OpinionBarry Soper: French PM visit reminder of fraught historyCOMMENT: Visiting French PM Manuel Valls acknowledges the talent and experience of Helen Clark, but says it is too early to have a formal opinion on whether she should have the top UN job, writes Barry Soper.02 May 09:22 PM
New Zealand'We've much to learn from NZ'French PM Manuel Valls says the infrequency of visits to NZ by French leaders does not reflect the relationship, which he describes as "excellent".01 May 05:00 PM
New ZealandFrance reaches out for Kiwi friendshipFrench prime minister Manuel Valls tells political editor Audrey Young that Paris wants much closer co-operation with New Zealand in several areas.01 May 05:00 PM
New ZealandJohn Key to meet with French Prime MinisterFarming and Helen Clark's bid for the top UN job will be top of the agenda in Prime Minister John Key's meeting with French Prime Minister Manuel Valls on Monday.01 May 12:46 AM
WorldFrance airs chilling suicide bomber videoShocking footage of an ISIS suicide bomber detonating his bomb in a Paris restaurant has been broadcast for the first time in France.26 Apr 08:07 AM
TravelRomance in Paris - with bonus sharksSurrounded by 35 sharks in an underwater chamber, three couples have experienced a unique way to spend a romantic evening in Paris.13 Apr 10:00 PM
TravelWhere gay flight attendants refuse to flyAir France staff protesting against gay flight crew being forced to fly to Iran.13 Apr 09:30 PM
TravelRecreating a Stone Age caveFor the first time the entire Stone Age grotto with its more than 1900 animal paintings is being reproduced.12 Apr 02:57 AM
OpinionAlan DuffAlan Duff: Cash in or crash out in CannesCOMMENT: Money and hope fuel TV conference in France where a writer's dreams can come true, or be dashed.12 Apr 12:21 AM
TravelInside the world's biggest nude townTourists from all over the world are flocking to a tiny French seaside town where nothing is left to the imagination.10 Apr 11:25 PM
WorldBrussels attack initially aimed at FranceThe terrorists who carried out the attacks on the Brussels airport and metro had initially planned an attack on France instead, the Belgian federal prosecutor said.10 Apr 06:50 PM
TravelParis: What lies beneathStop! This is the empire of the dead, reads a sign greeting visitors at the entrance to the two-kilometre long tunnels filled with bones, writes Patrick Fort.10 Apr 02:00 AM
TravelNapoleon's island home recreatedFrance's national army museum has recreated the home where Napoleon lived his final years.07 Apr 09:26 PM
WorldStaff plan boycott over Iran headscarf rulingAir France stewardesses, furious at being ordered to wear headscarves in Tehran, say they will refuse to fly to the Iranian capital when the airline resumes.03 Apr 08:44 PM
TravelBar/fly: Volvic, LyonIt being midday and the sun being out, the mayor of Volvic was on the beer. Not the famous local water.22 Mar 03:00 AM
TravelParis: Queuing for the LouvreThe Louvre, as a famous museum, even has a museum celebrating its own history. It's in two sections across a hall near the entrance and is well worth a few minutes.08 Mar 12:00 AM
WorldAid groups condemn French tacticsMore than a dozen humanitarian and nongovernmental organisations yesterday accused local authorities in France of brutality against migrants as the demolition of a shantytown known as "the....03 Mar 04:00 PM
WorldKids could sue parents over Facebook picsFrench parents are being warned to stop posting pictures of children on social networks in case their offspring later sue them for breaching their privacy.01 Mar 11:01 PM
WorldFrench police fire tear gas to quell migrantsRiot police fired tear gas to push back migrants who set fire to tents and threw stones as bulldozers and demolition teams moved into the Calais "Jungle" camp yesterday.29 Feb 09:18 PM
TravelFrance: Hit the coast, not the slopesNow is the time to relish the warm sea air and deserted beaches of Languedoc-Roussillon - land of pastis, seafood and rugby.23 Feb 08:00 PM
WorldFrance pledges compensation for nuclear testsResidents of French Polynesia who suffered because of 30 years of French nuclear tests have a legitimate right to compensation, President Francois Hollande said.23 Feb 03:12 AM
TravelParis: A walking tour in the City of LightOf course it is possible to take the Metro from the Eiffel Tower to Montmartre but Paris is a wonderful city to explore on foot.23 Feb 02:00 AM
TravelParis: Bienvenue chez moiQuan, half-Vietnamese, half-French, is a Greeter. A half-dozen times a year, he gives up a day to play host to visitors who want the inside story on his city.22 Feb 04:00 PM
WorldBankers cannot pass go at Paris restaurantThe owner of a Michelin-ranked restaurant has banned bankers from his eatery in revenge for being denied a business loan.19 Feb 04:00 PM
EmploymentFrench may soon legally ignore work emailsProvision would give employees the right to ignore professional emails and other messages when outside the office.17 Feb 07:30 PM
WorldFrench rise up against work emailsLiberty, equality, fraternity - and now, the "right to disconnect".17 Feb 04:00 PM
TravelAirline blasted for refusing wheelchairA disabled rights campaigner has blasted Air France for "nearly ruining his honeymoon" after they refused to allow his electric wheelchair on board.16 Feb 10:57 PM
WorldFurther Paris attack plans revealedA woman whose tip-off allowed police to kill the Paris Attacks ringleader says he planned further attacks including one on a creche, and bragged about entering from Syria.04 Feb 11:42 PM
BusinessIran signs $27 billion Airbus dealIran's President has gone on a post-sanctions European shopping trip, buying 118 Airbus jetliners.28 Jan 06:43 PM
OpinionAlan DuffAlan Duff: The French - it's complicatedHere are a few reasons why the French are different to us, writes Alan Duff.25 Jan 08:36 PM
OpinionAlan DuffAlan Duff: The rules of ParisParis, like any big city, really only gets meaning when you have French friends to explain the experience, writes Alan Duff.18 Jan 08:24 PM
WorldBoy's bike dash in dark saves dad's lifeA 5-year-old French boy's dash for help on his bike in the dark saved his father's life after he suffered a heart attack.10 Jan 08:45 PM
WorldA year on, Charlie targets GodFrench magazine marks anniversary of attack with edition which takes aim at 'fanatics' and 'blessed arses'.05 Jan 09:11 PM
