Chris Leadbeater makes the most of a short visit to the harbour city.

John Coomber finds inconveniences don't bother him a bit on a cross-country rail trek.

As wonders of the world go, the Victoria Falls are astonishingly uncrowded, says Sandra McGregor.

Vodafone New Zealand is helping to boost education in refugee areas with the development of its instant classroom - a digital "school in a box".

For John Simpson, gritty, sunny Johannesburg is South Africa's golden city.

Tony Blair advised an African president on how to win over public support in the aftermath of clashes in which opposition protesters were shot dead by security forces.

Guests at Robert Mugabe's million-dollar birthday party were fed a young elephant, while a lion and a crocodile were also sacrificed as gifts to be stuffed.

The 94-year-old Wellington veteran received the honour at French Ambassador Laurent Contini's home in Thorndon tonight.

Yes it was a practice match; yes in the overall World Cup scheme it didn't matter, but one team undeniably took far more out of yesterday's knockabout than the other.

The government has promised to disinfect it. But parents are wary as their children are sent back to school in what was recently an Ebola isolation centre.

Schools are reopening, but in three Ebola-ravaged African countries, children have had their innocence stolen by a virus.

At least 10 people have been killed in violent protests in the West African nation of Niger over the French satirical weekly Charlie Hebdo's depiction of the Prophet Muhammad.

Somaliland has become a bastion of democracy and stability compared with Mogadishu and other areas in the war-torn south, writes Christopher Adams.

Dave Tomu, 55, moved to Auckland from Masvingo, Zimbabwe, in 2000 not long after his first marriage broke up.

Aformer Army officer and Afghanistan veteran has endured marauding militias, searing temperatures and close encounters with wildlife to become the first person to walk the length of the world's....

As one of the most photographed men in the world, Prince Harry knows a thing or two about having a camera pointed at you.

A veteran of the Bay of Pigs invasion, he fought alongside Fidel Castro, Che Guevara and Camilo Cienfuegos, and has a treasure trove of anecdotes...

A New Zealand nurse who spent time working in Ebola-hit Sierra Leone says an end to the outbreak is in sight.

The UN's refugee agency has revealed "the most lethal route in the world" after a record number of deaths.

Take a colourful step back in time as you enter the ancient walls of Morocco's largest medina.

An Ebola death rate of 70 per cent did not stop two Kiwi nurses from answering the call for help.

Grace Mugabe, Zimbabwe's first lady, clinched a surprising political ascent yesterday with the announcement that she has been appointed head of the ruling party's powerful women's wing, increasing....

Verdant Ethiopia surprises Jim Eagles.

Cameras have replaced guns on safari in MalaMala.

At least 20 New Zealand doctors or nurses have expressed interest in travelling to West Africa to treat Ebola victims, as the Government confirms it will pay for volunteers to travel to the region.

Visitors to South Africa are encouraged to walk in the footsteps of Mandela.

Boko Haram has allegedly abducted dozens more girls in northeast Nigeria, damaging hopes of a ceasefire agreement with the Government.