Jacintha Saldanha, the London nurse at the centre of a prank call scandal involving Kate Middleton, has been farewelled at a graveyard in the village of Shirva.

This country offers me beaches and mountains and lakes to explore, with good roads and an adequate car, writes Peter Durney. Many people cannot even aspire to owning a car.

When Fiji was booted out of the Commonwealth in 2009, the organisation's Secretary-General Kamalesh Sharma said he was taking the step "in sorrow".

Morrissey has blamed the royal family for the death of the hoax call nurse Jacintha Saldanha.

The royal couple spent six days in New Zealand last month as part of the Queen's Diamond Jubilee Year celebrations.

This past weekend, we saw the media - old, new, and social - trying to digest the indigestible, writes Patrick Stokes. The death of Jacintha Saldanha.

Prime Minister John Key says it makes sense for the radio industry look at what they do on air following the death of a British nurse.

Prince William's pregnant wife Catherine has left hospital as a furore continues over a prank phone call made to the private London facility by radio presenters.

Many women miscarry without a safety net of support, writes Meredith Nash. But why is it taboo to talk about foetal loss in public?

Two Australian radio disc jockeys have apologised after impersonating Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Charles in a prank call.

Kate Middleton will remain in hospital for the next few days, following the news that The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge are expecting their first child.

Kate and William - how their births were celebrated and the addition of another baby to the family album.

Reporters are staking out a hospital, live-blogs have kicked off and "forensic artists" have been called in over today's announcement of Kate Middleton's pregnancy.

The first Sikh guardsman to be given permission to wear a turban instead of a bearskin while on duty outside Buckingham Palace is under pressure not to break tradition.

William and Kate visited the All Blacks' changing room following the match against Wales at Millennium Stadium, Cardiff, yesterday morning (NZ time).

When receiving royalty, it is important for one to be ready and to look one's best.

Prince Charles may have whipped New Zealand crowds into a frenzy, but back home he has been topped by his son as the most popular royal.