India apparently has the highest incident of 'selfie deaths' in the world.

Jennifer Simms is one of 25 contestants vying to win a Discovery Channel internship.

Four-times-weekly flight from Wellington to Singapore will now stop in Melbourne

The city state's food stalls are delicious and fabulously cheap, writes Nicholas Jones.

Victim was quiet Chinese gambler who gave icecreams to children.

Flying rocks from the eruption of Mount Kusatsu-Shirane killed a skier in Japan.

The local share market has taken a back seat to Wall Street's record gains.

A Michelin-star meal gives Helen van Berkel respite from the buzz of the city.

As Tim Warrington finds, not all travellers treat their destinations with respect.

The woman is believed to have separated from her tour group.

Ten years after his death, Ed Hillary's legacy lives on strongly

Cleaners at three hotels have been caught on film.

China's leadership has made preventing financial risk a priority for the next three years

Calvin Lim, 29, of Christchurch died in a fall near Pinnacles Hut at Mt Somers.

Three Whanganui paddlers selected for national U18 canoe sprint team

Japan credits Helen Clark for making NZ "one of the best friends Japan could wish for".

NZ Golf Open tournament director Michael Glading was 16 floors up when the shaking began.

Poisoned syringes and dead dogs found after Chinese police raid gang workshop.

Laura Harding discovers that the scented haven of Kerala is unlike any other.

Justine Tyerman encounters good humour and some odd food items on a road trip in Laos.

To tour the Golden Triangle is to observe the core of the country's multifaceted history.

Arlene Padawag-Cosme suffered a brain aneurysm four days after her baby girl was born

Singapore offers cocktails that have a tendency to make your heart race.

What happens when a wild orangutan grabs a GoPro camera? You'll be surprised!

Rescuers who first helped shot North Korean defector say his survival is miraculous.

Helen Van Berkel visits the shrine of late King Bhumibol Adulyadej.

This is first abdication of a Japanese monarch in about two centuries.

Alleged burglar charged with 21 offences.

Helen van Berkel checks into the Crest Resort and Pool Villas in Phuket, Thailand

Justine Tyerman puts forward her own theory about the enigmatic Plain of Jars.