Despite weather extremes, an Auckland climate scientist is unconvinced about the role of human-induced global warming.

A guide to surviving at French restaurants.

We have learned much from French winemakers - now it's time to give back.

Celia Canning takes us off the tourist track and shares the insider's guide to Paris' gourmand secrets.

Life after Galliano begins - but Dior still knows how to put on a show.

Our intrepid foodie finds a perfect rendition of peasant cuisine, coq qu vin, in a tiny village in southern France.

Three Kiwi Francophiles share what it's like to get past France's tourist veneer.

Little is known about the migration of the cuckoo.

Picturesque Charleville Mezieres will be filled will the magic of puppetry during this wonderful biennial festival.

Advice on what to see in Paris and where to stay in France's Champagne region.

At 67, French screen legend Catherine Deneuve embodies the essence of growing old gracefully. Helen Barlow surveys the life and loves of the star and talks to her about her new film, a feminist comedy.

New Zealand cyclist Julian Dean is intent on doing what he does best for his Garmin-Cervelo team as he contemplates contesting what could be his last Tour de France.

France's Loire Valley was the unlikely last home of an Italian Renaissance genius, writes P.K. Stowers.

Designer Cedric Charlier, is steadily reinvigorating the famous French label Cacharel which is now available here.

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