In Ibiza's bars, young travellers pay big prices, but there are ways to avoid a budget blowout, writes Sam McKeith.

The New Zealand navy has intercepted fishing vessels with illegal catch in the Southern Ocean.

Fresh seafood, lively market stalls and stunning architecture make this Spanish city a must-visit destination, writes Manuel Meyer.

The UN's refugee agency has revealed "the most lethal route in the world" after a record number of deaths.

"Compramos Oro." We buy gold. I thought the signs would be gone by now or at least there would be fewer.

Spain's wealthiest aristocrat was a duchess seven times over, a countess 19 times and a marquesa 23 times. Her name was a mouth full as well.

Make a plan before you leave ship and reap the rewards of your research, Pam Neville says. She shares some shore excursions from a recent Mediterranean cruise.

Surround yourself with the sights and smells of a Spanish summer, writes Anna Leask.

Five-year-old British brain tumour patient Ashya King is back in Spain from Prague after undergoing proton therapy that is unavailable in Britain, the family's lawyer says.

Lace up your hiking boots and discover north-east Spain by foot. P.K. Stowers pays homage to Catalonia.

Hiking the Catalonia Classic trail, taking in the Spanish villages of Calella de Palafrugell, Peratallada, Begur and many others.

Latest updates on the Ebola outbreak: New Zealand is "not immune" to the arrival of the deadly Ebola disease, Prime Minister John Key says.

A Spanish nurse sick with Ebola repeatedly reported her symptoms to health authorities but was fobbed off with paracetamol before a final diagnosis.

Kiwi sailors Peter Burling and Blair Tuke continued their stretch of supremacy in the 49er class, winning a second straight world championship overnight.

When P.K. Stowers goes in search of world-class tapas, a cosy venue leaves him happily sated.

This 700-year-old Spanish castle will appeal to amateur historians, hikers and those who enjoy fine dining.

A waiter, whose adoptive parents are peasants, claims to be the son of former Spanish king Juan Carlos and has launched a paternity suit.

Edward Gamson was looking forward to viewing the Moorish architecture of Granada. Instead, he was seated on a plane to Grenada. Now he's suing British Airways.

A vet shot a tranquiliser dart at a zoo employee dressed as a gorilla after mistaking him for a primate.

Spanish police have arrested a man for allegedly attempting to conceal more than 100g of cocaine in a ham and melted cheese sandwich in Benidorm.

Spanish teenagers who shirk from doing the dishes or mowing the lawn may think twice about avoiding irksome chores after a draft law says they will be legally obliged to help with family domestic duties.

A wrong turn on the motorway led Colin Nicholson to Las Teresitas, one of the best beaches in the Canary Islands.

A nine-year-old girl from Spain who went missing for seven months has been rescued from deep in the Amazonian rainforest.

Graham Reid meets a New Zealander who is living the dream in Spain.

Bare-breasted feminists hurled knickers at the archbishop of Madrid as he arrived at church in protest at his support for a tightening of Spain's abortion law.

The Pope’s new Spanish Cardinal has called homosexuality a physical “defect” that can be cured, it has been reported.