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Britain: Visiting the Stone Age ancestors
Heather Whelan imagines a link with toolmakers and artists from 50,000 years ago.
Crete: A pilgrimage through the battlefields
Jim Eagles makes a sentimental journey to Crete on the 70th anniversary of the famous battle in which his father fought.
Crete: A battlefield pilgrimage
Jim Eagles visits Crete on the 70th anniversary of the famous battle in which his father fought, and finds its links with NZ are still strong.
The Berlin Wall - 50th anniversary
On August 13, 1961, the Berlin Wall was constructed to separate East and West Berlin. It stood for 28 years.
Ecuador: Dining in style with the Incas (+recipe)
Jim Eagles visits a South American nation rich with historical treasures, wild volcanic beauty ... and a wonderful potato soup.
Death and the maiden: The tale of 'Tangiwai'
It might be a film named for our greatest rail disaster but Tangiwai is also a tragic tale of love and cricket.
Fiction Addiction: Introducing 'Caleb's Crossing'
Geraldine Brooks very nearly missed the inspiration for her latest novel, this month's feature book Caleb's Crossing.
All pain, no gain for hip patients
An artificial joint touted as the best on the market has turned into an international medical disaster. The Weekend Herald investigates why no one here saw it coming.
Delay angers kin of Kiwis executed in Kiribati
The Defence Force has been criticised for nine months of "evasive" responses over the possible discovery of long-lost Kiwi war heroes in the Pacific.
Greece: Pure notes of healing sanctuary
The theatre acoustics are fit for the gods at the birthplace of Apollo's son, writes Jim Eagles.