Two injuries to key players blighted the New Zealand women's hockey team's 3-3 draw with Germany in Berlin this morning (NZT).

The Blacks Sticks women have recorded their first ever test win against Germany, 4-3 in Berlin.

Steven Ferguson and Darryl Fitzgerald have progressed to the A final of the men's K2 1000m at the World Cup canoeing event in Duisberg, Germany.

Lawyers representing suspected Holocaust camp guard John Demjanjuk have demanded that Germany suspend his war crimes trial.

Honeymoons aren't always easy for newlyweds, but six natural disasters?

A honeymooning pair claim to have run into not one, but six natural disasters as they followed their itinerary around the globe.

Auckland interior designer Sonya Cotter shares the key trends from this year's IMM Furniture Fair in Germany.

Chancellor Angela Merkel's conservatives were ousted from power in Germany's richest state for the first time in 58 years.

Images of the world's most beloved polar bear, Knut, who lived at the Berlin Zoo.

Clare Mora has rescued her business from the brink following 2008's economic crisis.

John Galliano's recent comments have put the spotlight on the links between designers and government.

Porsche racing great Walter Rohrl is heading down under in a classic 911 racecar to contest the tough Targa Tasmania.

Rebecca Barry talks to Kiwi opera singer Kristen Darragh about her drive to perform around the world.

When this variety is doing its job well it can transport you to a different place.

If you donned a "Jesus drinks riesling" T-shirt in the normal world, most people would think you were one sandwich short of a picnic, but among other riesling freaks it doesn't make the grade.