Glitzy high rises and designer shops rub shoulders with old galleries and markets.

Japanese internees were being taken from Auckland to Australia for a prisoner exchange.

Today marks 30 years since Lorraine Cohen was sentenced to death in Malaysia.

Anxious moment as Parore drops and loses abseiling device and must improvise.

When the kids are happy, the parents can relax writes Tamara McLean.

NZ tourist told police he was meditating, before climbing a tree and attempting to fly.

A shift in the focus of animal tourism has seen elephant havens replacing trekking.

Fonterra is to up its game in cream cheese with two new plants at Darfield

Researchers searching for signs of melted nuclear fuel in crippled Fukushima plant.

He set up a medical system that has made Japan one of the world's longest-lived nations.

A production model of China's heavy military drone has made a successful flight.

Eli Orzessek reveals four places offering the ultimate holiday treats in Indonesia.

Vietnam veterans waited decades for an apology over how they were treated.

They're increasingly travelling for the experience, not for shopping.

The family of a young Kiwi who died in a Japanese hospital are demanding change.

You can't go wrong when choosing between Ho Chi Minh City or Hanoi for a Vietnam trip.

Police in Thailand are investigating after a body was found in a shallow grave on a beach.

Andrew Stone spends 24 hours in a plantation manager's restored estate home.

A flight from Shanghai to Guangzhou was delayed five hours because of the woman's actions.

Taiwan is broadening its tourism horizons and is out to entice new visitors.

Kiwifruit farmers devastated by 2012 PSA-V outbreak to have their day in court.

Travelling to North Korea is high risk.

Forget the old rivalries - Australians love us underneath it all.

Immigrant's long journey includes 8 years of death threats and torture in Iranian prison.

Sake is a part of Japanese cuisine that foreign visitors mostly appreciate superficially.

On a day trip from Seoul, Mike Yardley visits the DMZ and goes underground to North Korea.

After her father died she took a job working seven days a week, with one day off a month.

From the colourful to the quirky, this island has it covered.

Ruth Jillings finds plenty to love about all-inclusive holidays.

The chef told biosecurity officers he wanted to give the duck meat to his son.