A French spy convicted of the fatal Rainbow Warrior bombing has hit headlines again, as a finalist in a celebrated wildlife photography contest.

CLOSED: The Rotorua Museum remains closed after new earthquake damage was found last week. PHOTO/FILE A_23115sp1.JPG Engineers are

A lot back on the big sporting stories and event that took place on November 17. 1993. It took just 8.3 seconds for Davide Gualtieri

A World War Two paratrooper who survived being shot four times in the conflict died on Remembrance Sunday while the Last Post played at 11am.

Time stood still for the Taradale Memorial Clock Tower on Monday morning, just minutes after the magnitude 7.5 earthquake hit, with

Clive Bibby gives his view on Trump's election.

Family links found in Auckland Art Gallery's Lindauer exhibition.

COMMENT: The amazing thing about democracy, when you stop to think about, is that it makes the right decision far more often than not.

A French memorial will be added to the War Memorial Park in Wellington after a winning design was chosen from 43 entries.

Te Aroha Museum is celebrating 110 years of electricity in the region with an exhibition that will trigger powerful memories for older people. Among the items on display, vintage vacuum cleaners and heaters. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

COMMENT: A century ago it was predicted that a moron would one day live in the White House. That prediction has now come true.

Auckland Museum's new gallery, which replaces the beloved Auckland 1866 Centennial Street, is now open.

The NZ Herald wasn't the only paper around the world to go big with the US election coverage.

The rich and famous - and some sex-starved sailors, had a great time until Vesuvius roared, writes Derek Cheng.

COMMENT: Hillary Clinton is likely to become the first female president of the United Sates, but not because the voters like her.

COMMENT: Over the past 150 years the New Zealand Wars have always been central to New Zealand's history and even its popular culture.

Gisborne Mayor Meng Foon has reignited the debate about the name Poverty Bay, suggesting the Maori name should be added. But some locals say that doesn't go far enough. Made with funding from NZ On Air

A new book casts doubt on the history of the discovery of the West Coast's first payable gold.

Date chosen to commemorate land wars has special significance for those who say Maori never ceded sovereignty.

The name of a Kiwi soldier executed for mutiny during World War I will finally be added to a war memorial dedicated to mutineers

Dropping a plate or spilling a drink would be bad, but few will suffer this indignity.

The killer who strangled a 13-year-old girl in Auckland in 1976 now appears to have got away with her murder.

Constable Quirke shoots Stanley Graham and brings to an end one of New Zealand's worst mass shootings that killed seven men.

The Wakatere playground in Thames will soon be gone.

WATCH: The Station building was hauled 400m by crane and truck from a private Lauder property and placed beside the Otago Central Rail Trail.

It was 75 years ago this month that West Coast farmer Stanley Graham killed for the first time. A total of seven people would be dead before he was caught.

At the birthplace of the nation, Winston Aldworth and his kids encounter our gritty past.

John Funnell was the search-and-rescue pilot who has saved the lives of thousands of victims, clocking up a staggering 19,000 hours of flight time.

The Woodville community is coming together for the sake of an old railway station under threat. And Kiwi Rail seems likely to agree. Made with funding from NZ on Air.

The Woodville community is coming together for the sake of an old railway station under threat. And Kiwi Rail seems likely to agree. Made with funding from NZ on Air.