French sailors Jean-Pierre and Paulette van Hille have returned to Tauranga after 20 years to continue their long love affair with New Zealand. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

French sailors Jean-Pierre and Paulette van Hille have returned to Tauranga after 20 years to continue their long love affair with New Zealand. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

A 'masterpiece' in bioengineering could make sperm and egg obsolete.

Laboratory set up in honour of daughter has helped other babies survive.

Three people are confirmed dead and up to four are still missing.

Jonathan Lawson has extensive training in nursing, aero-medical support and intensive care. Now he's turning his hand to appearance medicine, with his new business which brings botox treatments into the home. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

A break-down in the countryside was a reminder of classic rural integrity and why our day-to-day problems fail to matter, writes Alan Duff.

Te Matatini is a favoured attraction not only among Kiwi's, but tourists are planning their holidays so they can join in the festivities of the world's biggest Kapa Haka event. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

Kiwi allegedly involved in a worldwide paedophile ring that abused the adopted son of a gay Australian couple has been named.

Bill English will only let his ministers take partners on overseas trips if there is a need for it.

A policeman who cheated a farmer out of a share of historic gold coins worth £15,000 found on his land has been sacked.

Spanish police used gunfire in an attempt to stop the driver of a stolen truck laden with household gas canisters.

Kate Whiting introduces her son to the tastes and smells of the Franche-Comte.

The Australian, who is holed up in Ecuador's London embassy, spoke and answered questions via live video link to Auckland and Melbourne.

COMMENT: It's part of the New Zealand and Australian dream to own a home, but should we be rethinking how we rent instead? Christopher Niesche explains.

This country is so beautiful that stunned foreigners often cause accidents.

There may be a whole lot more to little old New Zealand than three tiny islands tucked away in the Pacific.

A German newspaper has admitted a reported 'rioting sex mob' of refugees in Frankfurt on New Year's Eve never actually happened.

A woman accused of tying her lover to a bed and then killing him with a circular saw has gone on trial for murder in Germany.

Of all the ways you could promote Lithuania as a destination, this is probably the stupidest.

At least four people have been killed in an avalanche in the ski resort of Tignes, in the French Alps.

COMMENT: Uproar engulfing presidential hopeful is the sound of bubble bursting for political elite, writes Alan Duff.

Riots have broken out in France after a black man was sexually assaulted by police - who claim it was an accident.

Beneath its austere exterior, Alexia Santamaria finds the beating heart of Zurich.

Greece is under mounting pressure to embark on a new wave of economic reforms, as its international creditors demand extra efforts.

Some return flights to Europe have fallen below $1000 and on sale to London for an "unheard" of $1099.

A grieving Russian mother has called for the death penalty to be reinstated after her daughter was allegedly killed by a family friend.

Royal Air Force jets were scrambled to intercept nuclear-capable Russian bombers over the North Atlantic.

In a Western world fast embracing a darker view of Islam, a German sports hero has suddenly fallen from heights it took a lifetime to achieve.

Tara Palmer-Tomkinson, the god-daughter of the Prince of Wales, has died aged 45 after battling a brain tumour.