Thai wine importer JW Sam shares his top picks for what to see and do on tropical Borneo.

Microwave imaging could soon be available for breast screening to detect cancer.

The mother of the BBC expert whose interview about South Korea was abruptly interrupted by his children says she could have been the accidental cause of the hilarious gaffe.

A World Heritage site gives plenty of reasons to ponder its existence, writes Owen Young.

In a shocking new development, a rhino has been slaughtered at a French zoo for its horn.

Deborah Dickson Smith finds Bali's undiscovered north.

A Kiwi father on holiday with his family in Bali was kidnapped for more than four hours and forced to pay a card game which scammed him out of $2000.

French sailors Jean-Pierre and Paulette van Hille have returned to Tauranga after 20 years to continue their long love affair with New Zealand. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

French sailors Jean-Pierre and Paulette van Hille have returned to Tauranga after 20 years to continue their long love affair with New Zealand. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

Some mysteries you encounter while travelling you'll never get to the bottom of.

As modern influences come to Myanmar, the past is always near, writes Neda Vanovac.

Twenty three year-old Stefan Warnaar was inspired to start his business on his OE. Warnaar opens up about competition.

Can't understand Te Reo? Hakarongo Mai will help you out. This year, the live translation service for Te Matatini launched an app to help non-Te Reo speakers keep up with performances. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

Warriors star Shaun Johnson returned to his roots, and took a documentary crew along for the ride.

The thickest thieves ever have burnt an ATM they were trying to rob... And everything inside it.

Live crabs, stink bugs and ''miracle water'' are some of the most bizarre things intercepted at NZ's border.

Label has saved Luang Prabang's buildings but killed its soul, writes Denis D. Gray.

In Tokyo's crowds, Winston Aldworth, finds the small things matter a great deal.

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.

COMMENT: The visa applications of the Indian students sheltering in an Auckland church are fraudulent and the law is the law.

COMMENT: As if driving on the wrong side of the road isn't confusing enough, what's really confusing is sitting in the wrong side of the car, writes Raybon Kan.

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.