Divided eurozone leaders clash over the fate of Greece with a catastrophic exit from the single currency looming large as they struggle to reach a bailout deal.

Five months of negotiations in which its Government destroyed goodwill among creditors that have lent it hundreds of billions of dollars have cost Greece dearly.

In a country in the midst of a new and ugly phase in its five-and-half-year-long debt crisis, eggs have become an unlikely barometer of life in a nonfunctional economy.

A Kiwi woman's dream winter getaway to one of Europe's best holiday hotspots has ended in tragedy.

Cartoonist Peter Bromhead's take on Greece's debt crisis.

Greece's Parliament has approved a reform package to save the country from financial collapse.

Readers of US-based Travel and Leisure magazine have voted the ten best islands in the world in its annual survey.

It would be better for all concerned if the European Central Bank stopped the supply of credit to Greece and left the country to its own devices, writes John Roughan.

Unless helped by a bail-out package Greece will be forced to leave the euro and seek their own salvation, writes Bryan Gould.

Greece's government seems determined to incur the world's blame for the emergent economic turmoil in Europe.

European officials say Greece now has just five days to avoid bankruptcy.

The European Central Bank has tightened liquidity conditions for the Greek banking system following the landslide referendum victory for the Athens Government.

Why are the Germans and other creditors determined to force the Greeks into such a damaging dead end? The answer is they care little for the travails of the Greek people, writes Brian Gould.

Australian CEO tracks down weeping man in Greece and vows to pay for his pension "for as long as it takes".

Greece has given Europe a mighty political shock but also placed its own future on the line after voters rejected terms for bailing out its crippled economy.

Members of Auckland's Greek community have expressed relief at the referendum's outcome.

Fearful, angry, divided. This is Greece as citizens voted in a referendum that could define the country for generations to come.

Members of Auckland's Greek community gathered today to talk passionately about the state of the Greek economy and how that affects their families back home.

New Zealand’s Finance Minister is “not particularly concerned” about whether Greece’s financial crisis will roll on to New Zealand.

Greece has stockpiled enough reserves of fuel and pharmaceutical supplies to withstand a long siege, and has set aside emergency funding to cover all the country's vitally needed food imports.

Because Greece doesn't have its own currency, it couldn't increase its competitiveness and boost growth through devaluation.

Many blame Greeks for their country's crisis, but we should also look further north, writes Ana Swanson.

The June quarter ended on an extremely disappointing note, mainly because of the Greek financial crisis.

As Greeks prepare to have a say on their country's future, Ben Wright looks at the referendum and what the result will mean.

Piled high with rubbish congealing in the summer heat, municipal dustbin R21 on Athens' Sofokleous St does not look or smell like a treasure trove.

Her critics call her the villain of the Greek drama, a taskmaster forcing a bankrupt nation to its knees.

The Greek Government is playing a dangerous game of chicken with the European creditors they owe a lot of money to.

Flight Centre says it has been contacted by Kiwis customers worried about access to cash while holidaying in Greece.

Mark Lister on the Greece financial crisis and putting it all in perspective.