NZ's lush green pastures, snowy mountain peaks and clear lakes are turning the country into a "wedding photo tourism" hotspot.

NZ will want to banish any sinking feeling of history repeating as they start the fourth day against Pakistan today.

Westpac's runaway millionaires are a step closer to keeping the cash after the bank bungled an attempt to recover it.

New Zealand officials were consulted over a controversial document which has compromised climate talks in Copenhagen.

The US will not ask New Zealand to send more troops to Afghanistan as part of Barack Obama's final surge, its new ambassador to Wellington says.

Photographer Greg Bowker joins the lavish celebrations of the Hindu god, Ganesh, in the Bay of Bengal.

Pakistan have beaten NZ today to set up a test series decider.

Senior Pakistani army officers have been targeted in a bloody militant suicide bomb attack that killed at least 40 people.

A personal grievance case brought by eight Air NZ pilots, removed from captaining Boeing 747-400s after their 60th birthdays, is set to be heard.

Barack Obama has announced he will send 30,000 more troops to Afghanistan despite growing pessimism about the war.

Despite the roosters and backpackers, Laos can certainly turn on the charm, writes Damian Christie.