New ZealandBank survived against oddsAuckland's oldest bank nearly fell prey to the Government's economic plans in 1870, potentially curtailing the role it would play in the rise of Auckland commerce and community.15 Jan 04:00 PM
New ZealandRare Antarctic photos for auctionEerie photographs taken during Captain Robert Falcon Scott's ill-fated expedition to the South Pole over a century ago have surfaced at an Auckland auction.15 Jan 05:53 AM
New ZealandU-boat's secret mission to NZSeventy years ago today, a German submarine went on an unsuccessful search for ships to sink in New Zealand waters.15 Jan 02:42 AM
New ZealandSpy chief's departure raises questionsThe surprise departure of NZ spy agency boss Ian Fletcher has prompted questions about whether he was unsettled by potential changes which could be in the pipeline.13 Jan 04:00 PM
LifestyleCan you trust old wives' tales?Most of us are still suckers for an old wives' tale, presuming that homely wisdom passed down through the ages must contain at least a grain of truth.08 Jan 12:40 AM
SportWild Oats claims Sydney-Hobart for eighth timeVeteran supermaxi Wild Oats XI has reinforced her standing as the most successful boat in the 70-year history of the Sydney to Hobart yacht race, claiming line honours for a record eighth time.28 Dec 04:00 PM
WorldCompton Mayor taking 'gangstas' out of city's rapIt is a quarter of a century since Straight Outta Compton, the seminal gangsta rap album, made a 25 sq km area of Los Angeles synonymous with gang violence and murder.28 Dec 04:00 PM
CricketStandout performances for the agesThe Boxing Day feats of Brendon McCullum have underlined his favouritism to win this year’s supreme Halberg Award. Andrew Alderson selects another six of the finest performances by New Zealand test cricketers in a calendar.27 Dec 04:00 PM
WorldGrisly crime museum opens to the publicGrisly exhibits linked to some of Britain’s most notorious criminals are set to go on display for the first time – after years hidden away.26 Dec 12:00 AM
OpinionNZ's first day mystery to mostEvery American knows about the Mayflower making landfall in 1620 in what is now called Provincetown, Massachusetts...23 Dec 08:30 PM
OpinionEditorial: Unique Xmas we should all celebrateThe Marsden Cross is known to most of us only as a photograph. It is on a remote northern shore in the Bay of Islands, not as accessible as Waitangi or Russell.23 Dec 04:00 PM
WorldCIA's Queen of Torture outedIn the film Zero Dark Thirty, she was the persistent, conscientious CIA officer who finally tracked Osama bin Laden to his lair.21 Dec 04:00 PM
KahuThe day Pakeha called NZ homeMore than 500 people gathered on a hilltop in the Bay of Islands yesterday to celebrate the bicentenary of Pakeha settlement in New Zealand.21 Dec 04:00 PM
EntertainmentMichele Hewitson: Motat CEO Michael FrawleyOn Wednesday it rained and on the few occasions it stopped, it thundered. It was a hell of a day to go to poor old Motat and hardly anyone did.19 Dec 04:00 PM
OpinionPeter Bromhead: Flag's proud heritage fading to blackThere is a growing belief that we're going to end up with a national flag that reflects our prowess on the rugby field rather than continuing with the existing emblem.18 Dec 04:30 PM
WorldLast Nazi death camp guard to face trialA 93-year-old German man Oskar Groening, who claims he was an accountant at Auschwitz, to go on trial for being an accessory to the murder of 300,000 prisoners.17 Dec 09:00 PM
New Zealand100 Kiwi Stories: Journals recount voyage to war55: For five anxious years the troopships set sail from New Zealand, carrying her men in uniform away to war.17 Dec 04:00 PM
New ZealandNaval vets honouredFour surviving veterans of one of New Zealand's most famous naval battles joined nearly 600 sailors and thousands of well-wishers in a parade on Auckland's Queen St yesterday to mark the Battle of the River Plate's 75th anniversary.13 Dec 04:30 PM
New ZealandBearing witness to Battle of the River Plate"I wasn't as dead as I had first surmised." Those were the words of HMS Achilles gunnery officer, Lieutenant Richard Washbourn, in a previously unpublished letter.10 Dec 04:00 PM
OpinionPita Sharples: Cultural wisdom can bridge gapsMany years ago, when I was a young man, I visited London for the first time.10 Dec 04:00 PM
WorldStonehenge saved from trafficA tunnel will remove a road that had cut off part of the heritage site, and restore some tranquility to the mystic setting.08 Dec 12:10 AM
WorldRape, pillage...or romantic getaway?New research suggests Viking conquests were more like romantic getaways than drunken stag dos - but they still had a penchant for brutality.07 Dec 09:30 PM
New ZealandKiwi crew at heart of historyWith bells clanging, whistles screeching and hundreds of booted sailors clattering to their firing stations, boy seaman Bob Batt had every right to be scared.05 Dec 04:30 PM
New ZealandThe bloody riot that shocked the countryTomorrow marks the 30th anniversary of one of New Zealand's worst riots. On December 7, 1984 Auckland's Queen St was the scene of a bloody struggle between 100 youths and police.05 Dec 04:00 PM
New ZealandKiwis' over-the-top escape immortalisedWorld War II's greatest escape, which involved Kiwi officers scaling barbed wire fences instead of the previously favoured method of tunnelling, has been told for the first time.03 Dec 04:00 PM
WorldRichard III DNA shows marital infidelityScientists studying the DNA of Richard III, whose body was found buried beneath a Leicester car park, have revealed that there was marital infidelity among his descendants.02 Dec 09:20 PM
New Zealand$3m slice of paradiseA 7.8ha coastal section owned by descendants of one of the original settler families of Mangawhai is on the market for the first time in 125 years.30 Nov 04:00 PM
New ZealandFormer spy, Apiata swap war storiesTwo military heroes - former spy Pippa Doyle and Willie Apiata - rubbed shoulders last night as France bestowed its highest honour on the 93-year-old Mrs Doyle.25 Nov 04:00 PM
New ZealandModest Kiwi receives top French honourShe parachuted behind enemy lines, evading the Nazis to to spy on their troop movements. Now a quiet Aucklander is to receive France's highest honour.25 Nov 05:39 AM
TravelMontana: Scars of a battleSpend a moment with the ghosts of Little Bighorn, writes Ben Stanley.17 Nov 11:00 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
KahuGrisly trade raised fears for MaoriA macabre international trade in severed heads intensified Maori inter-tribal warfare to such an extent it was feared they would be wiped out altogether, a new book claims.13 Nov 07:30 PM
OpinionBob Jones: Keep statues just for our own greatsOur small population means we've produced few world-renowned people warranting the ultimate tribute of a statue.10 Nov 04:00 PM
WorldHarry returns to AfghanistanPrince Harry returned to Afghanistan today on behalf of the Queen as he led emotional tributes to his friends who died in the name of war.09 Nov 06:10 PM
