COMMENT: Visiting French PM Manuel Valls acknowledges the talent and experience of Helen Clark, but says it is too early to have a formal opinion on whether she should have the top UN job, writes Barry Soper.
The ship used by Captain James Cook during his voyage to New Zealand may have been found on the bottom of the ocean floor in a US harbour.
Half of Western European men are descended from one Bronze Age "king" who sired a dynasty of nobles which spread throughout Europe, a study has shown.
A new book argues the view that World War I is a pointless conflict fails to consider myriad positive experiences that continue to shape our lives today.
Relatives of two Kiwi World War I soldiers will today pay tribute to them in an emotional memorial service a century after they died.
For the first time the entire Stone Age grotto with its more than 1900 animal paintings is being reproduced.
France's national army museum has recreated the home where Napoleon lived his final years.
I suspect The Nation's attempts to topple Governor George Grey and Colonel Marmaduke Nixon from their pedestals will die a rapid death, writes Brian Rudman.
Safely tucked away from prying eyes, Bunker 42 was Joseph Stalin's expansive nuclear facility built by the Soviet Union during the Cold War
Researchers have studied the grisly practice of ritual human sacrifice in nearly 100 cultures and found it was widely used as a power play.
The New Zealand flag was designed in 1869 for use as a shipping ensign by a British Lieutenant.
Collection of letters, photos and artworks shed light on key moments in nascent arts culture of 50s-80s.
After an eruption of protests the skin-whitening ad was withdrawn with "heartfelt apologies" from Seoul Secret. But they didn't withdraw the product, writes Gwynne Dyer.
Hundreds of bedraggled, battle-weary men huddled in winter darkness waiting for the last man.
One of the most infamous chapters in modern New Zealand history will be recreated for a hit TV drama.
What more could a national holiday do except reopen old wounds and invite continued debate? We have enough of that around Waitangi Day.
The fate of a NZ submariner who vanished with his vessel 101 years ago could finally be settled by a mission in the Bismarck Sea off Papua New Guinea.
There is a dissonance between the reality of modern war and the high ideals by which war is justified, writes Chris Barfoot. These ideals form a deadly combination.
The father of a Northland man's World War I diaries could be the last returned to veterans' descendants by the British archive.
A Royal Navy sub was sent on a Cold War mission to spy on its own side to prove that crews could safely carry out surveillance of the Russian fleet.
Real-life links of Ben Wishaw's family to world of espionage revealed in book by agent's daughter.
An edited extract from High Country Stations of the Mackenzie, written by Mary Hobbs reveals the pioneers of the famed Mt Cook Station.
The legacy of Sir Edmund Hillary has scaled new heights, with his personal documents added to a list of the world's most treasured documents.
Is lasting love being replaced by bored singles looking for one night stands?
The teeth of a dog may provide new insight into how humans migrated across the world's largest ocean to New Zealand, and where they came from.
Our obsession with bling has shone through the centuries. What draws us to shiny things and how much is too much?
Let us not get rid of yet another reminder of our unique history as a city. writes Helen Laurenson. The struggle between modernity and memories, forgetfulness and obligation to the past has continued in Auckland.
The New Zealand Defence Force is searching for a famous rugby trophy won by a team of New Zealand soldiers almost 100 years ago.
Items from the Titanic, including a lunch menu grabbed by a survivor, have been sold at auction.
Work is to start on removing human bones from a restaurant building site at Auckland's Long Bay Regional Park.