A break-down in the countryside was a reminder of classic rural integrity and why our day-to-day problems fail to matter, writes Alan Duff.

Te Matatini is a favoured attraction not only among Kiwi's, but tourists are planning their holidays so they can join in the festivities of the world's biggest Kapa Haka event. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

Kiwi allegedly involved in a worldwide paedophile ring that abused the adopted son of a gay Australian couple has been named.

Ancient wonders and a go-ahead northern capital sit easily across Ireland.

The Airbus pitch to sell its massive heavy lift aircraft to New Zealand comes at an awkward time as the plane maker's programme hits financial snags.

Bill English will only let his ministers take partners on overseas trips if there is a need for it.

A policeman who cheated a farmer out of a share of historic gold coins worth £15,000 found on his land has been sacked.

Spanish police used gunfire in an attempt to stop the driver of a stolen truck laden with household gas canisters.

Kate Whiting introduces her son to the tastes and smells of the Franche-Comte.

This country is so beautiful that stunned foreigners often cause accidents.

There may be a whole lot more to little old New Zealand than three tiny islands tucked away in the Pacific.

A German newspaper has admitted a reported 'rioting sex mob' of refugees in Frankfurt on New Year's Eve never actually happened.

Leighton Luke beds down adjacent to a beautiful Croatian bay.

Russian media denied that chemical attacks had taken place, depicting rescue workers as jihadist militants and doctors as propagandist purveyors of "fake news".

A woman accused of tying her lover to a bed and then killing him with a circular saw has gone on trial for murder in Germany.

Of all the ways you could promote Lithuania as a destination, this is probably the stupidest.

At least four people have been killed in an avalanche in the ski resort of Tignes, in the French Alps.

COMMENT: Uproar engulfing presidential hopeful is the sound of bubble bursting for political elite, writes Alan Duff.

Greece is under mounting pressure to embark on a new wave of economic reforms, as its international creditors demand extra efforts.

Some return flights to Europe have fallen below $1000 and on sale to London for an "unheard" of $1099.

A grieving Russian mother has called for the death penalty to be reinstated after her daughter was allegedly killed by a family friend.

Royal Air Force jets were scrambled to intercept nuclear-capable Russian bombers over the North Atlantic.

In a Western world fast embracing a darker view of Islam, a German sports hero has suddenly fallen from heights it took a lifetime to achieve.

Tara Palmer-Tomkinson, the god-daughter of the Prince of Wales, has died aged 45 after battling a brain tumour.

A Russian opposition politician in a coma with organ failure suffered "acute poisoning" by an unknown substance, his wife says.

This beautiful Italian city has plenty to entice tourists, writes Donna McIntyre.

Only in Europe is the saying 'to travel to hell and back' literally possible.

Royal Air Force fighter jets escorted a Pakistani civilian airliner to Stansted Airport near London on Tuesday after a passenger became disruptive.

Queen Elizabeth, the world's longest-reigning living monarch, celebrated her Sapphire Jubilee as Britain commemorated 65 years since she ascended the throne.

Peter Foster knows first hand how tough it can be to make a go of it in New Zealand, and he doubts the billionaires heading to NZ will last long.