TravelItaly: Set sail for NaplesStephanie Maskery boards a clipper to cruise the Amalfi Coast.30 Aug 12:00 AM
TravelFilling the floor at the ColosseumItalian Government commits over $30 million to restoring historic Rome arena.14 Aug 12:06 AM
TravelItaly: Training dayWhy hire a car in Italy when you can travel like the locals? asks Venetia Sherson.12 Aug 06:00 PM
WorldDeaths of migrants genocide - mayorThe mayor of Palermo has urged European Union leaders to respond to "a genocide caused by European selfishness".07 Aug 05:00 PM
WorldHundreds feared dead in capsizeA wooden fishing boat packed with at least 600 migrants overturned in the Mediterranean Sea and hundreds are feared dead.06 Aug 05:00 PM
SportKiwi takes on 330km alpine run challengePint-sized Kiwi Kim Allan intends to run Tor des Geants next month - a 330km non-stop race through the Italian Alps that she must complete in under 150 hours.31 Jul 05:00 PM
LifestyleEight drinks then drive - okay in ItalyItalian drivers who drink a bottle of wine before getting behind the wheel could face a fine of just a few hundred euros.27 Jul 02:40 AM
BusinessRome near collapseEternal City is in chronic decline as a result of a toxic mix of corruption, debt, poor administration and shabby infrastructure.20 Jul 09:19 PM
WorldBusiness with Mafia costs pensionersMore than 1.6 billion ($2.6 billion) worth of assets have been seized from a family of five Sicilian pensioners in one of Italy's largest anti-Mafia operations in 20 years, say Italian police.09 Jul 05:00 PM
SportRowing: Flying start but best still to comeThe New Zealanders collected six medals at the Varese regatta in Italy early yesterday, including four gold, and that without the golden bankers.22 Jun 05:00 PM
WorldNutella remark palmed off by ItaliansSegolene Royal, the French Ecology Minister, has outraged Italy by suggesting that Nutella should be boycotted because it leads to deforestation in the tropics.18 Jun 05:00 PM
WorldOwn an Italian castleItaly is to offer a portfolio of publicly owned castles, monasteries, palaces and lighthouses to the highest bidder in an attempt to improve its finances.09 Jun 05:00 PM
WorldColosseum rebuilds wild animal cage in arenaThey hoisted up tens of thousands of terrified wild animals to the blood-soaked sands of the Colosseum.07 Jun 05:00 PM
TravelItaly: Leisurely Tuscan rambleScenery, great food, no packing and not too much exercise... that all suits Roger Hall.02 Jun 07:00 AM
WorldIrish vote reverberates across ItalyItaly is now the only western European country that does not recognise either same-sex marriage or civil unions.25 May 05:00 PM
TravelVenice: Thrills on the Grand CanalAll Italy stops to watch a spectacular boat race that's been contested for more than 700 years, writes Carol Smith.19 May 02:00 AM
WorldSingle image captures migrants' plightA picture of a young boy who drowned off of the coast of the Greek island of Rhodes has come to represent the tragedy in the Mediterranean sea.20 Apr 05:47 PM
TravelFaulty toilet unearths historyA cafe owner found so much archaeological treasure buried beneath his property that he now has a museum. Michael Day hears his story ...19 Apr 10:00 PM
WorldHundreds feared deadA shipwreck in which hundreds of people are feared dead may be one of the worst disasters of the Mediterranean migrant crisis.19 Apr 05:23 PM
TravelVenice: Lost in streets of romanceVenice is the setting for Nicky Pellegrino's new novel. On a fact-finding visit she strayed into richly rewarding back streets.11 Apr 10:00 PM
OpinionCoasting through ItalyBev Wood experiences the Italian capacity for both wild frenzy and languid indolence.07 Apr 12:00 AM
WorldCompensation for KnoxFor most of their adult lives they have been entangled in one of Europe's most intriguing murder mysteries, prime suspects in the near-inexplicable murder of a young Englishwoman in Italy.29 Mar 04:00 PM
TravelItaly: Bar-hopping in SicilyA bar atop a hill in Sicily's Taormina has plenty to seduce eyes, ears and palate, finds Kevin Pilley.26 Mar 02:00 AM
EconomyItaly is Europe's ticking time bombItaly has only grown 4 per cent - in total - since the euro was created 16 years ago.17 Feb 07:20 PM
BDBDBusinessLamb wool in demandNew Zealand lamb wool prices jumped to their highest level in almost four years this week.05 Feb 04:30 PM
WorldMafia's wall of silence crackingThe wall of silence that has protected the Mafia for decades is finally cracking, even in its Sicilian heartland.27 Jan 08:36 PM
WorldItalians save 970 Syrian refugeesNearly 1000 refugees were safely brought ashore in Italy yesterday after being abandoned by suspected smugglers on a merchant ship.01 Jan 04:00 PM
WorldRock star Pope's year of general awesomenessIn 2013 Pope Francis had a lot to celebrate. Not only was he named Time magazine person of the year, but was also awarded the title of Esquire's best-dressed man.26 Dec 04:30 PM
WorldItaly looks for help with heritageItaly's leading tourist attractions including the Colosseum could soon be in foreign hands as the country seeks new directors from around the world to make its museums more profitable.25 Dec 04:00 PM
WorldCircus busted for fake pandasChow Chow dogs, painted and dyed to look like panda bears, have been seized from an Italian circus.23 Dec 08:54 PM
