Prime Minister John Key heads to climate talks in Copenhagen tomorrow confident progress can be made.

Susan Buckland boards a freighter, bound for hauntingly beautiful islands where ancient man-size stone tiki guard moody, lush valleys.

The two official UN drafts are a step in the right direction or a hopelessly ineffective cop-out depending on who you listen to.

It's the school teachers, accountants and students of Auckland FC against the seasoned pros from Mexico in Sunday's Fifa Club World Cup quarterfinal.

Volatile Mt Yasur gives John McCrystal a close encounter with an active volcano.

Two women abandon bland in favour of the sunny colours and natural style of our neighbours.

More than 80 species of sharks that frequent the Pacific oceans will now be protected under a new regional plan.

Facts about global warming are not always gospel.

Fifteen minutes before the Princess Ashika sank with the loss of 74 lives, passengers were asked to help bail, a survivor has said,

Jeff Evans learns about making canoes in Niue from a master craftsman.