Switzerland upheld its reputation for having one of the most liberal yet lethal firearms laws in Europe.

Australian soccer chiefs are optimistic the Wellington Phoenix's current economic crisis would be solved before the playoffs.

The Wellington Phoenix remains confident in their future, despite the Inland Revenue seeking to liquidate the company which owns the club.

Terry Serepisos is heading to Switzerland in a bid to save the Wellington Phoenix from liquidation.

Peter Andre has called in lawyers after he found his daughter Princess Tiaamii with a three-inch burn on her back.

New Zealand wines of genuine distinction and world class status are not legion, but they do exist. Some tick some of the boxes some of the time. A few seem to get it dead right most of the time.

Power elite look down on the rest of us, but they still want to be admired. Well, tough.

The human nose contains roughly 400 olfactory receptors, but no two people have the same sense of smell.

WikiLeaks is set to release the overseas bank account details of 2000 'high-net worth' individuals and corporations.

He is from another era of current affairs television and tonight (Friday afternoon NZ time) that era will end.

On Friday morning 22 Fifa executives will vote in a secret ballot to decide the hosts of the 2018 and 2022 World Cups.

Champion skier Claudia Riegler enthuses about the shops, cafes and clubs that make the European ski experience so special.

The Oceania Football Confederation has accepted the loss of its voting rights for the 2018 and 2022 World Cup hosts.

Giant experiment is already providing real return for NZ, says physicist.

The Ministry for Culture and Heritage hasn't considered prosecuting Sir Ed's widow over the overseas auction of one of his watches.

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Ministry for Culture and Heritage is hopeful an historic Rolex owned by Ed Hillary will be returned to NZ after being withdrawn from auction.

Sir Edmund Hillary's widow is selling the watch her late husband was given after climbing Mt Everest in 1953.

Meandering goats, cow bells and jaw-droppingly beautiful views bemuse Herald cartoonist Rod Emmerson in the Swiss Alps.

Dame Kiri Te Kanawa has paid tribute to Dame Joan Sutherland, who died in Switzerland on Sunday.

Greg Henderson might not be flying British Airways again after his world road championships preprations were stalled by a lost bike.

Team New Zealand, who have a second Med Cup title almost in their grasp, will look to finish the season off in style.

Conquering five cities in three countries over six days with nary a sword, stallion nor aircraft in sight can take it out of a girl.

Working NZ families pay 28 per cent of their net income on childcare, according to an OECD study. Dita De Boni examines the costs.