Latest from Paris

Parisians pushed into the Seine by festival distancing
Floating cinemas and pop-up testing centres are part of Paris's post-covid festival.

The minister, the affair and a Paris trip - the fight to salvage public trust
Judith Collins: No place for "revolting behaviours" in Parliament.

A Kiwi in Paris: Life without tourists
Comment: Locked down and stranded in Paris, with the city's landmarks to oneself.

As Paris tiptoes toward normalcy, infections are sharply down
New York Times: If the initial signs are hopeful, the national mood remains wary.

Important work from Christchurch Call continues
COMMENT: A year after the Christchurch call, it's clear the only way forward is together.

Covid 19 coronavirus: Madonna 'thought it was the flu'
Pop icon says she tested positive for antibodies after coming down with "a bad flu".

A love letter to ... Paris
Reminiscing about Paris and why we're still dreaming of visiting ... one day.

Covid-19 coronavirus: A Kiwi in Paris
Comment: The City of Lights has lost its sparkle as the spectre of Covid-19 grips hard.

Sex scandal ends the campaign of a Paris mayoral candidate
A candidate in the Paris mayoral race bows out after a leaked video.

Kiwi comedian Eli Matthewson's life in travel
Amsterdam is on his wish list, but Paris was a disappointment.

His son was a Bataclan terrorist; my daughter died there. Now, we work together
Telegraph: His son may have killed the other's daughter, but an unlikely bond has formed.

Notre Dame rector: Fragile cathedral might not be saved
Paris landmark so fragile after this year's fire that it might not be entirely saved.

Paris's bridges and why I'll never get over them
New York Times: In Paris, one never steps into the same city twice.

Clashes mar yellow vest movement's 1st birthday
Police used tear gas as protesters tried to smash windows and enter a shopping mall.

Comment | It's time to take down the Mona Lisa
New York Times: Painting a security hazard and not even a satisfying bucket-list item.

Room Check: Rive Gauche, Paris
Courtney Whitaker stays at the renovated Hotel Lutetia, on the Rive Gauche, Paris

Notre Dame's toxic fallout
New York Times: Dangerous dust scattered onto Paris streets at Notre Dame burned.

Crack cocaine turns Paris neighbourhood into 'hell'
New York Times: Five squalid acres are home to France's largest open-air crack market.

Seagulls the feathered scourge of Paris claim police
Parisian police have declared they are facing a new reign of terror.

Notre-Dame came far closer to collapsing than anybody knew
New York Times: Firefighters were going in "without knowing if they would come back out".

Grisly bird strike splatters Singapore Airlines flight
The photos reveal grisly scenes reminiscent of an Alfred Hitchcock horror film.

The year in Paris that transformed Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis
New York Times: How Paris became one of the greatest influences in Jackie O's life.

'Van Gogh's revolver' sells at Paris auction
The weapon was discovered in the 1960s in fields in a northern French village.

Frank Bainimarama: Sport, climate change and Crusaders' gift to Fiji
Fijian PM says the Crusaders offset some of their carbon boot prints for their Suva game.

Stick to what you know: Paris' best baguettes
Taking the pain out of finding France's best baked goods.

Editorial: Christchurch Call and corporate conscience
Pressure on tech giants and other corporates to change has been mounting for some time.

Profit-chasing leads YouTube users to 'rabbit holes': Tech experts
Former Google technician tells Jacinda Ardern about broader issues of online harm