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.

It is a case that has captivated the world for more than two decades. A top cop believes he finally knows what happened to missing toddler Ben Needham.

Police teams searching for missing toddler Ben Needham on the Greek island of Kos say they are "optimistic" a new excavation will provide answers.

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.

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.

Faint chance of coalition as Tsipras' resignation leaves Greeks facing fifth election in sex years.

The Greek island of Kos was the scene of further unrest on Saturday, as migrants desperate to get off the island fought each other in the searing heat.

Unlike Greece, there was never much of a boom. There has only been a bust.

Contemplating Greece's slow-motion train wreck, it's hard to resist the urge to trot out some old sayings, writes Paul Thomas.

German Chancellor Angela Merkel held out the prospect of limited debt relief as crisis-hit Greece prepares to reopen its banks three weeks after they were shut.

The European Union seems to be using imaginary numbers in constructing a bailout for Greece. Here are some of them.

Draconian plan shatters very foundation of eurozone governance, verging on a surrender of sovereignty.

Greece's approval of austerity measures that were overwhelmingly rejected by their citizens just days ago was a stunning defeat for populist forces that have pushed for a break from years of grinding cuts.

Wall Street moved lower overnight as Greek lawmakers prepared to vote on a proposal that would secure its third international bailout.