Jim Eagles visits a South American nation rich with historical treasures, wild volcanic beauty ... and a wonderful potato soup.

It might be a film named for our greatest rail disaster but Tangiwai is also a tragic tale of love and cricket.

Geraldine Brooks very nearly missed the inspiration for her latest novel, this month's feature book Caleb's Crossing.

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.

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.

The theatre acoustics are fit for the gods at the birthplace of Apollo's son, writes Jim Eagles.

New Zealand troops played a major and absolutely pivotal role in the battle, winning two Victoria Crosses in the process.

A new book and exhibition by photographer Fiona Pardington examines the historic - and now derided - practice of taking casts of people's heads to study their brains. Some were her ancestors.

It is 30 years since the 1981 Springboks flew into New Zealand. For 56 days the country was bitterly, even violently divided. Today we hear from two pivotal figures from opposite sides of the conflict.

Thirty years ago a South African rugby tour divided the country. As the 1981 Springbok team prepares for a reunion, a top police officer reveals the story behind an attack on three protesters.

Biggest economy wouldn't default over politics, would it?

Aussie actor David Wenham delves into a dark side of his country's past.

The historical novel is history-lite, the easiest of entrées into another time and place.

Quirky baby names may seem all the celebrity rage, but they're not all that original - take Suri and Cruz, says Corrie Taylor.