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Driver rams into crowd outside French school

A driver "suffering from acute schizophrenia" ploughed into a group of Chinese students.

War museum will honour NZ's fallen

NZ trust buys French property

Airman killed after New Year wave

New book plots history of 10 Great War memorials and their soldiers.

The Rhine: Continental drift

John Bishop takes a slow boat through the historic heart of Europe.

France: Languish in Languedoc

Village life in a less-travelled part of southern France is enchanting.

Cruising: Catherine the great

Every day of his river cruise from Avignon to Lyon was a highlight, writes David Libeau.

Paris: Where sleeping dogs lie

The gravestones in Paris' legendary pet cemetery tell stories of eternal friendship.

Extreme skiers snatch another first

Skiers make first descent of Mt Malte Brun - a high peak near Aoraki/Mt Cook.

Cruising in luxury on the Seine

What's it like to cruise from Paris in luxury? Stephanie Holmes finds out.

Wartime spy and heroine honoured in Auckland

Secret agent Pippa Doyle has been honoured tonight for her contribution to the war effort.

Revealed: Famous artist guilty of rape jailed

A well-known artist, who worked at world famous museums, was sentenced today for rape.

Brian Rudman: Surreal for NZ to be lectured on nukes

COMMENT: For nuclear-free NZ to be lectured on the perils of nukes is totally surreal.

Park marks century since AB star's war death

Eden Park opens its doors to the public today to commemorate the Passchendaele campaign.

Carter still 'feels sick' about drink-driving charge

All Blacks great says he's learned a big lesson from the charge.

Pictured: Marseille victims were cousins

Marseille attacker was an illegal immigrant in his 30s with roots in North Africa.

Strange condition upsetting tourists

Paris Syndrome can cause hallucinations, panic attacks and convulsions in tourists.

IS 'soldier' kills two women at Marseille train station

French police say it the attack is probably a "terrorist attack".

Paris: Still got the magic

Damon Smith proves you are never too old for Disneyland.