Sarah Quigley - or should I say Dr Sarah Quigley, for she has a doctorate in English literature from Oxford, no less - has long been recognised as one of New Zealand's finest writers.

New Zealand's rowers are looking for a tougher test at next month's third leg of the World Cup after dominating proceedings at a weakened Hamburg round on the weekend.

As Europe's E. coli crisis wanes, some experts are now warning of a looming threat: possible long-term kidney complications for many of the victims.

Two injuries to key players blighted the New Zealand women's hockey team's 3-3 draw with Germany in Berlin this morning (NZT).

The Blacks Sticks women have recorded their first ever test win against Germany, 4-3 in Berlin.

Steven Ferguson and Darryl Fitzgerald have progressed to the A final of the men's K2 1000m at the World Cup canoeing event in Duisberg, Germany.

Immigration officials are tightening border controls to intercept overseas prostitutes arriving to work illegally during the RWC...

Lawyers representing suspected Holocaust camp guard John Demjanjuk have demanded that Germany suspend his war crimes trial.

Auckland interior designer Sonya Cotter shares the key trends from this year's IMM Furniture Fair in Germany.

Chancellor Angela Merkel's conservatives were ousted from power in Germany's richest state for the first time in 58 years.

Sarkozy and Cameron lead drive for UN-backed intervention in Libya as Gaddafi's tanks roll

Images of the world's most beloved polar bear, Knut, who lived at the Berlin Zoo.

Clare Mora has rescued her business from the brink following 2008's economic crisis.

John Galliano's recent comments have put the spotlight on the links between designers and government.

Porsche racing great Walter Rohrl is heading down under in a classic 911 racecar to contest the tough Targa Tasmania.