<p> Sir Edmund Hillary, the lanky New Zealand mountaineer and explorer, along with Tenzing Norgay, his Sherpa guide, won worldwide acclaim in 1953 by becoming the first to scale the 29,035-foot ...

The son of New Zealand beekeepers, Edmund Hillary developed a love of mountain climbing at a young age. And in the 1950s, he had the opportunity to join British expeditions with the goal of climbing ...

A plaque has been installed at a school to commemorate a teacher who was part of the first expedition to conquer Mount Everest.

In 1957, a team of Kiwis led by Sir Edmund Hillary undertook an extraordinary journey across Antarctica as part of the ...

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After six years of failure, near-death experiences on Everest, and walking away just 900 metres from the summit, Samir Patham ...

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Collier became the first New Zealander to win gold at the junior and under-23 canoe slalom world championships.

Since closing fine-diner Marque nearly 10 years ago, one of Australia’s most celebrated chefs has unexpectedly announced ...

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