Māngere world champ expresses life's pain in dance
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Message in a bottle - from his own grandfather
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A museum in Germany and a hotel in Austria cater to sausage dogs and their owners.
Beer festivals around the world
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German police move in to topple tree-top protest
German police forcibly removed protesters from treehouses yesterday.
Oktoberfest alternatives: Call a Putsch on Munich's beer halls
Bavaria is full of historic beer halls and drinking fests that go back for millennia.
Oktoberfest Aussies accused of wearing 'porno dresses'
Australian Oktoberfest revellers have been accused of over-sexualising the annual event.
Germans told to stand against far-Right violence
German Foreign Minister called on country's "silent majority" to "get up off the sofa".
Hitler a ferry ride away from being able to blow up London
Hitler was just a ferry-ride away from getting hold of ingredient for an atomic weapon.
Fears anti-migrant anger on rise
Killing by refugees has sparked days of protests in the eastern German city of Chemnitz.
Daughter of Hitler's favourite actress' scandalous claim
German actress Romy Schneider speaks our about her mother's alleged affair with Hitler.
Right-wing mobs hunt foreigners in Germany
Ten protesters accused of giving the banned "Hitler salute" are being investigated.
How NZ VC winner survived German attack
World War I hero to be remembered at free concert in West Auckland.
Huge wildfire spreads southwest of Berlin
Three villages have been evacuated as a wildfire the size of 400 football fields spread.
Buy your milk at dairies, says Federated Farmers
Fed Farmers' dairy chairman gets two 2L bottles of milk for $6 at his local Waikato dairy.
More than $15 billion wiped after Roundup case
Stocks plunge for German company behind Roundup after verdict weedkiller caused cancer.
Sex toy shuts down Berlin airport and Frankfurt travel chaos
A suspicious "pleasure device" in a passenger's bag shut down the busy Berlin terminal.
Dead gorgeous: Ancient sarcophagus held mirror, cosmetics
Massive stone sarcophagus discovered in Germany has everything a young Roman woman needs.
Arson linked to deaths in Greek town built like 'fire trap'
Greek authorities believe the deadly fire was set in multiple places within a short time.
Man with knife attacks bus passengers in Germany, 10 hurt
Police still looking for motive after man sets fire and stabs people on German bus.
The map that has infuriated Trump
Trump is not pleased with the links between Russia and Germany.
Passport power: Where New Zealand ranks
Passports that carry most visa-free access have been identified.
German police find suspected explosives after traffic stop
Routine traffic stop led to a rest area being shut down in Germany.
Europe's 'death wish' has never been stronger
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Skip Iceland and go here instead
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Fresh fight: My Food Bag's legal scrap with German giant
My Food Bag has penned a tongue-in-cheek response to a legal letter from Germany.
Explosion injures 25 people in Germany
An explosion destroyed an apartment building in the western German city of Wuppertal.
Strangely accurate German words for travellers
Here are a few handy German words which travellers will find curiously relatable.
Merkel's showdown with minister over migrants
Merkel faces a showdown with a rebellious minister that could bring down her government.
Māori Battalion museum to be built at Waitangi
The museum, due to open in 2020, was a condition of NZ First's coalition negotiations.