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A Bataclan survivor's wheelchair journey across New Zealand
Pierre Cabon was paralysed in the Paris attacks. Five years later he climbed Tongariro
Stranded in Argentina as flights out cancelled
A New Zealand citizen must use her German passport to get out of Argentina.
New Zealanders overseas struggling to get home
New Zealanders stranded overseas say government intervention is their "only hope".
Final call: Kiwi couple's race to self-isolation
COMMENT: Home is the only place I've wanted to be for the last three days.
Kiwis stranded in Peru as Air NZ cancels service to South America
"We're feeling quite alone right now."
Coronavirus: Kiwi cruise ship passenger stranded at Chilean port by protesters
Herald writer stuck on board cruise ship as protesters prevent passengers leaving.
Brazil dancer breaks Carnival parade taboo
Transgender dancer fulfils a dream of feminine beauty nearly three decades old.
Turtles the size of a car once roamed the Earth
New research reveals the discovery if a now-extinct freshwater turtle in South America
Institute issues face masks to students
Free face masks and hand sanitiser for students who have been in China.
What a scorcher: Earth just had its hottest decade on record
The decade had eight of the 10 hottest years on record.
The 'hot blob' off New Zealand: All you need to know
Patch of water bigger than NZ has temperatures 6C warmer than average. What's going on?
Dehydrated monkey discovered in container of wood from South America
Dead monkey found in a container of wood products shipped from North America
'We're so lucky' - Auckland Zoo welcomes endangered cotton top tamarin twins
This is the third set of twins of the South American monkey born in Auckland.
Debris 'from missing plane' found
The military plane carrying 38 people vanished over the Drake Passage.
Drug lord's kinky prison stash revealed
Two agents who helped track Escobar down have revealed details of his personal obsessions.
'Chile woke up': Dictatorship's legacy of inequality triggers mass protests
New York Times: The promises political leaders have made for decades have failed.
Stopover Special: The best breaks on your way to Europe
Shandelle Battersby looks at the best short breaks on your long haul
Woman shoved onto train track by fainting man
The dramatic video shows the woman thrown off the platform.
Kiwi porn boss on the run from FBI is reportedly in New Zealand
Michael Pratt's co-accused testified he had returned to New Zealand, according to NBC.
Getting high on the Peruvian experience
Put your money where it matters with this sustainable Peru experience.
Welcome to La Paz - where time runs backwards
Eleanor Hughes discovers that Bolivia's capital city runs at its own pace.
Intrepid Kiwi family's South America trip has a twist
The Hockey-Casson family is about to embark on a four-month trip through South America.
Rock legend's epic Trump take-down
One of most famous voices in rock music has broken his usual silence on things political.
Brigitte Macron hits back at Jair Bolsonaro
Macron wife and Brazilian president's spat leaves G7 Amazon funds in limbo.
Breathing troubles with smoke from Amazon fires
The number of children treated for respiratory issues increased sharply in recent days.
Brazilian president Bolsonaro mocks Macron's wife
Emmanuel Macron has labelled Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro "extraordinarily rude".
Brazil's army to fight huge fires in Amazon
President Jair Bolsonaro is under increasing pressure to contain fires in the Amazon.