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Cocaine accused's low-rent city shelter
The Hotel Caoca is an unlikely hangout for an accused drug smuggler. But this is where Sharon Armstrong spent much of her seven days in Buenos Aires...

New details on how NZ cocaine accused was tricked
An Argentinian paper has revealed fresh details of how a NZ woman was tricked into smuggling cocaine out of the country...

NZ cocaine accused maintains her innocence
Sharon Armstrong was arrested trying to board a plane with 5kg of cocaine hidden in a suitcase.

Armstrong carrying multiple driver's licences: report
Sharon Armstrong, arrested for cocaine trafficking this week, was travelling with multiple IDs, according to reports.

Patagonia: Excrement-flinging birds and other wildlife
Jill Worrall finds some 19th century parallels with New Zealand history in South America's deep south.

Patagonia: Glacial beauty
This isolated area of South America is home to majestic glaciers, Magellanic penguins, elephant seals and cormorant... as well as some 50,000 beavers, a handful of which were introduced in the 19th century.

Hockey: Hager wary of fired up visitors
Black Sticks coach Mark Hager is wary of the Argentinian women in preparing for tonight's decisive second test.

Wine: Weathering the bad times
Recent wild growing conditions are posing challenges for winemakers across the globe.

Buenos Aires: Let's get ready to tango
With just 48 hours to spend in Argentina's capital city, Geoff Cumming goes in search of some live Latin beats.

Wine: Review your wine spend
Tasting wine that you can't afford is one of the pleasures of the job. It doesn't happen often but it's usually a joyous and memorable occasion when it does.

Golf: NZ fourth in Eisenhower Trophy
The New Zealand golf team have finished fourth in the weather-shortened World Amateur Men's Team Championship in Argentina.

Golf: 13-year-old flying NZ flag at worlds
New Zealand's Lydia Ko is the second youngest player among a record field for the world amateur teams golf championship.

Argentina: Rolling delight
Chris Reed takes to the saddle for a trip fuelled by good wine and vistas.