The two European superpowers, long distrustful of each other, have entered into a Defence Treaty.

Making wine without chemicals and other processing techniques is slowly catching on here.

Tongan rugby star Finau Maka has been cleared of allegations that he had "enslaved" an illegal migrant at his Toulouse home.

There are a handful of NZ bands in New York for the CMJ Music Marathon, but that's not our only international presence by a long shot.

Take a flick though our gallery of NZ bands around the world.

While we ponder what to buy this season, designers in Europe are showing what will be hot for summer in 2012.

L'Oreal is considering a bid of US$44 ($58.16) a share for Avon, the UK's Daily Mail reported.

Sometimes the simplest of garments brings out a display of virtuosity in designers more effectively than anything more obviously sensational.

The French are the experts when it comes to all aspects of culture. Julie Harries explores Auckland's Gallic connections in a quest to gain some quintessential French style and attitude.

When a champagne house can name Marie Antoinette and Marilyn Monroe as fans, you'd think the brand couldn't get any more glamorous - then they announce a collaboration with shoe designer Christian Louboutin.

Marc Jacobs has long flirted with danger and it has yet to do him much harm.