TravelCheers! How to toast in 20 different languagesFrom France to Fiji, here's what to say when you raise a glass this weekend.03 Dec 02:46 AM
PremiumPremiumWorldA climbing award that may be a winner's lastNew York Times: Does the biggest climbing award honour or encourage risk?30 Nov 05:00 AM
WorldMt Everest in crisis: Calls to end world's most coveted climbClimbing to the highest point on earth has been the ultimate dream for many hikers.09 Oct 07:14 PM
New ZealandVisitor visas under Culturally Arranged Marriages will be processed during pandemic: INZVisitors under the category will be exempt from Covid-19 border restrictions.09 Oct 06:57 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionGeorge Hillary: My grandfather vaccinated in the HimalayasOPINION: George Hillary recalls his grandfather's mission to stop a smallpox outbreak.03 Oct 04:00 PM
TravelCovid-19 vaccine required to climb EverestThe remote Khumbu region was relatively untouched by Covid. Then climbers arrived.10 Sep 01:48 AM
Travel'Downhill struggle' to find Covid relief funding for NepalHimalayan Trust calls on skiers, hikers and bikers to do some good for Nepal.04 Aug 04:04 AM
PremiumPremiumWorldShould a mental health emergency derail a dangerous climb?New York Times: Debate has emerged around mental illness in adventure sports.14 Jul 05:00 AM
EntertainmentWorld's highest mountain no escape from Covid, Wanaka film-maker findsWanaka documentary maker Scott Simper caught Covid-19 while filming on Mt Everest.03 Jul 01:15 AM
PremiumPremiumWorldDozens came down with Covid-19 on Everest. Nepal says it never happenedNew York Times: NZ man among those infected while climbing Everest. Officials deny claims.27 Jun 09:01 PM
WorldCovid 19: Fears over new Delta Plus mutationConcern that highly infectious Delta variant doesn't respond to lab-produced antibodies.23 Jun 06:25 PM
New ZealandWalking the Tongariro Crossing for a good cause"The Tongariro Alpine Crossing is a completely different experience during the winter."11 Jun 05:00 PM
PremiumPremiumWorldAs Covid rampages across Nepal, workers pay the priceNew York Times: The Himalayan country is considering declaring a health emergency.31 May 12:42 AM
WorldMt Everest: Oldest and fastest climbers set new recordsOldest American, fastest woman on Everest return safely.30 May 07:26 AM
PremiumPremiumOpinionPeter Hillary's devastating letter from NepalOpinion: Chairman of the Himalayan Trust shares a letter ahead of Everest Day on May 29.27 May 05:00 PM
TravelEverest guide reports 'at least 100' Covid cases at base camp408 foreign climbers were issued permits to climb Everest. Many have contracted the virus.23 May 09:26 PM
WorldMore than 100 Covid cases on Everest, guide saysNepalese mountaineering officials have denied there are any active cases this season.22 May 11:55 PM
PremiumPremiumWorldClaiming the summit without reaching the top: Can close ever be good enough?New York Times: 44 people claim they've reached all highest peaks. But maybe no one has.21 May 05:00 PM
New ZealandSend Covid aid to Nepal: Kiwi mountaineer urges NZ GovtFirst woman to climb Everest without oxygen says Nepal needs help.19 May 04:01 AM
WorldCovid: China cancels Everest climbs over fears of virus from NepalSeveral climbers have reported testing positive for Covid after returning from base camp.15 May 05:11 AM
WorldNepal's army digs mass graves to bury thousands of unclaimed Covid victimsAs in Delhi and Mumbai, Kathmandu's residents are dying at home and outside hospitals.14 May 02:20 AM
TravelKiwi operators can Everest season over Covid outbreaksNew Zealand's Everest tour operators scrap 2021 expeditions.13 May 09:14 PM
WorldTwo climbers first to die on Mt Everest's new seasonOne reached the summit, the other succumbed to exhaustion before getting there.13 May 05:46 AM
TravelCovid on Everest: China draws distancing border on summitChina is to enforce physical distancing to stop transmission from Nepal climbers.10 May 08:29 PM
World'Situation worse than India': Nation 'staring into Covid abyss'The Covid-19 crisis is engulfing a mountainous nation of 30 million people.10 May 06:00 PM
WorldSherpa guide scales Mount Everest for record 25th timeKami Rita and 11 other Sherpas were fixing ropes ready for this year's influx of climbers.08 May 03:28 AM
TravelKiwis caught up on Everest as Covid breaks out at base campThis season saw Everest's first case of Covid. Also, a record number of climbers.06 May 05:30 AM
New ZealandTo catch a serial killer: 'Absolutely gripping' - real-life hero of Netflix show lives in NZThe Serpent diplomat: 'I'd seen people dead before but... not in that manner.'27 Apr 05:00 PM
PremiumPremiumWorldAs climbers return to Everest, an already dangerous ascent becomes extra perilousNew York Times: When is it safe to switch your surgical mask for an oxygen mask?07 Apr 07:00 AM
TravelHundreds of climbers to arrive for pandemic Everest season300 climbers are on their way to base camp, despite the pandemic.17 Mar 07:39 PM
PremiumPremiumWorldIn Nepal and across the world, child marriage is risingNew York Times: Pandemic worsened economic distress and factors that lead to such unions.08 Mar 10:12 PM
TravelNepal bans climbers for 'faking' Everest climb"He was crying profusely for failing to reach the summit."11 Feb 09:16 PM
TravelKiwi student makes the cut at World Photography AwardsThey show a snapshot in time at the small medical centre, before Nepal's borders closed.26 Jan 02:45 AM
TravelEverest grows as survey adds metre to tallest mountainSurveyors lost toes to frostbite in the hard fought international survey.08 Dec 08:09 PM
