Shaye Boddington's battle with bulimia kept her from diving for more than 14 years.

On a visit to Wellington, Hungary's Foreign Minister Szijjarto talks about being snubbed in Washington, and why Donald Trump is good for the world.

A Hungarian Jew who survived Auschwitz and the Scottish soldier who helped save her will mark their 71st Valentine's Day together tomorrow.

Business has been so brisk at the world's most profitable toymaker that Lego last year did something unusual.

Sitting in the heart of a major geological basin, Budapest claims to be the only capital city in the world with healing thermal springs.

COMMENT: Hungarians have kept their unique language and culture alive through years of oppression, then a revolution.

OPINION: The brutality and terror Rachel Smalley has witnessed on the borders of Hungary and Serbia will never leave her.

Hazara family tell Rachel Smalley they are in Serbia to escape the resurgent Taliban in their home country.

Sophia Duckor-Jones is in Hungary, where the refugee crisis in Europe has come to a head. The former Newstalk ZB reporter shares her story of trying to help.

Thousands of refugees remain stranded at Budapest's main international railway station, with authorities preventing them from moving on.

Hungary has unveiled plans to build a fence along its border with Serbia as part of an anti-immigration drive, saying it "cannot afford to wait any longer" for the European Union to come up with a solution to the migration crisis.

Budapest is one of the most elegant and charming of European capitals, and certainly one of the cheapest.

There were some unlikely “Charlies” on yesterday’s march for democracy and freedom.

Justine Tyerman meets Hungary's daring csikós and learns about the country's 'red gold'.

In parts of eastern Europe, the memory of communist rule is still fresh, writes Sisi Tang.

A homeless man has won £1.7 million after buying a lottery ticket on his way to a meeting for recovering alcoholics, and says he now plans to use the money to help other addicts.

It's Hungary's Holocaust memorial year - but why are Jewish groups in the country intending to boycott all state-organised events?

Catherine Masters cruises the Danube, taking in central Europe's stunning cities.

A cruise along one of Europe's most famous waterways aboard the MS Beethoven takes in the sights of Hungary, Slovakia and Austria.

The cruisy life on a river ship appeals to Justine Tyerman.

Hungary's capital, Budapest, has dusted off the dreary years of communism to become as great and glamorous as it was 100 years ago.

New Zealand won’t win eight golds in London, but it doesn’t stop anybody dreaming of stepping on top of the dais.

Nick Jenkins takes the soothing waters of the Széchenyi baths before embarking on a melancholy tour of the Hungarian capital.