Kiwi reporter Charlotte Bellis reveals the colourful lives surviving in a monotone world.

Lunch is the pivot of the Greek day, writes Annabel Langbein.

If there's one summer destination that's worth dreaming about, it's the Greek islands.

Children forced to sleep in park for second night after earthquake struck Kos and Turkey.

A magnitude 6.7 earthquake has killed at least two people and a number have been injured.

A European carmaker's advert for the Chinese market has backfired spectacularly.

Stunning scenery is the first thing you see, but look closer and a dark picture emerges.

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Napier woman to fight war on human trafficking. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

Berlin has rejected Trump's NATO claims while also questioning his understanding of NATO finances.

Never let a lack of experience stand in the way of adventure.

Steven Cook vanished on a night out with friends in the resort of Malia in 2005, now skeletal remains have been discovered with a camera.

Up to 72,000 residents living within a 2km radius of the bomb site were asked to leave their homes in one of the country's biggest peacetime evacuations.

Greece is under mounting pressure to embark on a new wave of economic reforms, as its international creditors demand extra efforts.

Herald photographer Brett Phibbs has been recognised by Newsweek in their annual 'most iconic photos' section.

Sample the culinary delights of Santorini before the rest of the world discovers them, advises Christine Pirovolakis.

Police have revealed a photograph of the toy car belonging to Ben Needham which they believe prove the missing toddler died on holiday in Greece.

It's easy to bask in the luxury yacht club philosophy of Sea Dream, finds Richard Lawson.

NZ Herald's Deputy Travel Editor, Stephanie Holmes, shares her travel dreams.

Compared with overcrowded Corfu, Paxos is an idyllic family holiday paradise, writes Claire Spreadbury.

At least 1500 unaccompanied migrant and refugee children stranded in Greece have nowhere safe to stay.

Nearly 250 people have been sent back from the Greek islands under the new accord.

The very different worlds of tourists and refugees are intersecting on the islands of Greece.

We have all heard how rescuers have to come to the aid of cats stuck up trees and birds with broken wings, but this operation was a little more complicated.

I'm walking with gods. I took my first steps beside them 40-some years ago. Not steps; I was in bed. Mum and Dad had come in to tell me and my brother it was lights out.

Lefkas Island is one of Greece's best-kept secrets, finds Ellen Manning, as she soaks up the solitude.

Ewan McDonald sails (not cruises) on a yacht (not a ship) across the Mediterranean from Rome to points east and south.

Looking back at economies impacted from major world events in 2015.

Kiwi tells of cruise ship helping refugees in rubber dinghy.

Kiwi photographers Matthew and Hannah Beames were looking forward to two days of sun, sand and surf when they arrived on the Greek island of Kos this week.