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

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 ...

<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 ...

Filming in New Zealand is scheduled to begin next month. The production, which has already completed scenes in Kathmandu, Nepal, will feature Tom Hiddleston as Sir Edmund Hillary, Genden Phuntsok ...

The event commemorates the historic climb by Sir Edmund Hillary of New Zealand and Tenzing Norgay, the Sherpa guide, who together became the first to stand atop the world’s highest peak.

New Zealand&rsquo;s Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, Winston Peters, who arrived here today, is visiting Khunde and Khumjung villages in Everest region on May 29, reaffirming ...

Sir Edmund Hillary, who has died at the age of 88, made it to the summit of Everest in 1953, and became the first man on the planet to reach its highest point. As a boy in New Zealand, Edmund ...

MOVING HOUSE: Sir Edmund Hillary’s home was moved in 2010 from its original place on Remuera Rd to a site on the grounds of Sir Edmund Hillary Collegiate.SUPPLIED It's been more than 60 years ...

Kiwi comedian Rhys Darby: ‘My most treasured possession is Sir Edmund Hillary’s 1960 Yeti expedition backpack’ The New Zealand actor and comic on his love of Dublin pubs, the Irish actors he ...

As Nepal marked ten years since the 2015 earthquake, some scars remain-but so does the strength of the Nepali people and our commitment to stand alongside them, and with each other. Sir Edmund ...

The New Zealand five-dollar note, featuring the image of mountaineer Sir Edmund Hillary. Photo / Reserve Bank of New Zealand ...