The 20-year-old was part of a ring that tried to smuggle 176kg of meth into NZ.

Sophie Emma Rose, 41, was crushed to death in Thailand while riding on a moped.

The death of an 85-year-old on Mt Everest has officials looking at a climbers' age limit.

Bangladesh man has to unblock the city's sewer lines without any proper safety equipment.

White-haired, blue-eyed albino orangutan rescued after being held captive.

Donald Trump's comments came a day after North Korea test-launched missiles.

Japan has dispatched its biggest warship to protect a US military vessel in the Pacific.

A female guard at a North Korean camp has spoken about terrible incidents she saw.

G-Dragon is set to perform in Auckland as part of a world tour.

North Korea has released alarming photographs of its artillery drill this week.

The father of 'tropical modernism' has a cultish following, writes Andrew Stone.

Weatherman was holding a metal-handled umbrella in a thunderstorm.

Cruising on Vietnam's Halong Bay is an voyage of discovery for Lucy Casley.

Karen Walker has partnered with a Kiwi company to create designer face masks.

Oscar Quine eats ekiben on a Japanese bullet train.

The parents of Moon Ji-sung have travelled the world sharing their daughter's story.

North Korea has been secretly training elite special forces to kidnap Westerners.

The crisis in SK exemplifies the problems of close ties between the state and business.

Nobel Prize-winning economist Muhammad Yunus is in New Zealand to talk business.

Top tips for start-ups looking to launch in Asia

The Kremlin has criticised Trump for fighting the legitimate Syrian government.

Thai New Year celebrations will be more subdued this year following the King's death.

Air New Zealand is farewelling the wide-body workhorse that opened up the Pacific Rim.

The 2017 Korean Day will be held at the North Shore Events Centre on Saturday.

NZ seems to be "beckoning China as an enemy", Australian journalist John Pilger says.

International animal protection groups are heading to Wellington Zoo to talk conservation.

Kiwi and Chinese scientists have teamed up in a new biotech venture targeting cancer.

The flight was delayed for more than 48 hours because of a mechanical fault.

A tourist who tried to disguise meth as chicken stock will spend 10 years in prison.

The Crown alleges Mikio Filitonga did not reveal he was HIV positive to his boyfriend.