With luck, the country will receive news that the brave 29 are back above ground and telling tall tales over a beer.

A 124-year-old heritage building in downtown Auckland was torn down this morning after large cracks were found in its walls.

Beauty, mystery, death and destruction await Jim Eagles when he makes a long-anticipated visit to the Chatham Islands.

The Ministry for Culture and Heritage hasn't considered prosecuting Sir Ed's widow over the overseas auction of one of his watches.

The Ministry for Culture and Heritage is hopeful an historic Rolex owned by Ed Hillary will be returned to NZ after being withdrawn from auction.

Sir Edmund Hillary's children have blocked his widow from selling his historic watches.

The owner of a moa skull being auctioned for thousands on Trade Me has been implored to sell or donate it to a museum.

The famous 1987 image of Michael Jones is being immortalised in bronze by the daughter of the photographer who captured the original.

Linda Herrick savours the food, history and relaxed atmosphere of Madrid.

The teaching programme, which recognises the contribution of gay people in history, was created in an effort to stamp out homophobic bullying.

Rare historical documents, featuring the autographs of Napoleon Bonaparte and Adolf Hitler among others, are to be auctioned in NZ.

There would be plenty of mana in customary marine title without the power to exclude the public from sacred sand.