TravelEurope: Icing on the cakeChampion skier Claudia Riegler enthuses about the shops, cafes and clubs that make the European ski experience so special.01 Dec 04:30 PM
Football World CupSoccer: Oceania gives up fight for Cup votesThe Oceania Football Confederation has accepted the loss of its voting rights for the 2018 and 2022 World Cup hosts.30 Nov 11:44 PM
Technology<i>Anthony Doesburg</i>: Cosmic cook up probes secrets of the universeGiant experiment is already providing real return for NZ, says physicist.21 Nov 04:30 PM
New ZealandLady Hillary unlikely to be charged over watch rowThe Ministry for Culture and Heritage hasn't considered prosecuting Sir Ed's widow over the overseas auction of one of his watches.15 Nov 11:54 PM
New ZealandMinistry relieved Sir Ed's watch withdrawn from saleThe Ministry for Culture and Heritage is hopeful an historic Rolex owned by Ed Hillary will be returned to NZ after being withdrawn from auction.15 Nov 01:00 AM
New ZealandSir Ed's Rolex collection up for grabsSir Edmund Hillary's widow is selling the watch her late husband was given after climbing Mt Everest in 1953.03 Nov 02:11 AM
TravelSwitzerland: A breathtaking experienceMeandering goats, cow bells and jaw-droppingly beautiful views bemuse Herald cartoonist Rod Emmerson in the Swiss Alps.01 Nov 09:30 PM
EntertainmentDame Joan Sutherland's voice was 'supreme', says NZ divaDame Kiri Te Kanawa has paid tribute to Dame Joan Sutherland, who died in Switzerland on Sunday.12 Oct 08:10 PM
CyclingCycling: Henderson back on his bikeGreg Henderson might not be flying British Airways again after his world road championships preprations were stalled by a lost bike.28 Sep 06:37 PM
America's CupYachting: Team NZ looking to sign off in styleTeam New Zealand, who have a second Med Cup title almost in their grasp, will look to finish the season off in style.20 Sep 01:42 AM
TravelEurope: Hidden gemsConquering five cities in three countries over six days with nary a sword, stallion nor aircraft in sight can take it out of a girl. 11 Sep 05:30 PM
LifestyleThe actual cost of childcareWorking NZ families pay 28 per cent of their net income on childcare, according to an OECD study. Dita De Boni examines the costs.23 Aug 10:18 PM
TechnologyForget the LHC - physicists plan new atom smasherForget the Large Hadron Collider, Cern's scientists have their hearts set on a new, $9.48 billion, 31km Linear Collider.18 Jul 08:55 PM
EntertainmentSo, it's fine to abuse young girls - as long as you're a great film directorSwiss citizen Johann Hari wonders how Polanski, who boasted about his crime from exile, was allowed to get away with it.12 Jul 10:00 PM
TechnologyLarge Hadron Collider: What does the 'God particle' sound like?Large Hadron Collider scientists say they have simulated the noise that might be made when a Higgs boson particle comes into being.23 Jun 08:33 PM
World'Virtual autopsy' catches a killerThe man claimed his wife's death was a tragic accident - he had reversed once and hadn't seen what was behind him.31 May 12:00 AM
EntertainmentRonan Keating flies home in attempt to save marriageThe singer's wife allegedly discovered he had been having an affair with a backing dancer after finding text messages on a secret phone.24 May 12:28 AM
WorldPolanski breaks silence over US extradition caseThe filmmaker said yesterday that the US is demanding his extradition from Switzerland on a 33-year-old sex case largely to serve him "on a platter to the media".02 May 11:33 PM