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It’s not every day a European river cruise moves you to tears

Visiting the horror sites of the Balkan wars is a moving and deeply rewarding experience.

Echunga sinks - Kiwis’ 1800s visual memory shaped by paintings: Toni MacKinnon

Opinion: Within hours the Echunga had broken up and almost all its cargo was lost.

Opinion: ‘Shaky start’ for Hastings to Napier railway line

Opinion: Only three short-line public railway lines in operation in North Island .

Cultural breakthrough in prisons: MP's tribute to Sir Norman Perry's legacy

Former MP's book recognises the prison reform leader's unacknowledged contributions.

Taonga by master carver Pine Taiapa gifted to Tairāwhiti Museum

Made in 1965 by Pine Taiapa in Tikitiki, the taonga has been gifted to Tairawhiti Museum.

Experts deftly handle MTG’s rich, complex taonga: Laura Vodanovich

Opinion: Talented team at the MTG.

September reads for bookworms

Looking for a new book? These recent releases span crime to cookbooks (and some NZ bees).

From dictators to dry-humoured storytellers, Bucharest draws visitors in

Expect to be enraptured in the Romanian capital.

Your son smashes a 3500-year-old vase - what do you do next?

You can run, but you can’t hide from the museum director.

Gangs in New Zealand

A brief history of the gangs in New Zealand and where they hail from.

'Skill and resolve' of ancient hunters examined in new study

New research challenges long-held belief that weapons were used as projectiles.

The polar explorer's medal, the mystery millionaire, and the museum

A rare Ernest Shackleton medal potentially worth millions lands at Canterbury Museum.

Wyn Drabble: The evolutionary masterpiece - opposable thumbs - could be our downfall

OPINION: "Most of us, as humans, are pretty proud of having opposable thumbs."

The voyage of the Altar Stone: A Stonehenge mystery solved

The discovery of the origins of stones at the famous monument has surprised historians.

The Treaty talk an expert worried about for 8 months and why the Govt is going 'too far'

An incident at Ōkāhu Bay left an indelible mark on the young Claudia Orange.

Hitler and the Nazis series makes for compelling, disturbing viewing

OPINION: It's occasionally so appalling, you’ll have to look away.