TravelItaly: Coasting into euphoriaCharming vistas and idyllic villages of Italy's Ligurian coast fuel an indecent obsession for Carol Smith.27 Oct 11:00 PM
WorldClock in, back to bedPolice found that up to 75 per cent of council employees in San Remo failed to show up for work, including a security guard who regularly turned up in his underpants, punched his time card and then promptly went back to bed.25 Oct 04:00 PM
WorldBandits and beards come unstuckThey were meant to be part of a cunning disguise to elude capture, but the fake beards worn by a pair of robbers in Italy proved to be their downfall.20 Oct 04:00 PM
TravelItaly: What they do in the shadowsThey talk a lot about the light in Tuscany, but Michael Lamb found the darkness just as intriguing in Siena.19 Oct 08:00 PM
LifestyleItaly to open its first ever StarbucksItaly is bracing for an invasion of caramel frappuccinos, skinny soy mochas and cinnamon dolce lattes amid reports that Starbucks is to open its first outlets in Milan.16 Oct 09:30 PM
TravelEurope: It's the little things that matterA family holiday in Italy and France avoids the big towns and bright lights and finds the pleasures of rural living and small communities.10 Oct 04:00 PM
WorldTourist trouble in seaside paradiseA string of picturesque fishing villages known as the Cinque Terre fear they are being suffocated by mass tourism.30 Sep 04:00 PM
World'It looked like an orgy'Drunken British architects are facing obscenity charges after police catch them cavorting naked in Rome fountain.29 Sep 04:00 PM
TravelItaly: On the dot from PalermoA three-hour rail trip across Sicily gives Linda Herrick a glimpse of its ghost towns.23 Sep 06:00 PM
EntertainmentLecturer's film wows VeniceAn Auckland University lecturer has won a major international film award with his film <i>Free in Deed</i>.14 Sep 05:00 PM
TravelBar/fly: Venice Film FestivalVenice's water cabbies steer Kevin Pilley to some of their favourite watering holes.03 Sep 03:00 AM
TravelItaly: Set sail for NaplesStephanie Maskery boards a clipper to cruise the Amalfi Coast.30 Aug 12:00 AM
TravelFilling the floor at the ColosseumItalian Government commits over $30 million to restoring historic Rome arena.14 Aug 12:06 AM
TravelItaly: Training dayWhy hire a car in Italy when you can travel like the locals? asks Venetia Sherson.12 Aug 06:00 PM
WorldDeaths of migrants genocide - mayorThe mayor of Palermo has urged European Union leaders to respond to "a genocide caused by European selfishness".07 Aug 05:00 PM
WorldHundreds feared dead in capsizeA wooden fishing boat packed with at least 600 migrants overturned in the Mediterranean Sea and hundreds are feared dead.06 Aug 05:00 PM
SportKiwi takes on 330km alpine run challengePint-sized Kiwi Kim Allan intends to run Tor des Geants next month - a 330km non-stop race through the Italian Alps that she must complete in under 150 hours.31 Jul 05:00 PM
LifestyleEight drinks then drive - okay in ItalyItalian drivers who drink a bottle of wine before getting behind the wheel could face a fine of just a few hundred euros.27 Jul 02:40 AM
BusinessRome near collapseEternal City is in chronic decline as a result of a toxic mix of corruption, debt, poor administration and shabby infrastructure.20 Jul 09:19 PM
WorldBusiness with Mafia costs pensionersMore than 1.6 billion ($2.6 billion) worth of assets have been seized from a family of five Sicilian pensioners in one of Italy's largest anti-Mafia operations in 20 years, say Italian police.09 Jul 05:00 PM
SportRowing: Flying start but best still to comeThe New Zealanders collected six medals at the Varese regatta in Italy early yesterday, including four gold, and that without the golden bankers.22 Jun 05:00 PM
WorldNutella remark palmed off by ItaliansSegolene Royal, the French Ecology Minister, has outraged Italy by suggesting that Nutella should be boycotted because it leads to deforestation in the tropics.18 Jun 05:00 PM
WorldOwn an Italian castleItaly is to offer a portfolio of publicly owned castles, monasteries, palaces and lighthouses to the highest bidder in an attempt to improve its finances.09 Jun 05:00 PM
WorldColosseum rebuilds wild animal cage in arenaThey hoisted up tens of thousands of terrified wild animals to the blood-soaked sands of the Colosseum.07 Jun 05:00 PM
TravelItaly: Leisurely Tuscan rambleScenery, great food, no packing and not too much exercise... that all suits Roger Hall.02 Jun 07:00 AM
WorldIrish vote reverberates across ItalyItaly is now the only western European country that does not recognise either same-sex marriage or civil unions.25 May 05:00 PM
TravelVenice: Thrills on the Grand CanalAll Italy stops to watch a spectacular boat race that's been contested for more than 700 years, writes Carol Smith.19 May 02:00 AM
WorldSingle image captures migrants' plightA picture of a young boy who drowned off of the coast of the Greek island of Rhodes has come to represent the tragedy in the Mediterranean sea.20 Apr 05:47 PM
TravelFaulty toilet unearths historyA cafe owner found so much archaeological treasure buried beneath his property that he now has a museum. Michael Day hears his story ...19 Apr 10:00 PM
WorldHundreds feared deadA shipwreck in which hundreds of people are feared dead may be one of the worst disasters of the Mediterranean migrant crisis.19 Apr 05:23 PM
TravelVenice: Lost in streets of romanceVenice is the setting for Nicky Pellegrino's new novel. On a fact-finding visit she strayed into richly rewarding back streets.11 Apr 10:00 PM
OpinionCoasting through ItalyBev Wood experiences the Italian capacity for both wild frenzy and languid indolence.07 Apr 12:00 AM
