Standing on snakes and having trees fall on him are all in a day's work for the archaeologist who's been called Auckland's Indiana Jones.

The threat of terrorism and piracy has put a stop to a New Zealand-based bid to jetski from London to Auckland.

The South African Government has been accused of resorting to censorship reminiscent of the apartheid era.

An international study has successfully used genome scanning to identify a gene associated with vulnerability to tuberculosis (TB).

Held on the beautiful palm-fringed shores of Africa's third largest lake, this festival brings together international and African artists.

Lock Tom Donnelly admits a less-than-accurate display against Australia has sent the All Blacks back in front of their computer screens.

The gems come from the Marange fields where miners were massacred by soldiers and villagers have been beaten, raped and forced to work as virtual slaves.

Jim Eagles travels a well worn path through a historic landscape and finds plenty of remnants from its fascinating past still in place.

For 4,500 years, the Great Pyramid at Giza has enthralled, fascinated and ultimately frustrated everyone who has attempted to penetrate its secrets.

From July to December the Western Cape town of Hermanus' rugged cliff-tops offer superb land-based whale watching.

Its location is little-known but its cultural appeal is huge - Pamela Wade throws herself into the Mauritian mix.

A dream assignment helps photographer Chris Sisarich fulfill a life-long ambition.

Inspired by a love of Dr Dolittle and Tarzan to go to Tanzania and study chimpanzees, Jane Goodall has now clocked up 50 years of groundbreaking research into their behaviour. Robin McKie charts her extraordinary story.

Quade Cooper has lost his appeal against a two-match suspension.

It was the impalas I felt sorriest for. Poor little buggers.

A former All Black has lost another round in a legal battle with the SBS Bank over a million dollar debt on a Coromandel property development.

Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir has thumbed his nose at prosecutors and made his first visit to a member state of the ICC.

Catherine Masters is entertained by the residents of South Africa's Sabi Sabi Game Reserve.