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NZ link to riotous birthday
A Kiwi has been identified as the mastermind behind a viral internet invitation that led to more than 3000 people gatecrashing a Dutch teenager's birthday and trashing the town.

Europe: Cruising on the romantic Rhine
Anne D'Innocenzio discovers a love for river cruising on an eight-day trip on the Rhine, starting in Basel, Switzerland and ending in Amsterdam.

Amsterdam Tattoo Museum, Netherlands
This fascinating museum houses thousands of examples of body art from around the globe and through history.
For further information see amsterdamtattoomuseum.com.

Amsterdam: The museum that goes skin deep
Graham Reid ditches Amsterdam's famous museums for a journey into tattoo history.

Report recommends raising wage, parental leave
Increasing the minimum wage and paid parental leave to a minimum of 18 weeks are recommended in a report on how New Zealand can improve the quality of life for children.

Amsterdam: Bags to die for, darling
Graham Reid has his breath taken away by a discreet museum in the Netherlands.

Amsterdam's Museum of Bags and Purses
Amsterdam's Museum of Bags and Purses offers an eclectic collection of the beautiful, the historic, and the just plain crazy.
For further information see tassenmuseum.nl.

The Netherlands: Cycling Valkenburg's caves
Valkenburg, in the southwest of the Netherlands, boasts a unique 10km underground cycle path - making it the only public subterranean bike trail in Europe.

The Netherlands: Cycling into the shadows
A subterranean tour of Valkenburg is too close for comfort, writes Kevin Pilley.

The Netherlands: Enchanting peep into fishy past
A historic Dutch village is cleverly recreated, finds Phoebe Falconer.

Zuiderzee Museum, Enkhuizen, The Netherlands
This working museum, just an hour's train trip from Amsterdam, has recreated the sort of community that would have been present in the region during the period of 1850-1930... before the Zuiderzee was cut off from the North Sea and transformed into an inland sea.

Teen sailor swaps Dutch flag for NZ after dispute
A 16-year-old girl set to become the youngest person to circumnavigate the world solo has torn down the Dutch flag...

The Netherlands: Where to stay in Amsterdam
Located on the Unesco-protected Keizersgracht, The Dylan hotel conceals its virtues behind a 17th-century facade.

Holland: Hang out in The Hague
During a visit to Holland's seat of government Susan Buckland feels like a Lilliputian - dwarfed.

Pregnancy study links low-fat yoghurt to asthma in children
Women who eat low-fat yoghurt while pregnant increase their chances of having children who develop asthma and hay fever, a study has found.

NZ tuition fees among world highest
Tuition fees at New Zealand universities are among the highest in the world, according to a new report. New Zealand had the seventh-most expensive tuition fees for universities, with entrants paying more than $3600 a year.