Air New Zealand faces a sharp fall in first half profits as increased competition puts pressure on yields and oil prices edge up.

New Zealand shares rose as Scales and Mercury gained and Comvita dropped after its earnings report. The S&P/NZX 50 Index rose 16.19

Xenia Taliotis checks into a rainforest hotel on a Bay of Bengal island.

The unusual phenomenon has been compared to a brightly coloured Paddle Pop.

The Warriors star has spoken publicly about his mother's escape from Laos more than 30 years ago.

Samsung's head arrested in Seoul on charges of bribery over his alleged role in an explosive corruption scandal that has riveted South Korea.

Ancient water town conjures up a dreamlike vision of purity and simplicity, says Paul Rush.

Wreaths laid on beach where Japanese soldiers ordered nurses to walk into the sea and then shot.

There may be a whole lot more to little old New Zealand than three tiny islands tucked away in the Pacific.

Fresh insight into secretive kingdom reveals the extent of the regime's use of kids as slaves. Here, two teens tell their stories.

Some return flights to Europe have fallen below $1000 and on sale to London for an "unheard" of $1099.

Dolphins are being strapped into tiny crates so that they can be transported perform in circuses where they are made to jump through hoops of fire.

President Donald Trump's official counsellor, Kellyanne Conway has told TV audiences to "go buy Ivanka's stuff".

Rod Pascoe stays at the Park Hyatt on Hainan Island, China.

It appears that the Samsung Galaxy Note 7 fiasco is not over yet. A "minor fire" broke out at the factory that manufactures the malicious

Immigration and the economy among topics English and Trump discuss in brief telephone call.

In Vietnam, Eli Orzessek finds friends to help him navigate a new country.

Every breath you take reminds you you're in Beijing, writes Jacqueline Smith.

Heartbreaking footage shows a mother dolphin trying desperately to save her calf from Japanese hunters who planned to sell the animals to aquariums.

Six New Zealanders have reportedly been injured in a crash in Sri Lanka.

The perception that migrants take jobs from Kiwis and push up house prices are widespread, but the fear is overblown, a new report has found.

In the hours before Myuran Sukumaran faced the firing squad in Indonesia, it wasn't his imminent execution that was making him furious.

Susan Strongman is charmed by Taiwan and its people and finds many links to NZ.

President Trump handed China its clearest opening yet to tilt the geopolitical balance in Asia in its favour.

Singapore's aquarium of 100,000 creatures shows off sharks, eels and an acrobatic manta ray.

Deloitte says 2017 will be better than many think, thanks to Asia.

He's the billionaire "prince" and de facto heir of one of the world's largest companies - and very soon he could be facing the possibility of a jail term.

Airways New Zealand says air traffic volumes are up 11 per cent from this time last year.

Full-time architectural designer Alicia Lin discusses what it's like a running her photography business as a side gig.

You may have thought Auckland house prices were bad, but check out these palatial homes from around the world that fetched huge sums.