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![Cruise-ship hell: Kiwi tells of abuse, rocks hurled at passengers over virus fears](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=806)
Cruise-ship hell: Kiwi tells of abuse, rocks hurled at passengers over virus fears
Ship full of Kiwis, Australians has been refused entry to Madagascar and Mauritius.
![Stunned scientists: Meet Hercules, the giant parrot that stalked NZ](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=806)
Stunned scientists: Meet Hercules, the giant parrot that stalked NZ
Hercules the Unexpected was nearly half the height of a human and too big to fly.
![MH370 threats: Plane fragments 'linked' to murder of official](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=806)
MH370 threats: Plane fragments 'linked' to murder of official
His mission is to solve the MH370 mystery. But who wants Blaine Gibson dead and why?
![Watch NZH Local Focus: French couple sail back to Tauranga after 20 years](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=806)
Watch NZH Local Focus: French couple sail back to Tauranga after 20 years
French sailors Jean-Pierre and Paulette van Hille have returned to Tauranga after 20 years to continue their long love affair with New Zealand. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
![Watch NZH Local Focus: French couple sail back to Tauranga after 20 years](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=806)
Watch NZH Local Focus: French couple sail back to Tauranga after 20 years
French sailors Jean-Pierre and Paulette van Hille have returned to Tauranga after 20 years to continue their long love affair with New Zealand. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
![Dream holiday turns into nightmare](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=806)
Dream holiday turns into nightmare
Mauritius is the perfect setting for a scuba-diving holiday. But for Jeff and Julie Byrne, the dream turned into a nightmare when their tour boat vanished.
![Team considers building new Volvo yacht](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=806)
Team considers building new Volvo yacht
A racing team employing two Kiwi sailors is considering building a new yacht at breakneck speed to re-enter the Volvo Ocean Race.
![Top 5 scary travel experiences](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=806)
Top 5 scary travel experiences
Not one for tracking down experiences that cause stomach-lurching adrenalin rushes? It might be time to doing something that makes your heart leap.
![Mauritius: A hole new world](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=806)
Mauritius: A hole new world
Golfing novice Charlotte Cripps tries out her swing in an island paradise.
![Romantic places to take your hottie](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=806)
Romantic places to take your hottie
Whisking your loved one to one of these romantic retreats will impress.
![Mauritius: So far, so good](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=806)
Mauritius: So far, so good
It's just as well that I wasn't with a grammarian when I checked into a new resort called the So Mauritius.
![Mauritius, Africa](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=806)
Mauritius, Africa
A delightful combination of natural beauty and accommodating luxury greets those who land on this island in the southwest Indian Ocean.
![Mauritius the melting pot](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=806)
Mauritius the melting pot
Its location is little-known but its cultural appeal is huge - Pamela Wade throws herself into the Mauritian mix.
![Africa: Watch out for the wildlife](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=806)
Africa: Watch out for the wildlife
Brian Fallow is entranced by the beauty and serenity of the Masai Mara wildlife reserve - and indulges in some luxury.