New Zealand were left disappointed after a sluggish start to their world track cycling championships campaign in the Netherlands this morning (NZt).

Established in 1947, the Holland Festival is a trendsetting international performing arts festival.

Intense competition for places has resulted in one of New Zealand's strongest teams ever to the world track cycling champs.

Mainfreight is hitting up its bankers for as much as $227m to buy Netherlands-based company Wim Bosman.

Decision to let banks go under looks smarter by the day, in contrast to Ireland's costly bailout, reports Yalman Onaran.

The New Zealand women's hockey team will be playing at the Champions Trophy in Amsterdam next June following a decision to extend the tournament from six to eight teams.

New Zealand's road to the 2012 London Olympic begins in Adelaide this weekend at the Oceania track championships.

Roger Hall cruises the Baltic and relishes his time in fascinating ports of call without having to think about about much else.

Not very nice supermodel Naomi Campbell did human rights a service by drawing attention to Charles Taylor's trial, Yasmin Alibhai-Brown.

The supermodel's legal team accept she may have broken the law when she received three unfinished diamonds as a gift.

The great question of our modern times is, surely, where do people from Amsterdam go for their stag nights?

NZ is one of the best places to shuffle off the mortal coil, according to a new index.