WorldStonehenge saved from trafficA tunnel will remove a road that had cut off part of the heritage site, and restore some tranquility to the mystic setting.08 Dec 12:10 AM
WorldRape, pillage...or romantic getaway?New research suggests Viking conquests were more like romantic getaways than drunken stag dos - but they still had a penchant for brutality.07 Dec 09:30 PM
New ZealandKiwi crew at heart of historyWith bells clanging, whistles screeching and hundreds of booted sailors clattering to their firing stations, boy seaman Bob Batt had every right to be scared.05 Dec 04:30 PM
New ZealandThe bloody riot that shocked the countryTomorrow marks the 30th anniversary of one of New Zealand's worst riots. On December 7, 1984 Auckland's Queen St was the scene of a bloody struggle between 100 youths and police.05 Dec 04:00 PM
New ZealandKiwis' over-the-top escape immortalisedWorld War II's greatest escape, which involved Kiwi officers scaling barbed wire fences instead of the previously favoured method of tunnelling, has been told for the first time.03 Dec 04:00 PM
WorldRichard III DNA shows marital infidelityScientists studying the DNA of Richard III, whose body was found buried beneath a Leicester car park, have revealed that there was marital infidelity among his descendants.02 Dec 09:20 PM
New Zealand$3m slice of paradiseA 7.8ha coastal section owned by descendants of one of the original settler families of Mangawhai is on the market for the first time in 125 years.30 Nov 04:00 PM
New ZealandFormer spy, Apiata swap war storiesTwo military heroes - former spy Pippa Doyle and Willie Apiata - rubbed shoulders last night as France bestowed its highest honour on the 93-year-old Mrs Doyle.25 Nov 04:00 PM
New ZealandModest Kiwi receives top French honourShe parachuted behind enemy lines, evading the Nazis to to spy on their troop movements. Now a quiet Aucklander is to receive France's highest honour.25 Nov 05:39 AM
TravelMontana: Scars of a battleSpend a moment with the ghosts of Little Bighorn, writes Ben Stanley.17 Nov 11:00 PM
New ZealandA spy called GenevieveAn agent who evaded the Nazis to send coded messages to Britain is to be honoured by France. Andrew Stone writes about a modest war hero who lives quietly in Auckland.14 Nov 04:00 PM
KahuGrisly trade raised fears for MaoriA macabre international trade in severed heads intensified Maori inter-tribal warfare to such an extent it was feared they would be wiped out altogether, a new book claims.13 Nov 07:30 PM
OpinionBob Jones: Keep statues just for our own greatsOur small population means we've produced few world-renowned people warranting the ultimate tribute of a statue.10 Nov 04:00 PM
WorldHarry returns to AfghanistanPrince Harry returned to Afghanistan today on behalf of the Queen as he led emotional tributes to his friends who died in the name of war.09 Nov 06:10 PM
New Zealand100 Kiwi Stories: Cool soldier led by example44: Hastings-born George Masters took part in the Gallipoli campaign in 1915 before being posted to Europe. His bravery was recorded in the London Gazette09 Nov 04:30 PM
New ZealandMove over Flipper, meet JawsThe South Island's Waitaki Valley is big country: a wide-open world of bare brown hills and huge rocks. Despite this inland setting, Otago University palaeontologist Ewan Fordyce likes to think of himself as snorkelling when he visits.01 Nov 02:39 AM
OpinionBrian RudmanBrian Rudman: At last! Hope for St James TheatreGiven Auckland's chequered history in saving heritage buildings, best to keep the Lindauer on ice for the time being, writes Brian Rudman.23 Oct 08:30 PM
OpinionNZ on Screen: Labour leaders of the pastWith the Labour leadership contest now in full swing, NZ On Screen Content Director Irene Gardiner looks back at some memorable screen appearances from past Labour leaders who left a big impression.17 Oct 12:00 AM
WorldFortune left to Churchill's cousin's sonA cousin of Winston Churchill has died, leaving the son he once described as a "black sheep" to inherit one of Britain's most prestigious aristocratic titles.16 Oct 07:10 PM
New Zealand'I did push over Buddha'A New Zealand woman accused of destroying a Buddha statue in Cambodia says she did it because it “didn’t belong in the temple”.14 Oct 05:19 AM
New ZealandKiwi held after statue smashedA New Zealand woman was reportedly taken into custody in Cambodia at the weekend for destroying a statue of Buddha at the ancient Angkor Wat temple complex.12 Oct 04:25 PM
EntertainmentClarkson ignored warning<i>Top Gear</i> stars continued to use a car number plate for 10 days after being warned that furious Argentinians believed it was an offensive reference to the Falklands War.12 Oct 04:00 PM
New Zealand'Holy hell that's a bomb. Get them out'A box containing an old train set - and what was believed to be a corroded mortar bomb - triggered a major police callout in central Dunedin.09 Oct 07:28 PM
KahuChch's baffling booby-trapsAbandoned earthquake-damaged homes in Christchurch's residential red zone are being booby-trapped in a mystery that has so far baffled police.07 Oct 10:36 PM
OpinionBob Jones: Poseurs take us all for suckersIn the 1950s a Wellington student, later to become an accounting profession stalwart, paid his way through university via newspaper advertisements, writes Bob Jones.06 Oct 04:30 PM
KahuBuilders disturbed early Maori siteAn archaeologically significant early Maori site dating back hundreds of years was disturbed by builders excavating a quake-damaged site, a court heard today.02 Oct 06:03 AM
WorldBitter memories as Hitler's food tasterMargot Woelk was one of 15 young women forced to work at Adolf Hitler's Wolf's Lair headquarters as a food taster.20 Sep 05:00 PM
EntertainmentPlaudits flow for 'a great talent'The death of the founder of the band Snapper has prompted an outpouring on social media, and plaudits from local music industry figures.15 Sep 05:00 PM
WorldViking fortress discoveredArchaeologists in Denmark have found a ring-shaped Viking fortress on the island of Zealand, around 50km south of Copenhagen.07 Sep 05:00 PM
WorldHow big is a Dreadnought?Weighing more than seven Tyrannosaurus rex, or a modern Boeing 737, and longer than a swimming pool, a newly discovered species of dinosaur would have "feared nothing" scientists say.05 Sep 05:00 PM
