A year ago today 77 people people were killed when Anders Breivik set off a bomb on government buildings in central Oslo and opened fire on a Norweigan Labor Party youth camp at Utoya Island.

Rovaniemi in Lapland, Finland, is the perfect place for a full Christmas experience with snow, elves and the jolly man himself.

New Zealand shot putter Valerie Adams has made an immediate mark on her return to Europe for a Diamond League meeting.

Archaeologists have gained an unexpected benefit from global warming.

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

Three suspected al Qaeda members were arrested overnight for what Norwegian and US officials said was a terrorist plot.

A compromise being negotiated by the IWC could save 5000 whales over the next ten years

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

Signs of family breakdown emerge in the wake of Iceland's financial crash.

John Key says progress has been made on a deal which would end Japanese whaling in Antarctica.

A Nelson cabbie has been denied compensation after being stood down for refusing to wear a uniform that reminded him of a childhood spent under Nazi occupation.

New Zealand has been named the 20th best country for quality of life by a UN report on migration and development.

John Cleese launches his one-man comedy show with a series of nasty digs aimed at his ex-wife Alyce Faye.