A Kiwi plan to rebuild classrooms after the Nepal earthquakes is nearing completion.

Russell Simpson and friends want adventure - and $250,000 for charities

4000 climbers have replicated Sir Ed's feat - and now 'pyramids of poo' befoul the camps.

Climber, 69, who lost both legs hopes he will conquer Mt Everest on his sixth attempt.

Wellington Zoo's red panda cub has left its nest for the first time.

A plane crash at Nepal's main airport killed 49 of the 71 people on board.

US-Bangla Airlines passenger plane has crashed as it landed at Kathmandu airport.

COMMENT: Nepal chaos points to getting IP networks going rather than phones being the key.

Nepalese capital embraces 21st-century comforts while maintaining historic charm

How Helen Rupp is helping to reduce the amount of plastic that ends up in the ocean.

Legendary mountaineer Edmund Cotter passed away on October 19 at the age of 90.

They've painted a dozen portraits so more women can be rescued.

High school students show resilience in trekking to Mt Everest Base Camp.

An Aussie bartender decided to raise $12,000 for people he didn't even know.

Shocking encounter put one of Australia's richest men on a mission.

Rare Sir Edmund Hillary climbing expedition bag surfaces at auction.

Above Everest Base Camp, comfort and breath are painfully whipped away.

One dragged two trapped pilots from the wreckage while surrounded by flammable jet fuel.

The death of an 85-year-old on Mt Everest has officials looking at a climbers' age limit.

Wellington Zoo staff can take 'conservation leave' to go work with conservation groups.

A Swiss climber has been killed in a mountaineering accident near Mount Everest in Nepal.

International animal protection groups are heading to Wellington Zoo to talk conservation.

A Kiwi pilot is saving lives at high altitude, writes Leila George.

A traditional Buddhist sand mandala is being constructed by two Tibetan-born monks in Tauranga Art Gallery. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

A traditional Buddhist sand mandala is being constructed by two Tibetan-born monks in Tauranga Art Gallery. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

It's one of the most alluring places on Earth, but the harsh conditions and inherent dangers keep tourists at bay. That could be about to change.

China has big, ambitious plans for Mount Everest and trekking purists aren't going to like it.

He was a stone-cold killer. He'd killed three times before and, from the look in his eye, he was prepared to kill again.

Helen van Berkel gets a surprisingly warm welcome in colourful and tumultuous Nepal.

A Nepalese mother-of-two is in tears after INZ granted permanent residency for one of her sons but not the other.