"If champagne speaks of celebration, then port speaks of relaxation."

All Black first five Dan Carter's confirmed he has a couple of overseas offers on the table.

Established in 1947, the Holland Festival is a trendsetting international performing arts festival.

Sarkozy and Cameron lead drive for UN-backed intervention in Libya as Gaddafi's tanks roll

In honour of Italy's 150th birthday, John Walsh rounds up its top cultural exports.

This deserted village tells a story of hardship and exile, writes Pamela Wade.

The mothers of two former All Blacks based in Japan feared the worst when Friday's deadly earthquake and tsunami hit.

Japan's biggest quake since records began triggered a shocking 10m tsunami. See how the quake ranks in history.

John Galliano's recent comments have put the spotlight on the links between designers and government.

Lukashenko blasts 'cheap trick' but opponents act over his human rights abuses

Police today released the names of six more people who died in Christchurch's February 22, magnitude 6.3 earthquake, while Education Minister Anne Tolley has announced 110 schools in the region will have reopened by next week.

Marc Jacobs left no stone unturned at the Louis Vuitton show that opened the final day of the Paris collections yesterday.

George Michael has trashed tabloid reports that he has split from partner of 15 years, Kenny Goss.

Think Fame plus Benny Hill and you get the gist of hit reality show Pineapple Dance Studios, writes Deborah Hill Cone.