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Sri Lanka: Tsunami victim who came back from the dead
There are a million questions one could ask the woman sitting on a Sri Lankan hospital bed, but for now only one matters: is she Padma Wawlanbokke?
Lock 'em up, then let 'em go - US forces try new strategy
Modelled on how Sunni nationalist groups in Iraq were induced to turn their backs on al Qaeda, the first examples of the new US policy of "reconciling" the Taleban are now being seen.
Cricket: Hard work ahead for pace attack
NZ will want to banish any sinking feeling of history repeating as they start the fourth day against Pakistan today.
NZ's clean, green wedding scene
NZ's lush green pastures, snowy mountain peaks and clear lakes are turning the country into a "wedding photo tourism" hotspot.
Westpac botches runaway millionaire hunt
Westpac's runaway millionaires are a step closer to keeping the cash after the bank bungled an attempt to recover it.
NZ knew about leaked 'Danish Text'
New Zealand officials were consulted over a controversial document which has compromised climate talks in Copenhagen.
Bengal: Farewell fit for a god
Photographer Greg Bowker joins the lavish celebrations of the Hindu god, Ganesh, in the Bay of Bengal.
NZ sending enough troops, says new US Ambassador
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.
Cricket: Pakistan beat NZ to level series
Pakistan have beaten NZ today to set up a test series decider.
At least 40 killed in Pakistan attack on military
Senior Pakistani army officers have been targeted in a bloody militant suicide bomb attack that killed at least 40 people.
Pilots taking Air NZ to Employment Court
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.