Helen van Berkel finds staying with a local family in Nepal one of the most enriching travel experiences of her life.

A helicopter has crashed in central Nepal, killing all seven people on board, including a mother and her newborn baby.

Couple accused of doctoring photographs of themselves to appear at the summit in a bitter row between feuding mountaineers.

Two professional climbers have attempted to show a light-hearted side to scaling Everest through a series of Snapchat videos.

New Zealanders have raised $50 million on crowdfunding site Givealittle over the past eight years.

Australian climber Marisa Strydom perished near the peak of Mt Everest. Almost 48 hours later, she is still stranded there.

Trekking around the Annapurna circuit with the whanau a few years back was a real adventure, one of my favourite trips.

Advances in technology helped unlock new lifesaving capabilities in the aftermath of the devastating quake a year ago.

One year after a devastating earthquake, Nepal is piecing itself back together and hoping tourists, trekkers and climbers will return.

Trekking through the Himalayas was never a life-long goal of mine.

A Kiwi's selfless efforts to brave trekking during a Nepalese winter will see at least 10 poverty-stricken Sierra Leone girls gain school scholarships.

The road gripped the jeep in a fierce hold and threw it in all directions in a violent tantrum.

Here are 5 reasons you want volunteer while travelling the world.

After seeing the state of Nepal following the devastating 2015 earthquake, intrepid couple Carl Hutchinson and Adele-Ivy Harris knew they needed to do more to help.

New Zealanders donated more than $1 million to the Himalayan Trust's Nepalese earthquake appeal and now the charity is looking for Kiwis to join its rebuilding work.

Plans to ban disabled climbers from attempting to scale Mount Everest have been rubbished.

Novice climbers could be banned from attempting to climb Mount Everest, under Nepalese plans to confront safety and overcrowding concerns.

He spent a night with Kim from Seattle and loved footy and foreign girls. He recorded all his Kiwi adventures in diary but he didn't leave his name.

Mountaineer Peter Hillary, son of Everest conqueror Sir Ed, describes in vivid detail the impact of last month’s Nepal earthquake.

Six US Marines and two Nepalese soldiers have died after their helicopter crashed in a mountainous region of earthquake-devastated Nepal.

A New Zealander who had been unaccounted for since the first earthquake in Nepal has been identified as safe and sound in Kathmandu.

A Canterbury University student who led earthquake recovery efforts in Christchurch is heading to help in Nepal following Tuesday's quake.

The atmosphere in Kathmandu is one of fear and terror following the second major earthquake to hit Nepal, a Unicef official in the city says.

Aid workers are on high alert following the 7.3 magnitude earthquake that stuck Nepal yesterday.

New Zealanders volunteering in Nepal have spoken of the terror as a second massive earthquake struck the country.

A magnitude 7.3 earthquake hit Nepal today, with a number of powerful aftershocks also shaking the beleaguered nation.

New Zealand engineers are on the way to Nepal to assess earthquake damage in the capital, Kathmandu.

New Zealand engineers are on the way to Nepal to assess earthquake damage in the capital Kathmandu.

Survivors of the avalanche at Everest Base Camp have described how an NZ-based doctor helped save the lives of 25 people, despite being wounded herself.