A Wellington skier is critically injured after an accident on Mt Ruapehu which Peter Hillary witnessed from a chairlift before rushing to assist with the rescue.

Every year, 300,000 'Sound of Music' fans make the journey to Salzburg, Austria.

Natascha Kampusch has taken cameras inside the tiny room she spent for eight horrible years after being kidnapped.

Austria's government has moved to seize Hitler's birthplace by compulsory purchase amid warnings of its growing attraction for far Right "tourism".

A group of hikers had to be rescued from the Austrian Alps after a local guide allegedly got drunk and abandoned them.

In the idyllic ski region where James Bond wreaked havoc in the last 007 blockbuster, Spectre, I have taken on a mission of my own to discover one of Tirol's best-kept secrets.

Austria elected economics professor Alexander Van der Bellen the country's next president by a razor-thin margin.

An Australian university rejected claims it's trying to rewrite the nation's colonial history after encouraging students to use the term "invaded."

Mention Arnold Schwarzenegger and almost no one will imagine glow-in-the-dark condoms.

The pre-dawn move eased immediate pressure on Hungary, which has struggled to manage the flow of thousands of migrants arriving daily from non-EU member Serbia.

The number of migrants found dead in a lorry abandoned on an Austrian highway climbed to 71 on Friday, as police disclosed that it had travelled through Hungary.

It is understood that the truck had been parked or even abandoned on the side of the road for several days.

A man has killed at least three people and injured 34 in a murderous rampage after driving his car straight into crowds of shoppers in Austria before getting out and stabbing passers-by.

Austria's magical capital can best be viewed from a bicycle seat, writes Paul Rush.

‘President’ declares creation of Liberland.

Two entrepreneurial Austrian friends have started up a walking tour with a twist.

A rare woman rider tells Susan Buckland about the famed Lipizzaners.

Catherine Masters enjoys a kaleidoscope of European sights from her floating hotel.

Catherine Masters cruises the Danube, taking in central Europe's stunning cities.

A cruise along one of Europe's most famous waterways aboard the MS Beethoven takes in the sights of Hungary, Slovakia and Austria.

The cruisy life on a river ship appeals to Justine Tyerman.

Tourists who have lapped up the December-long pleasures of German Christmas markets could do worse than to try Austria's this year.

If your mind's slowly turning to the Christmas holidays and you're after something different, consider these top ski resorts.

Non-traditional urban accommodation providers are appealing to travellers in Austria and New York.

Austrian police hunting for the killer of four people have found the charred body of what they believe was the gunman after pushing through a wall into a smoke-filled hidden basement on the farm grounds the suspect had holed up in.

He's no star on the slopes, but Andrew Potter finds his feet in St Anton's bars.

Jenna Hand sees the best of Vienna on the cheap.

Though the places we sleep in are often quickly forgotten, food will be at the heart of the stories that, years later, we tell about our travels.

Liz Light visits Vienna and learns about the man behind the famous Kawakawa toilets, and the soon-to-be-built Whangarei Arts Centre.