A 124-year-old heritage building in downtown Auckland was torn down this morning after large cracks were found in its walls.

Beauty, mystery, death and destruction await Jim Eagles when he makes a long-anticipated visit to the Chatham Islands.

Museum exhibits give an insight into Fiji's tumultuous past, writes Graham Reid.

The Ministry for Culture and Heritage is hopeful an historic Rolex owned by Ed Hillary will be returned to NZ after being withdrawn from auction.

Sir Edmund Hillary's children have blocked his widow from selling his historic watches.

Lady Hillary has been asked by the Ministry for Culture and Heritage to return one of Sir Edmund Hillary's wristwatches to NZ - because of its historical importance.

Sporting legends have their doubts about the statue of Michael Jones commissioned for Eden Park.

The famous 1987 image of Michael Jones is being immortalised in bronze by the daughter of the photographer who captured the original.

Linda Herrick savours the food, history and relaxed atmosphere of Madrid.

The teaching programme, which recognises the contribution of gay people in history, was created in an effort to stamp out homophobic bullying.

Rare historical documents, featuring the autographs of Napoleon Bonaparte and Adolf Hitler among others, are to be auctioned in NZ.

There would be plenty of mana in customary marine title without the power to exclude the public from sacred sand.