It's millions of years old, weighs in at an estimated 10 million tonnes, is more than 200m high and has a curious history.

Conveniently close to one of the country's top grape-growing areas, visitors can jump off the boat at Picton and head towards Blenheim for a range of wine tastings. O

One of the best lookouts on the trail takes in Awaroa Inlet, the home of the beach New Zealanders bought through a crowd-funding campaign earlier in the year.

Polish Ambassador Zbigniew Gniatkowski tells us what Kiwis need to know about his homeland

24-year-old Guirec Soudée picked up his unusual travelling companion in the Canary Islands back in 2013 and the pair became fast friends.

I look up towards the crown of branches clustered at the top of this karri tree: I'm not even halfway to the metal platform 61m above the ground.

With climate change on the uptick, many idyllic islands (and their rare and stunning wildlife) are fast approaching an expiration date

Nautilus, at the top end of Muri Beach, is one of the newer luxury resorts on the island.

The mysterious ruins of this place, founded about 2000 years ago, lie on top of a small plateau rising 30m out of the desert basin around the Chinese city of Turpan.

Savai'i is the beautiful, wilder sister of the two main islands, writes Bruce Munro.

Graham Reid visits a huge bar on the ground floor of the distinctive Parkview Building.

Calm washes over me as I listen to the soothing chants of a monk praying in the early-morning sun.

Kiwis under 25 are three times more likely to call their mothers first when they get into a travel emergency overseas, according to an independent study.

The Omaka Aviation Heritage Centre is a great place to hang out and watch what's happening on the airfield.

It's 6pm and there's something of a party atmosphere at the Uluru sunset viewing area.

No bananas! I couldn't believe there had been no bananas in our entire village and in the middle of a sweat-drenched 10km jungle trek, I was starting to cramp up.

Just after we rolled back the clocks and settled again into the dark evenings and, in my opinion, the depressing half of the year, I amused myself with one of those silly online quizzes.

Behind us are three sparkling shopping malls where Swedish clothing giant H&M recently opened its first shiny store in India.

Katherine Alex Beaven has tried one of the world's deadliest meals - and much more.

Of course, one of our party rings the bell, which hangs above a boardwalk approaching the chapel.

Prince fans wanting to make a pilgrimage in honour of the Purple One will have to head for the otherwise little appreciated US city of Minneapolis.

The little grey whale surfaces about 100m from our boat and blows out a waterspout before playfully diving again.

Tourists from all over the world are flocking to a tiny French seaside town where nothing is left to the imagination.

At Mangarara, they put the planet before money, writes Tim Roxborogh.

Elisabeth Easther seeks out the historical and beautiful sides of this Hauraki Gulf gem.

From The Simpsons to Barcelona FC, these incredible themed jets make you want to take to the skies

We were asked to keep our heads down, follow the path and walk single file with no talking.