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East Africa: Luxury safari is simply the beast

If you're into Africa, a luxury flying safari is the way to see - and taste - the continent at its best, writes Sandy Kilgour.

Celebrated researcher Jane Goodall to visit NZ

Dame Jane Goodall, the celebrated ethologist considered the world's foremost expert on chimpanzees, will give a series of public talks in New Zealand next month.

Zanzibar: Island of wonders

The name, Zanzibar, thrills the imagination and, writes Yvonne van Dongen so do its sights, sounds, smells and history.

Tanzania: Smiling through

The children of Tanzania have a priceless gift they often share with visitors, writes orphanage volunteer Seth Zwart.

Tanzania: Go wild with a Christmas beach safari

Mike Unwin and his family swap the European winter for a wildlife-heavy African Yuletide.

Combating the slaughter

When Tanzanian President Jakaya Kikwete launched Operation Tokomeza ("terminate" in Swahili), with its shoot-to-kill orders to deal with elephant poachers, he wasn't mincing his words.

Acid attack victims returning home

Two British victims of an acid attack in Zanzibar may have been targeted following two previous run-ins with locals, it has emerged.

Kerre McIvor: Feeling on top of the world

For the past couple of months, I've been putting myself through torture at the gym; cashing in favours to spend time in the Warriors' hyperbaric chamber; and waking in the dead of night, rigid with fear at the prospect of what lay ahead.

Tanzania: In the pink

Clare Kendall is mesmerised by the unusual beauty of flamingos and the many other jaw-dropping sights of Tanzania.

Hope for resolution soon for couple held hostage by pirates

Negotiations are continuing for the release of the sister of an Auckland man and her partner who were taken hostage by Somali pirates, with a friend of the couple hopeful a resolution will be reached soon.

Romantic Africa

Will Derek Cheng give up his modern luxuries for a more simple life with a Masai maiden? Sadly, love is not in the air this time.

Jane of the jungle

Inspired by a love of Dr Dolittle and Tarzan to go to Tanzania and study chimpanzees, Jane Goodall has now clocked up 50 years of groundbreaking research into their behaviour. Robin McKie charts her extraordinary story.

Cheryl Cole battling malaria

Pot yourself an ethical safari in Africa

By choosing a safari with greener credentials, at least some of your money directly supports conservation and communities.

Climate change melting Kilimanjaro's ice

Dragon finds all it needs on continent