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.

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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French director Jean Becker talks to Peter Calder about the art of keeping it simple.

The battle between the heiress to the cosmetics empire and her estranged daughter has re-erupted.

Are NZ's top rugby players bashing each other to pulp just in time for the World Cup?, asks Peter Bills.

The contrast between soaring architecture and grubby public places is part of the unique charm of Paris, writes Jim Eagles.

Pierre Cardin, whose designs changed the face of consumer culture, is selling up. But his brand is immortal.

It's still the most famous cabaret show in the world, and has been since the 1890s, but is it any good? P.K. Stowers spends a night at the Moulin Rouge.

Leaders of the 'real' and 'virtual' worlds will meet, en masse, for the first time in northern France today.