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Sir Edmund Hillary’s wife Lady June dies
16 years after the death of her husband, Sir Edmund Hillary’s wife Lady June has died at the age of 92. Video / Gettyimages
A-list star to play Sir Edmund Hillary in new film Tenzing
Tom Hiddleston will play the Kiwi mountaineer in an upcoming biopic.
Nepal names peaks for Hillary, Tenzing
Nepal has named two Himalayan peaks near Mount Everest after Sir Edmund Hillary and Sherpa Tenzing Norgay and opened them to foreigners for climbing.
New life for Hillary history
The new owners of a century-old villa that was cut in half and moved from Mt Eden to Warkworth last week plan to turn it into a family home.
Hillary property on market
Buyer of Remuera plot will have to obey wealthy mansion owner's height restrictions.
Anger as mountaineer's history goes
A little piece of Sir Edmund Hillary's family history - a century-old villa belonging to his grandmother - was removed from its site in Mt Eden last week.
Ed's house looks like home
Sir Edmund Hillary's former house in Remuera is due to start a new life in May at the South Auckland school bearing his name.
Driving into the record books - again
Sitting behind the wheel of his bright orange rented campervan, Mike Perham might look like any normal, fresh-faced British backpacker. But he's not.
Sir Edmund Hillary remembered
The Herald online takes a look back at the life and times of the first to summit Mount Everest.
Ed's house will host new generation of dreamers
Wrenched from its foundations and placed on a truck, Sir Edmund Hillary's house was barely recognisable yesterday.
Public votes in favour of Hillary Ridge
The public has narrowly voted in favour of renaming the South Ridge of Aoraki/Mt Cook after Sir Edmund Hillary.
Lady Hillary unlikely to be charged over watch row
The Ministry for Culture and Heritage hasn't considered prosecuting Sir Ed's widow over the overseas auction of one of his watches.
Ministry relieved Sir Ed's watch withdrawn from sale
The Ministry for Culture and Heritage is hopeful an historic Rolex owned by Ed Hillary will be returned to NZ after being withdrawn from auction.
Hillary watch feud escalates
The bitter stoush continues over Sir Edmund Hillary's Rolex watch.
Sweet memorial by Sir Ed's family
Sir Ed's son Peter has applied for a trademark over the 'Hillary's Honey' brand.
Sir Ed's children stop sale of historic watches
Sir Edmund Hillary's children have blocked his widow from selling his historic watches.
Lady Hillary asked to return Sir Ed's watch
Lady Hillary has been asked by the Ministry for Culture and Heritage to return one of Sir Edmund Hillary's wristwatches to NZ - because of its historical importance.