A380 landed in Germany.

Austrian burqa ban comes into force
Muslim women in Austria were forced by police to remove their facial coverings yesterday.

Germans' escape mocked Kiwis' wartime security
Armed Kiwi ship hunted down fleeing Germans on the high seas

Police rescue baby from drunk Oktoberfest tourist
A drunk tourist was partying hard at Oktoberfest, despite having a baby strapped to him.

Mum left kids home alone for 12-day holiday
US mum has been thrown in jail after she left her kids alone while she enjoyed a holiday.

Peckish donkey lands owner in court
The owner of a donkey has a hefty bill to repair a pricey McLaren sports car.

Afghanistan veteran wins 2 Invictus golds
New Zealand's 10 medals at the Invictus Games has already surpassed our previous record.

Editorial: MMP works fine in Germany
EDITORIAL: MMP has produced a quick, decisive result for Germany. Why not here?

The bikini poster that changed Germany's election
German far-right group has had its best election result since the Nazis in World War II.