Herald blogger Dita Di Boni says building genuine self-esteem in young girls is never an easy task.

Guy Sainsbury came across a group of people who had seen a vehicle 80m down a bank, and decided to look around the area himself.

Israeli troops have shot dead four Palestinians in the last 24 hours.

Fresh evidence has emerged that British military intelligence ran a secret operation in Iraq which authorised degrading and unlawful treatment of prisoners.

Dubai is flashy, showy and ambitious but it's still too self-conscious, writes Stuart Dye.

A drug thought to be used by Kiwis as a substitute for ecstasy could be banned in Britain after being linked to two deaths.

A group of six New Zealanders will this year attempt to jet-ski from London to Auckland, via Sydney.

In the face of bomb and mortar attacks that killed 38 people and wounded 89 others, Iraqis went to the polls yesterday.

An unspoilt nation with exotic experiences on tap.

Susan Zinkin divorced her husband in 1962 but was forbidden from looking for new love for almost 50 years.