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

A murder mystery probe in France involves a family of four, a "psychologically disturbed" son, and a vanishing.

The former All Black has spoken for the first time following his cocaine arrest in Paris last week.

The owner of glamour French rugby club Toulon says the arrests of Ali Williams and James O'Connor has shone a spotlight on the code's cocaine problem.

Ali Williams has reportedly made a plea bargain with French authorities and will appear in court later this week.

French police say Ali Williams and James O'Connor had 2 grams of cocaine on them.

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.

If it's winter, I would go to Alcazar. It's a restaurant with a beautiful bar in the Mezzanine.

The Airbus pitch to sell its massive heavy lift aircraft to New Zealand comes at an awkward time as the plane maker's programme hits financial snags.

Airbus is making a play to replace NZ's ageing Hercules by showing off its big military airlifter this week in a bid to woo the public and Defence chiefs.

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

Riots continue to rage across France following the abuse of a youth worker by police.

A workmen's cafe in France was overwhelmed with customers and reporters after it was accidentally awarded a Michelin star.

Dan Carter is back in the country after being nabbed by French police drink driving in Paris on Wednesday night.

French astronaut Thomas Pesquet has described the moment he captured the Taranaki volcano from aboard the International Space Station.

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

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The City of Light can be tough on the wallet, but there are ways to enjoy it for less, writes Stephanie Holmes.

Cedric Herrou is ready to risk his freedom to help those who have made the long journey to Europe.

A 16-year-old girl has been arrested in the French city of Montpellier on suspicion of plotting a suicide attack in Paris.

Paris authorities say they want to replace the metal security fencing around the Eiffel Tower with a more visually appealing glass wall.

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

A glitch in Uber's app meant a wife could track her cheating husband - and now he blames to company for his divorce.

France, already on high terror alert, has been set on edge after an electrical explosion at a metro train station which has left eight people injured.

Police have arrested the parents of a French boy who was found dead after allegedly being made to run 'several kilometres' as punishment for wetting the bed.

France's presidential election campaign went into overdrive with two key candidates laying out radically different plans to overthrow the established order.

A terror probe has been launched in Paris after a man was shot by soldiers while trying to storm the Louvre armed with a machete.

A statement from the Trump administration called Iran's missile launch 'provocative', but did not outline any actions it intends to take.

Prime Minister Bill English has a duty to speak out against US President Donald Trump's ban on Muslim travellers, the Green Party says.

Restaurants in France face prosecution if they offer unlimited fizzy drinks to customers in the latest Gallic crackdown on obesity.