NEW ZEALAND
Hawaiian voyagers welcomed back 40 years after historic visit to Waitangi
A voyaging canoe has returned to New Zealand four decades years after reviving one of the world’s oldest seafaring traditions.
PACIFIC
Hawaiian waka to return 40 years after sparking revival of Māori ocean voyaging
Forty years after the rebirth of Māori ocean voyaging, the Hawaiian canoe Hōkūle’a is due back at Waitangi on an epic, 80,000km voyage around the Pacific.
AFRICA
Egypt in pictures
Best known for its ancient wonders, Egypt also boasts biblical sites, superb snorkelling, stoner hangouts, trips down the Nile on traditional sailing boats, and — best of all — sleepy oases of date palms and mud brick homes deep in the desert.
ASIA
Cambodia in pictures
More than 900 years after it was built Angkor Wat is still the world’s biggest religious monument — but this resilient, vibrant country offers much more than temples.
CAUCASUS
Ani: City of Ghosts
One of the great cities of the medieval world, Ani is today a city of ghosts marooned between bitter enemies Turkey and Armenia.
MIDDLE EAST
Jordan in pictures
Proud desert dwellers, extraordinary hospitality, and the ancient, rock-hewn city of Petra: Just three of the reasons you need to visit Jordan.
EUROPE
Northland’s ‘Tarara’ reconnect with Dalmatian roots on Croatia rugby tour
More than a century after their forebears left what was then an impoverished corner of Europe, a Far North rugby team is using sport to rekindle old family ties.
