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Japan: Stand on ceremony
Rob McFarland explores the worlds of mysterious geisha and fierce samurai.
Barmy in Bangkok
Michele Hewitson revels in Thailand's balmy, barmy, maddening, exhausting, love affair of a capital city.
Golf: Danny Lee needs to 'stop over-thinking'
A fellow golf pro offers his opinions on the form slump of New Zealand's Danny Lee.
Taleban ambush targeted newly arrived NZ troops
New Zealand troops were fortunate not to be killed in a Taleban ambush.
Single ticket for public transport closer
A single ticket that can be used on Auckland buses, trains and ferries, and in the long run, around NZ, is a step closer, after NZTA funding approval today.
China forced to examine deep prejudices
A black woman's appearance on a talent show in China has provoked a storm of abuse on the internet and a rare debate on racism in the media.
Fonterra's $3.7m eased departure of 'fall guy'
A Fonterra executive paid $3.7m when he left the dairy giant this year, was said to have been the fall guy for the disastrous investment in China's San Lu milk company.