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Cannabis cafe debate blazes on as Amsterdam tourists trouble locals
Locals and business owners slam tourists for having "no respect".

TikTok Travel: 10 most popular cities revealed
How many of these iconic destinations have you visited?

New country records worst-ever Covid outbreak
Infections and deaths are rising, but officials have ruled out another lockdown.

Get on board the world's most luxurious train journeys
Relive the golden age of travel aboard one of the world's most luxurious train journeys.

Lonely Planet reveals 30 countries to visit in 2022
Lonely Planet has your 2022 travel wish list covered with their top countries to visit.

Stamp of disapproval: Brit's unlucky passport error bans her from Spain
A British traveller was denied entry to Spain due to an unusual passport error.

Eight operations, one death: Man on trial for castrating men on his kitchen table
Man's body found in a box by police three weeks after an alleged home operation.

Country most likely to write fake Tripadvisor reviews revealed
Tripadvisor reveals the 10 countries where most fake paid reviews originate.

MIQ system compromising millions in economy - former Olympic sailor
The Olympic silver medalist says New Zealand's marine industry is suffering due to MIQ.

'Catastrophic' shortage of key commodity looming in weeks
Businesses and millions of jobs are on the line amid a shortage of a crucial commodity.

'For a long time I was too scared to speak': The stigma of Covid-19
Twenty-eight Northlanders have contracted Covid-19 – here one of them shares her story.

NZ ambassador removed from Turkey
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan ordered the ambassadors be declared undesirable.

Russians urged to vaccinate as Covid cases and deaths reach record levels
Russia reported 1036 deaths and more than 36,000 new infections on Thursday.

Sinking Feeling: Venice battles to survive worsening floods
It's a race against climate change to save this iconic city.

Former Spanish King's sex drive 'was a danger to the state'
Scandal-hit Juan Carlos said to have been injected with female hormones to dampen libido.

No Fly List: UK flights banned from Morocco after Covid cases soar
UK's rising Covid-19 cases has caused one country to ban incoming flights.

Get booster jab or risk freedoms, UK Health Secretary warns as cases rise
Covid cases could hit 100,000 a day in UK as new sub-variant starts to spread.

Calls for 'Plan B' in UK as virus cases soar
Europe's highest infection rates are being recorded in the tens of thousands each day.

Pro tips and travel advice from a seasoned Lonely Planet author
Travel vicariously across the world with established travel writer, Brett Atkinson.

Life after lockdown: In Switzerland, a Kiwi expat stops to smell the rosè
Kiwi Marc Checkley shares the highs and lows of pandemic life in Switzerland.

6 world galleries worth writing home about
Six of the world's best museums and galleries to visit virtually now, or in the future.

Dreaming of la dolce vita? Make yourself a homemade Italian holiday
Italian adventures with a Kiwi twist - experience Italy's best bits right here in NZ.

Italy leads the way on vaccine mandates
NY Times: Italy requires its entire workforce to be vaccinated or show a negative test.

Norway terror attack: 'Hero' officer saved lives with arrow in his back
The off-duty police officer has now been released from hospital after being injured.

Happy hours: Legendary global bars to add to your bucket-list
5 of the world's bucket-list bars to add to your post-pandemic wish list.

Russian plane carrying skydivers crashes killing 16
A Russian plane crash has left 16 dead and 6 critically injured.

UK's 'fatalistic' approach to Covid cost thousands of lives - report
The damning parliamentary report accuses ministers of falling into 'groupthink'.

A global deal aimed at ending tax havens gains momentum
New York Times: Nearly 140 nations are expected to agree on a 15% global minimum tax rate.

Russia hits new record for daily Covid deaths
At only 28% vaccinated, Russia continues to record deaths after losing more than 200,000.