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Crafar farm bidder withdraws, new offer on the table
UBNZ Funds Management has pulled out of the running to purchase the Crafar farms, after it its bid failed the 'good character test'.
Bhutan: Close call on a treacherous mountain highway
Jill Worrall's first trip to the east of Bhutan was nearly also her last...
Book Review: <i>The Lake of Dreams</i>
Unfinished business is the theme of the new novel from best-selling author Kim Edwards.
James Griffin: A wealth of art to pursue
As if to prove there is more to Auckland 2011 than rugby, there is an Arts Festival just around the corner, therefore, the time has come to study the programme, to sort through the pick 'n' mix box of yummy cultural chocolates on offer.
China: Great Wall no barrier in pursuit of sales
Keen hawkers scale China's enormous landmark daily, writes Duncan Gillies.
India: Inside Kolkata's biggest flower market
Even half an hour in Kolkata's Malik Ghat flower market is sufficient to overwhelm the senses, writes Jill Worrall.
South Korea: A little bit of Seoul
With just 16 hours in South Korea's capital, adventure writer Ian D. Robinson plays tourist.
Looking to build hope in a troubled Burma
Pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi talks to the Herald about the future of Burma, her family and why Kiwis can make a difference
Now and Zen: The Kyoto protocol
Michele Hewitson visits Japan's ancient city of temples to experience the culture, meet the geishas and eat the fish.