Britain is bracing for what scientists warn could be weeks of disruption from the volcanic dust cloud blanketing Europe.

UK airspace will remain closed until tomorrow morning, a shutdown which is costing the air industry an estimated $282 million a day.

The Governor-General has been forced to cancel plans to attend the late Polish President's funeral.

Enhanced engine technology has magnified the risk of fatal damage to aircraft flying into volcanic ash clouds, writes Mathew Dearnaley.

Kiwis travelling to the London Book Fair next week have been scattered and stranded all over the globe with volcanic ash continuing to disrupt flights across Europe.

1500 Air NZ passengers among more than a million affected by airport shutdowns across Europe.

A compromise being negotiated by the IWC could save 5000 whales over the next ten years

While you nurse your New Year hangover, the World's Strongest Man will be busy lifting cars.

New Zealand has been named the 20th best country for quality of life by a UN report on migration and development.

The sun never sets on Rob McFarland as he explores a stunning land of fire and ice.