Podcast: Detour Antarctica

Ice ice babies: The secret Antarctic pregnancy race

The two dictators and their push for the first child born in the snow.

Antarctica: The madhouse at the end of the world

"People who go mad in the Antarctic tend to go mad in similar ways."

Kiwis 'exposed to radiation' at leaky Antarctic plant

More than 300 tonnes of radioactive rubble was shipped off the continent.

Guinness rewrites record book after clash over Antarctic exploits

New rules for records introduced amid criticism of skier.

Too hot to handle: Hawke’s Bay brewery shuts early as region hits 37C

GodsOwn Brewery in Maraekakaho shut early as the pizza kitchen hit 45C.

'Avoid the area': Police called to serious incident in Palmerston North suburb

Officers were called to the scene in Highbury about 3.15pm.

Gisborne council disability strategy left to expire for more than a decade

The council now plans a memo early this year on reviving the Disability Strategy.

Death probe: Police focus on how two people died on Pukehina property

The woman’s death is classed as suspicious, the man’s as unexplained.

Queenstown wetland wildlife at risk as cats caught hunting

Whakatipu Wildlife Trust stated that trail cameras detected 44 cats over three weeks.

Asian retail chain collapses into liquidation owing millions

The chain, led by businessman Lin Liu, owes creditors around $6m.

Afternoon quiz: What is the capital of Liberia?

Test your brains with the Herald's afternoon quiz.

Diving tragedy: Man dies in evening incident off Mahia Peninsula

Emergency services were alerted at 9.20pm after the man was found in the water.