Forty years in a blokey, sometimes unkind profession hasn't left a dent in the genial exterior of rugby's 'old bear'

But how do you punish such a heinous crime as Anders Breivik's? Paul Holmes says there is nothing that could be good enough.

It might be a film named for our greatest rail disaster but Tangiwai is also a tragic tale of love and cricket.

Everyone on this small island is descended from immigrants.

The All Blacks have the advantage of player depth over old foe Australia for the World Cup, says former skipper Sean Fitzpatrick.

An artificial joint touted as the best on the market has turned into an international medical disaster. The Weekend Herald investigates why no one here saw it coming.

Social worker's digging led to apologies from British, Australian Governments.

The Horn of Africa is suffering a devastating drought compounded by war, neglect and spiraling prices. Tens of thousands have already died in the worst hunger emergency in a generation.